Tag Archives: Doctor

Doctor, hospital groups have created a roadmap for keeping essential surgeries during a COVID-19 surge

The recent resurgence of COVID-19 has many states near or at bed and intensive care unit capacity, and healthcare facilities’ ability to meet the ongoing needs of surgical patients may be stressed by new influxes of coronavirus patients admitted to healthcare facilities. To ensure healthcare organizations, physicians and nurses remain prepared to meet these demands… Read More: Doctor, hospital groups have created a roadmap for keeping essential… »

Ask the doctor: I’m concerned about a mole on my neck

Q I have had moles since I was a child and I often notice new ones after the summer. They generally all look the same – reddish, as I have pale skin. However, I notice a new one on my neck that is flesh coloured. I don’t want to bother my GP given the circumstances… Read More: Ask the doctor: I’m concerned about a mole on my… »

Why People Are Still Avoiding the Doctor (It’s Not the Virus)

At first, Kristina Hartman put off getting medical care out of concern about the coronavirus. But then she lost her job as an administrator at a truck manufacturer in McKinney, Texas. While she still has health insurance, she worries about whether she will have coverage beyond July, when her unemployment is expected to run out.… Read More: Why People Are Still Avoiding the Doctor (It’s Not the… »