DENVER – Artificial intelligence is quietly transforming how doctors interact with patients — and it might already be in use during your next visit to the doctor’s office. Thousands of physicians ...

Doctors' offices were once private. But increasingly, artificial intelligence (AI) scribes (also known as digital scribes) are listening in. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news ...

There is a palpable tension eating away at the doctor-patient relationship. Doctors are over-capacity. Patients are under-informed and lack the confidence needed to properly self-advocate for their ...

Collecting a patient’s medical history has long been the cornerstone of diagnosis, guiding physicians in their clinical decisions. Yet, the growing burden of patient numbers, limited access to care, ...

Dr. Corinne Rhodes, a general medicine practitioner with the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, shows the ambient listening tool she uses to take notes. (Emma Lee/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – If you’ve got a doctor’s appointment scheduled soon, you may be asked if you’ll allow the doctor to use “digital scribing” to keep notes. The technology listens in the background to ...

When doctors are unable to assess the problem in a conversation with a patient, they are more apt to order unnecessary — and expensive — tests, she said. Hospital stays are longer and readmissions ...

In recent years, healthcare experts have placed greater emphasis on the need for open and thorough discussions about medications. It’s no longer enough for patients to simply follow instructions or ...

Kuppalli is an infectious diseases physician in Dallas. I have spent my career caring for people facing some of the world’s most dangerous infectious diseases — Ebola, mpox, Covid-19. I have worked in ...

Doctors' offices were once private. But increasingly, artificial intelligence (AI) scribes (also known as digital scribes) are listening in. These tools can record and transcribe the conversation ...

ST. LOUIS — The discussion in the examination room had gone on for about 30 minutes. Patient and doctor were frustrated. The young woman from Iraq said she remains in constant pain. Solid food feels ...