Doctors

Is the tide turning for the public option? Is the tide turning for the public option?

As healthcare reform moves to backroom talks, supporters say its chances may be improving
By Mike Madden Oct 6, 2009

  • Medical meddlers: It's my body, not yours!

    My mother and my boyfriend want to tell me how many pills to take
    By Cary Tennis July 15, 2009

  • Michael Jackson doctor went too far

    The dermatologist who exposed the singer's medical history on "Larry King Live" committed a fundamental violation
    By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. July 13, 2009

  • Don't judge the chemo kid

    Those who have been through the living hell of cancer treatment understand the Hausers' decision to run away
    By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. May 22, 2009

  • Oprah's bad medicine

    Given her influence, it's a shame the TV star offers unbalanced health and medical advice.
    By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. May 15, 2009

  • Swine flu: Don't panic!

    While the virus does reveal some novel traits, so far most symptoms are not out of the ordinary.
    By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. April 27, 2009

  • Gabriel Byrne feels your pain

    The star of "In Treatment" talks about the role of a therapist, the challenge of being a good listener and why everyone needs a good chair.
    By Sarah Hepola April 2, 2009

  • Physician, heal thy system

    President Obama's ambitious healthcare reforms begin with doctors themselves -- if they take the medicine.
    By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. March 18, 2009

  • Judging autism

    Science has failed to convince many people that vaccines do not cause autism. Will last week's court ruling finally change their minds?
    By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. February 19, 2009

  • The fear about peanut allergies is nuts

    Parents and medical groups are doing more harm than good stirring up worries about food allergies.
    By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. February 5, 2009

  • Health for hard times

    A recession is good for our health, argues a current study making the media rounds. It needs a second opinion.
    By Rahul K. Parikh. M.D. December 22, 2008

  • Growth hormones for kids

    Normal boys and girls are taking growth hormones for being short. That's a bad prescription.
    By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. October 31, 2008

  • Playing the doctor card

    I was aggravated by the treatment my mother was receiving in the hospital -- until I spoke up.
    By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. September 26, 2008

  • Dr. Feelbad

    Modern medical practice is burning out doctors. That's bad for our health and yours. We need a cure. But first I need a nap.
    By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. August 29, 2008

  • I escaped death -- and now I want to live!

    Should I try to return to life as it was before, or should I set out on adventures?
    By Cary Tennis August 19, 2008

  • Doctors fighting about money: Now that's rich

    His parents paid for everything and mine did not. So I'm in debt and he isn't. Why are we fighting about this?
    By Cary Tennis August 18, 2008

  • Why "placebo" is not a dirty word

    Yes, alternative medicine works mostly by the power of suggestion. But so do a lot of conventional treatments.
    By Robert Burton August 1, 2008

  • Where have you gone, Marcus Welby?

    Family doctors are a dying breed that is not being revived by medical students. This is the healthcare crisis the candidates should be talking about.
    By Robert Burton July 8, 2008

  • My migraines make me feel like driving a pickax through my face!

    I need help dealing with these migraines or I don't know if I'll make it!
    By Cary Tennis July 3, 2008

  • Sick in the head

    I've diagnosed myself with heart attacks, blood poisoning, meningitis and multiple sclerosis. Turns out, what I had was hypochondria.
    By Jennifer Traig June 21, 2008

  • Hospital, USA

    This fascinating portrait of a Brooklyn, N.Y., hospital is about much more than white coats and beeping consoles -- it's 21st-century America in a microcosm.
    By Laura Miller May 6, 2008
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