Receiving a breast cancer diagnosis can be a life-altering experience, and it can also feel like you’re the only one going through this. But about 316,950 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be ...

Rarely, some patients do have personality issues that make dealing with them difficult or impossible. If your staff have strong reservations about or a strong negative reaction to a particular patient ...

Have you ever felt like a “bad patient?” It might not be all in your head if you think a doctor is annoyed with you. When I began working in hospitals and clinics, I learned of an ominous ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . At least once a week, Emily L. Weis, MD, MS, says she has a challenging consult or patient interaction in her ...

As rewarding as being a healthcare provider is, there are also stressful moments, sometimes brought on by the need to deal with difficult patients. In fact, physicians say up to 15 percent of patient ...

Forty years ago, I had my most angry professional moment. It happened at a weekly meeting that included all our faculty, staff, and trainees—about 200 people. A young and arrogant, not very bright, ...