Taking time to prepare for your doctor’s appointment can help ensure you make the most of your time and cover everything important to you. This can include writing down your questions beforehand and ...

If you've tried to schedule a doctor’s appointment recently, you might have had to flip your calendar to a different season. There simply aren’t enough physicians in the U.S.: By 2037, the deficit is ...

Everyone has experienced it: It can take forever to get an appointment to see your doctor. We dig into the underlying problems and offer hope for a better future. By now, most of us understand that ...

Maybe you’re trying to get to the bottom of a mysterious ache or pain, or seemingly never-ending digestive trouble, or sleep issues, or some kind of freaky rash. Maybe you’re just knocking out your ...

When you go to the doctor, you’re probably the one answering most of the questions. Yet it’s essential to make sure you're asking plenty of your own. “We need to get someone to fund a bazillion-dollar ...

Important paperwork to take to a doctor’s appointment includes insurance cards, medical records, and a list of current medications. However, the necessary paperwork may vary depending on the ...

In this edition of Health Matters, Dr. Julie Bortolotti with UT Health Physicians shares her take on what telehealth can ...

If you have ever felt like your medical concerns were being ignored or easily dismissed, then you've fallen victim to ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Primary care doctors have heard it all—yet there are four words they hope their patients don’t say. Here’s ...

Conversations with your doctor may not always be easy, especially when they’re about sensitive topics like increasing anxiety medication dosage. Being open and honest and bringing a list of questions ...