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Do Doctors Google Their Patients?
The question of whether doctors look up information about their patients was discussed in a New York Times article a couple weeks back. The answer, according to Dr. Haider Javed Warraich was “yes.” Dr....
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Symptom Checkers. Do they work?
It’s 2 am. You wake up with a headache and a burning sensation in your chest. It could be a stroke, or maybe lung cancer, or Ebola. You stumble from bed to the computer and look up your symptoms. What...
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Embryo Adoption: When Couples Can’t Conceive
When couples undergo in vitro fertilization, they often freeze several embryos in hopes that one takes. If they’re lucky and have a child, they could end up with extra embryos. The question for couples...
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Finding a doctor or medical care while traveling abroad
The last thing you want to consider when planning your vacation is what to do if you get sick or injured while traveling. Talk about a downer. Still, it’s better to be prepared in the unlikely event of...
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Most Loved Doctors
Love is in the air, but not all doctors feel the love equally from their patients. Vitals analyzed millions of patient ratings for the most popular specialists in 2013 and learned that feelings toward...
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MOST LOVED DOCTORS, Data Results See the press release. SPECIALISTS When it comes to specialists, some are loved more than others. According to analysis on 2013 ratings, people love their dentists...
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Access to Cardiologist Care Varies Nationwide
Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States. For men. For women. No matter ethnicity, race or social class. So access to a good cardiologist is key when disease strikes. The problem is...
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Building the sites consumers trust for their reviews
For too long, the health care industry did not have a culture that cared about what their consumers thought. They were patients, not customers. And as such, attention wasn’t paid to meeting their...
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It’s Awards Season: Vitals Patients Choice and Compassionate Doctor
It’s awards season at Vitals! For the sixth consecutive year, Vitals is announcing the nation’s favorite doctors based on patient reviews and ratings. Vitals Patients Choice and Vitals Compassionate...
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Chronic snoring or sleep apnea?
Is loud, snoring getting you kicked out of the bedroom? You might be suffering from sleep apnea, a serious condition in which breathing is briefly and repeatedly interrupted during sleep. The...
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Women in Medicine
March is Women’s History Month. To celebrate, Vitals took a look back at women who’ve made significant contributions to medicine. We also looked at our data to see the current state of women in...
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Vitals Finds We’re Waiting Longer For Doctor Appointments in Major Cities
Everyone is busy these days, so a long wait at the doctor’s office can be frustrating. In fact, 10 percent of people said it would be enough reason to find a new doctor. Yet, accessing care in...
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Q&A if you haven’t signed up for health insurance yet
With the new Affordable Care Act in place, 2014 is the first year many Americans will have to either get health insurance or face a tax penalty. This is all so new and there is a lot of misinformation...
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What’s your patient personality?
Each of us approaches the doctor-patient relationship differently. And knowing your expectations before you pick a doctor can help you find the best match. In fact, having the right doctor keeps people...
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Do I Need a Patient Advocate?
A patient advocate is someone who works for the benefit of patients and their families during medical crises or hospitalization. With so many visits to specialists when a medical problem arises, an...
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Health Insurance for Newlyweds
When you’re a newlywed, you have a lot on your plate already. But it’s important that you figure out your health care insurance needs quickly after saying, “I do.” You typically have 30 days following...
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What do people say about their doctors?
Each day, thousands of people come to Vitals to review their doctor and see what others say about their physicians. We wanted to find out what patients said most often about their one-on-one...
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7 Reasons to Consider Medical Tourism
It’s often said that Americans don’t like to travel. But taking a trip abroad could save you money on health care. Surgery, healthcare, dental treatment and medications are often cheaper in other...
View ArticleCity Rankings for Access to Pediatric Care
When kids are sick, parents want quality care quick. Vitals looked at the 200 largest cities in the country to find out how smaller metropolises fared compared to their larger counterparts when it...
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Best and Worst Cities for Pediatric Care
Vitals knows that care across our great country isn’t always equal. We wanted to find out, though, how that disparity plays out when it comes to one of our most precious populations – our children. In...
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