Being a doctor, I worry that the patient may be uncomfortable about sharing something. It could be sexual dysfunction, an eating disorder, depression…

- Danielle Ofri

Doctors are taught in medical school that people ususally underreport their alcohol and drug use, so we genreal double the amount we're told. Don't b…

- Danielle Ofri

Sandeep Jauhar specializes in peeling back the veneer, revealing the discomfiting truths of today’s medical world. He is unafraid to dig deeply and h…

- Danielle Ofri

It's so important that your doctor take a patience's values, not his, into consideration, along with the risks and benefits of treatment when there i…

- Danielle Ofri

When a patient tells a doctor that every symptom is the most horrible ever - and the physical exam and labs are normal - we often suspect something p…

- Danielle Ofri