In the United States’ health care system, you can spend weeks or months anticipating a doctor‘s appointment, plus a few minutes or hours in the waiting room when the day comes. In contrast, your ...

Primary care doctors often run out of appointments during cold and flu season. Here's what you can do to get medical care quickly.

If you've tried to schedule a doctor’s appointment recently, you might have had to flip your calendar to a different season.

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Primary care doctors have heard it all—yet there are four words they hope their patients don’t say. Here’s ...

DEFENSE AND CAN HELP PREVENT SERIOUS ILLNESS. IF YOU DO GET SICK. DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS CAN BE DIFFICULT AND ARE OFTEN SHORT. KOAT UNM, HEALTH EXPERT DOCTOR ASH SPOKE WITH OUR ALIYAH CHAVEZ ABOUT HOW ...

Taking time to prepare for your doctor’s appointment can help ensure you make the most of your time and cover everything important to you. This can include writing down your questions beforehand and ...