Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones - Proverbs 16:24 Clinical trials demonstrate that doctors (and other healthcare practitioners) who express empathy ...

AKRON, Ohio — Cherry Dudley is a human guinea pig. She does it for the betterment of humanity, socialization, a few bucks and a periodic chuckle. For several years Dudley, 61, has been playing the ...

So what happens when this bond is broken? When the person doling out the advice is nothing but an imposter? That is the scenario in Trust Me, the BBC drama that has made going to A&E all the more ...

Dr. Phil, the long-running daytime television show in which a guy without a medical license yells at vulnerable people seeking help until he determines they’re cured, is coming to an end. This spring, ...

I'm a family physician, so taking a break from my job meant not seeing patients. It also meant not responding to patients' messages or checking my work email. For a full week, I was free. Taking a ...