doctors

First Opinion By Ben Smith and Michael Hochman

Why we won’t stop providing routine wellness visits

First Opinion By Vinay Prasad

Let nurse practitioners work independently

Health By Sarah C.P. Williams

New medical schools aim to fix America’s broken health care system

First Opinion By Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu

What happened when I talked about what others ignore — racism in medicine

Politics By Associated Press

UK junior doctors walk off the job in all-out strike

Health By Karen Weintraub

Kathy Magliato: The heart surgeon inspiration behind a new TV drama

First Opinion By Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu

My first patient died. How I learned to forgive myself

Quick Take By Megan Thielking

Your doc’s powdered gloves are a health risk, FDA says

First Opinion By Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu

A patient threatened to shoot me. Could I then give him good care?

First Opinion By Mitch Rothschild

Health care quality measures should matter to patients

Health By Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu

How to do a nose job: Plastic surgeons learn procedures on YouTube

Exclusive By Sheila Kaplan

Here’s how doctors tweet medical advice — and what they’re not telling you

Health By Ike Swetlitz

Surrounded by pain, doctors turn to poetry, writing to cope with loss

First Opinion By Stephen Barrett

Impersonating a doctor is hard; masquerading as a healer is easy

Health By Associated Press

Teen accused of impersonating doctor, stealing from patient

Health By Priyanka Dayal McCluskey — Boston Globe

Hospitals turning a ‘pager’ on data hardware

Endnotes By Bob Tedeschi

Why are doctors so bad at telling patients they’re dying?

Health By Eric Boodman

Small share of doctors account for bulk of malpractice payouts

Quick Take By Megan Thielking

Doctors are biased against patients. Is that a problem?

Health By Felice J. Freyer — Boston Globe

Most patients who overdose can get new prescriptions

Pharmalot By Ed Silverman

Burgers, BBQ, and Mexican: What drug sales reps order for lunch with docs

The Watchdogs By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Would you trust a plagiarizing doctor?

Health By Leah Samuel

Doctors underprepared for onslaught of very sick patients in US

Politics By Associated Press

Cuba imposes travel permit for doctors to limit brain drain

Health By Eric Boodman

Psychotherapy by emoji: Mental health community wrestles with texting

Health By Eric Boodman

Emergency response to Paris attacks worked, doctors say

Health By Felice J. Freyer — Boston Globe

Doctors’ white coats could be germ magnets

Politics By Rebecca Robbins

STAT interview: Massachusetts governor aims to hit opioid crisis hard