"I have completely witnessed more young people go to TikTok and group chats than ever grab the phone and call a doctor," one doctor told Newsweek.

Many doctors remain worried about liability and some fear that it’s easier to miss things in a remote visit. In a 2016 study, a group of researchers posing as patients with skin conditions ...

So getting your doctor on the phone can be a solution, but it’s also an undertaking. Your doctor may not return calls today, and when they do, it’s easy to bungle the call and miss the ...

Why Go to the Doctor When Your Phone Can Make You Better? Apr 12, 2015 at 10:06 AM EDT Dr. Sven Jonsson examines the eyes of patient Bob Stanley in Taylorsville, Kentucky in January 2014.

In The Wall Street Journal, Richard Boxer writes about the promise of telemedicine—having a doctor always only a phone call away. Many of the 136 million ER visits in 2011 could have been ...

Your Doctor Is Calling. Answer the Phone. By Jan Dubauskas. Commentary May 07, 2020 at 12:39 PM Share & Print (Credit ... Surprisingly, we are no longer avoiding phone calls, ...

The phone is also bad for health outcomes. More than half of patients admit to delaying care when they cannot reach their doctor’s office, while a third admit to giving up on scheduling a visit ...

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