Primary Care Doctors: Raising Weight Concerns with Patients

By Nancy Wurtzel The U.S. is in the middle of a health crisis with roughly two-thirds of adults considered overweight or obese.  While these numbers are increasing, the actual percentage […]

How to Communicate With Patients to Get Better Outcomes

By Nancy Wurtzel Today’s clinicians will conduct between 120,000- 150,000 patient interviews during a typical career. However, during those important interviews, doctors on average let patients talk about their symptoms […]

What to do When Patients Won’t Follow Doctor’s Orders?

By Nancy Wurtzel Patient noncompliance is a huge source of frustration for health care professionals.  After all, clinicians spend time and energy creating a care plan, only to be thwarted […]

Nearly 1 in 5 Patients Report Exposure to Ophthalmic Treatments Perceived as Bogus

Polypharmacy of Prescription Medications Increased for U.S. Older Adults

Nearly 1 in 10 Older Adults Used Cannabis in the Past Year

Effect of Semaglutide on MACE Risk Reduction Only Partly Explained by Known Risk Factors