"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 ...

When I speak to Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish on the phone, his voice is heavy with jetlag and grief. Abuelaish — known as the first Palestinian doctor to hold a staff position at an Israeli hospital ...

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, ...

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 ...

Cigna will now let you go to the doctor on your phone. For the 12 million people covered by the health insurer, your annual primary care checkup will now be available via video chat.

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 ...

A physical examination gives doctors much more information than a phone call or email; in person, the doctor can, for example, assess a person’s coloring, check for swollen glands, and palpate ...

The discussion was kicked off by Dr. John Espinola, ... Contact him via phone, ‪(530) 230-3439‬, or encrypted messaging app Signal, 1-206-300-0265. Share 122 Tweet Share Reddit Email.