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Category: Doctors
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Your Hologram Doctor Will See You Now
A Texas hospital is experimenting with hologram technology for doctors to see patients. Some health care experts wonder if it’s beneficial.
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Your Hologram Doctor Will See You Now
A Texas hospital is experimenting with hologram technology for doctors to see patients. Some health care experts wonder if it’s beneficial.
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How Dr. Alex Arroyo Spends His Sundays (in Costume)
Dr. Alex Arroyo, a director of pediatric medicine in Brooklyn, gets to live out his “Star Wars” dreams, practice jujitsu and make a big mess while cooking for his family.
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Abortion Pills May Become Controlled Substances in Louisiana
A bill that is expected to pass would impose prison time and thousands of dollars in fines on people possessing the pills without a prescription.
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Taking Account of Rising Health Care Costs
Have your out-of-network insurance bills skyrocketed? Chris Hamby, an investigative reporter for The Times, may have an explanation.
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Share Your Story About the Organ Transplant System
We want to hear from doctors, nurses, technicians, patients and others with experience in the system. Tell us your experiences below.
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The History Behind Arizona’s 160-Year-Old Abortion Ban
The state’s Supreme Court ruled that the 1864 law is enforceable today. Here is what led to its enactment.
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Michigan Vascular Clinics Shutting Down After Scrutiny
The clinics’ owner, Dr. Jihad Mustapha, who called himself the “leg saver” but whose procedures sometimes preceded amputations, was a focus of a Times investigation last year.
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With Cyberattack Fix Weeks Away, Health Providers Slam United
Hospitals, doctors and clinics expressed frustration that they will have to wait even longer for reimbursements after hackers paralyzed the largest U.S. billing clearinghouse.
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Cyberattack Wreaks Havoc on Health Care Billing
The hack shut down the nation’s biggest health care payment system, causing financial chaos affecting a broad spectrum ranging from large hospitals to single-doctor practices.
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How Many Tribeca Pediatrics Does a City Need?
Michel Cohen made the unglamorous job of caring for kids into a replicable, exportable aesthetic — to the tune of millions.