Is White Coat Syndrome Real? White coat syndrome (also called white coat hypertension) happens when your blood pressure goes up at the doctor’s office, but is normal when you’re at home. The name ...

Patients are still more likely to trust doctors and consider them more professional when they wear white coats, although women doctors in this attire are often misidentified as nurses or medical ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX/Gray News) – A man posing as a doctor in a lab coat gained access to a Vermont hospital’s birthing center and other secured areas. An alert was sent to employees at UVM Medical ...