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Should patients be told of better care elsewhere?
This New York Times article examines the question of whether part of the informed-consent process is doctors having an...
It's the law: California patients can have an interpreter at their side
Millions of Californians with limited English proficiency now have the right to an interpreter from their commercial...
New life in Chicago brings refugees to health center's doors
Run by Mt. Sinai Hospital, a Chicago center treats refugee patients exclusively. But differences in culture, religion...
No bull: Marketing lessons from the ER
When a blogger took their four-year-old daughter to a local emergency room for a bad cough, they found all the care...
Language, culture pose healthcare challenges in Nashville
Physicians and other healthcare providers are facing language and other barriers arising from fast growth in...
Magazine: Five Minute Consult
Five Minute Consult
Study: Patient's race doesn't affect emergency room care
The care of trauma patients in the United States is roughly the same no matter what the patient’s race or...
An hour of peace at University of California-Davis Med center helps the kids relax
The University of California-Davis Medical Center is one of a growing number of hospitals that dedicate a time block to...
New York boy on life support in Washington, DC, dies
The legal battle over whether to keep a 12-year-old New York boy on life support at Children’s National Medical...
Coming soon to YouTube: My face-lift
Doctors have long recruited patients to help advertise, but it has remained an open question as to whether doctors pay...