SUBSCRIBER ONLY Frumpy Mom: Fun at the doctor’s office What could be better?

I mean, seriously. Why do you have to talk on the phone in the doctor’s office? Or the line at Target? Or my kid’s school concert? It can’t wait a few minutes? But I digress.

I mean, seriously. Why do you have to talk on the phone in the doctor’s office? Or the line at Target? Or my kid’s school concert? It can’t wait a few minutes? But I digress.

The Tonic Health tablet app uses colorful graphics and interactive features to ask patients’ questions.

From eavesdropping on other patients to using speakerphone in the waiting room, our experts share the worst doctor's office etiquette mistakes—and what you should do instead ...

Reworking the doctor’s visit strategy After one self-pitying episode, I had an epiphany: Why not make a trip to the doctor’s office fun? Yes, FUN.

A thing that’s not fun to do when you’re a parent is take your young children to the pediatrician’s office. There are endless reasons why the doctor’s office isn’t fun—it means your ...

Speakerphone in the waiting room? Our experts share the worst doctor's office etiquette mistakes—and what you should do instead.