Several stories over the past few years have shown some patients have been victimized during medical exams. Here's how to protect yourself. (Getty Images) It’s easy to view your doctor's office as a ...

We instinctively shield our abdomen when we are physically threatened, and we may feel vulnerable when someone puts his or her hand on our bare abdomen. Therefore, with an abdominal examination the ...

In this Journal feature, information about a real patient is presented in stages (boldface type) to an expert clinician, who responds to the information by sharing relevant background and reasoning ...

An abdominal mass is any abnormal growth that occurs within the abdomen. There are various causes of these masses, including cysts in the stomach or other organs, medical conditions, and cancer. A ...

It’s easy to view your doctor's office as a safe space and, in the vast majority of situations, it is. But several stories over the past few years have shown some patients have been victimized by the ...