Mass General Brigham is trying an artificial intelligence solution with its primary care. WBUR's Martha Bebinger says some patients are happy while doctors say it's a Band-Aid.

The primary care provider shortage is a national problem, and it’s particularly acute in Massachusetts. Some medical groups, ...

If you have a sore throat, a weird ache, or feel a UTI coming on, who are you going to call? Your primary care physician (PCP), of course! (No, not your best friend, although she might be a close ...

There are many types of physicians and care providers at University of Utah Health, but the doctor that every patient should have is a primary care provider (PCP). A primary care provider could be: a ...

"There are definitely high level effects in terms of how this affects public health. But also on the other level, people leave appointments feeling anxious and upset, and doctors might feel less ...

"You had to pay the fee, or the doctor wasn't going to see you anymore." That was the takeaway for Terri Marroquin of Midland, Texas, when her longtime physician began charging a membership fee in ...

Rhode Island will need around 100 more primary care doctors in the next six years, one study predicts. Meanwhile, patients have lost their doctors and struggled to find new ones. Is the solution ...

The District of Columbia has the most physicians per 100,000 population, while Idaho has the fewest specialist physicians and Nevada has the fewest primary care physicians per 100,000, KFF data found.

Throughout her childhood, Julia Lo Cascio dreamed of becoming a pediatrician. So, when applying to medical school, she was thrilled to discover a new, small school founded specifically to train ...

Almost half of all primary care physicians are affiliated with hospitals, and an increasing number of physician practices are being acquired and consolidated by private equity firms, according to a ...