Technology, rising costs, and other factors have changed the face of doctor-patient relationships. But physicians remain ...

Yurkiewicz is a clinical associate professor of medicine and an oncologist at Stanford University and the author of “Fragmented: A Doctor’s Quest to Piece Together American Health Care.” My patient ...

Recently, a long-standing patient came in for her routine office follow-up appointment for management of hypertension and arthritis. After a warm greeting, she told me there was a matter she needed to ...