Arts Mar 22 How one doctor’s love for poetry helps him communicate with patients better By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport
Health Aug 20 Pandemic pushes expansion of ‘hospital-at-home’ treatment Communications technology, portable medical equipment and teams of doctors, nurses, X-ray techs and paramedics make this possible. Like telemedicine, the concept stands to become more popular with consumers hooked on home delivery and other Internet-connected conveniences. By Linda A. Johnson, Associated PRess
Health May 08 Column: The patients we do not see A New York City doctor mulls the reasons why some patients refuse to seek care -- and what needs to change. By Dr. Dave A. Chokshi, The Conversation
Health Mar 15 When a patient threatens to shoot, how does a doctor respond? A medical student recalls an experience with a racist patient, while two new studies outline how doctors react to difficult encounters. By Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu, STAT
Health Jul 28 Next time you see him, give your doctor a fist-bump Scientists at Aberystwyth University in the United Kingdom tested the germ-exchange rates of handhakes, fist bumps and high-fives to determine which mode of mano-to-mano contact spreads the most bacteria. In the study, one participant wore a sterile glove and exchanged… By Travis Daub
Apr 21 15-minute doctor visits take a toll on patient-physician relationships By Roni Caryn Rabin By all accounts, short visits take a toll on the doctor-patient relationship, which is considered a key ingredient of good care, and may represent a missed opportunity for getting patients more actively involved in their own health. There is less… Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch Rafael Campo’s student physicians embrace poetry to hone art of healing By PBS NewsHour Rafael Campo's student physicians embrace poetry to hone art of healing… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch Poet-Doctor Rafael Campo reads ‘Primary Care’ By PBS NewsHour Doctor-poet Rafael Campo reads "Primary Care" from his collection "Alternative Medicine."… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch Poet-Doctor Rafael Campo reads ‘Hospital Song’ Doctor-poet Rafael Campo reads "Hospital Song" from his collection "Alternative Medicine."… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch Poet-Doctor Rafael Campo reads ‘Health’ Doctor-poet Rafael Campo reads "Health" from his sixth collection "Alternative Medicine."… Continue watching