Medical Guide: House Calls

Late last fall Kathleen Fields woke up on a Saturday morning with what she reckons was the worst sore throat of her life. It was so bad, she says, that even the idea of speaking with a doctor was physically unimaginable—that is, of course, if she could get one on the line at all, a downright laughable idea in these days of waiting weeks or longer for a regular appointment. So, here is what Fields did: She picked up her phone and texted her doctor, Kevin Comfort.