“I’ve heard it many times,” says Dr. Lisa Ravindra, a primary care physician at Rush University Medical Center. “I find it’s ...

Doctors accepted long hours and punishing schedules, believing it was their duty to sacrifice in the name of patient care. They did it knowing their colleagues prided themselves on doing the same.

If your doctor still isn’t willing to run tests, ask them what symptoms—or duration of symptoms—would indicate they would be necessary. Doing so “helps the doctor show their work to the ...