Does it pay to get a second opinion?
For surgery or a major procedure, it certainly does. At best, it can give you another perspective or more options. At worst, it can give...
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Are your doctors missing pieces of your healthcare picture?
If so, it’s not necessarily the doctors’ fault. It’s how they were trained. According to a new study published in The Lancet Digital...
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Is your doctor ignoring you?
Weeks after she’d fallen off her bike, a 39-yer-old woman told her doctor that her elbow was still hurting. “Well," replied the doctor,...
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How to find a new doctor
Maybe you’re new to Richmond. Maybe you’re moving across the river. Maybe your doctor is retiring. Or maybe your doctor-patient...
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When and why is it okay to fire your doctor?
Staying with a doctor you don’t feel good about can be bad for your health. You need to be able to trust your doctor, to see your doctor...
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8 things to ask when your doctor prescribes a new med
The older you are, the more doctors – your primary care physician and specialists – you’re likely to be seeing, and the more medications...
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How Medicare pays doctors and hospitals to give seniors better care
Value Based Reimbursement rewards coordinated medical care that leads to better patient health.
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The Problem with Too Much Medical Care
While only 7.3% of adults aged 18 to 44 have Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC), almost nine times as many 65 or older do (61.6%). And...
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Telehealth is here to stay
During the pandemic, the growth of telehealth has been, if you’ll pardon the pun, contagious. So much so that telemed, as it’s also...
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You may already own the latest telemedicine diagnostic device.
It’s a smartphone with either FaceTime or Google Duo. By eliminating travel time to and from doctors’ offices, along with time-wasting...
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Once Virginia starts reopening, should you see your doctor in person?
Today, most of Virginia starts reopening. From today until at least the end of the month, restaurants, bars, breweries, wineries, places...
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