Doctors Are Asked to Write In

The Health section is seeking submissions from physicians for its Doctor Files column, a monthly feature that explores the art of medicine. The column strives to illuminate the human aspect of medicine, including the doctor-patient relationship, and to explore topics that can help readers better understand how medicine is changing today.

Submissions, which should be 500 to 700 words in length, can be sent to health@latimes.com or to Doctor Files, Health, Los Angeles Times, 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. Include daytime and evening phone numbers. Submissions cannot be returned.