You may have seen the ads – happy dog brings his leash to a man sitting in a chair who starts to get up, but sits back down in obvious pain. The dog then goes on his walk with the daughter, while the narrator encourages viewers to stop putting off surgery. And maybe...

That’s a question your specialist should ask, but often doesn’t if you are an older patient with low-back pain, according to a report presented last year at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons meeting. Specifically, the researchers asked, 1,235 study...

Boutique Medical Practices Are Booming! Concierge medicine, or boutique medical practices are booming, a 2012 survey by the American Academy of Private Physicians reported that there were 4,400 concierge doctors in the United States, which was a 30 percent increase...