My patient’s wife glared at me from across his bed, where she stood flanked by a half-dozen friends. My patient, lying between us, was yellow with jaundice, his face gaunt, bruises on his arms from ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . At least once a week, Emily L. Weis, MD, MS, says she has a challenging consult or patient interaction in her ...

When Elaine Benes on Seinfeld discovers she was labeled as a “difficult patient” in her medical chart, hilarity ensues when she tries to correct the record—and makes matters worse. But in real life, ...

A systematic review of 45 studies found that physicians perceive one in six patient visits in non-psychiatric clinics as "difficult," and these encounters are more likely to involve patients with ...

Behavioral flags in electronic health records are designed to to help prevent violence against clinicians, but the flags might also prevent some patients from receiving full care, according to a ...

A review by Rutgers Health researchers reveals the psychological damage and health care avoidance that may occur when doctors dismiss, minimize or ignore patients' symptoms, a phenomenon medical ...

Jonathan Strober, MD, explains the initial presentation of myasthenia gravis in a pediatric patient population and why initial diagnosis for these patients can be challenging. Jonathan Strober, MD, is ...

Some patients continually cancel their appointments, ignore your medical directions, treat your staff rudely, or send you harassing emails. Do you have to tolerate their behavior? No, these are all ...

While online health information can be a resource for patients, patients can’t always understand or comprehend the information available, presenting a divide between access and usability. Findings ...