This chapter explores the history of the doctor-patient relationship in the West. Beginning with a discussion of how this relationship was conceived in antiquity, it examines how the Hippocratic ideal ...

After decades of “doctor knows best,” the traditional physician-patient relationship is on the verge of a monumental shift. Generative AI tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Bard and ...

It’s like a cancer.” Corruption has ruined the doctor-patient relationship. Doctors, medical institutions, pharma companies, diagnostic labs and device companies live in an ‘unholy circle ...

Researchers say a doctor's words are doing more than just delivering bad news. They may actually be causing harm.

In fact, such honesty builds trust and strengthens the doctor-patient relationship. The reality is that many of the challenges doctors face in providing optimal care are rooted in systemic issues.

MANCHESTER — The Iowa Board of Medicine has cited a Manchester doctor for having a relationship with a patient. Dr. Nikolas May, a 41-year-old family practice physician, entered a consent ...

A Manchester family practice doctor was disciplined by the Iowa Board of Medicine last week for having a sexual relationship with an employee who also was his patient, and for failing to report ...