Dr. Lamas, a contributing Opinion writer, is a pulmonary and critical care physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. My patient’s wife glared at me from across his bed, where she stood ...

Physicians viewed 17% of patient encounters as difficult, according to a meta-analysis. Patient characteristics associated with perceived difficulty included personality disorders, depression, anxiety ...

The health policy landscape continues to evolve, creating new opportunities to advance meaningful progress, especially on issues that have long been on the policy agenda, such as ensuring patient ...