More U.S. patients will soon have free, electronic access to the notes their doctors write about them under a new federal requirement for transparency. Many health systems are opening up records ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Both doctors and patients gave high marks to a program allowing patients to access their primary care physicians' office notes online, in a new study. Researchers at three ...

Is a doctor’s note really necessary before going back to work after a sick day? This woman was on sick leave, and her manager asked her to submit a doctor’s note before returning to work. So she ...