More Psychiatrists Want to Revisit Goldwater Rule Some argue it gags their free-speech rights, puts country at risk May 22, 2017
Scientific Research Needs Better Oversight, Report Says National Academies panel concerned about predatory practices, retractions Apr 11, 2017
ACC: Medicine Needs Art to Flourish "Science is not enough to solve the world's thorniest problems" Mar 18, 2017
AAP: Abortion Parental Consent Laws Do More Harm than Good Patient's right to confidential care should come first Jan 23, 2017
Novartis Pulls Out of Controversial Entresto Contest Cardiologists named to review panel had quit Dec 19, 2016
The Difficult Patient: Harder to Diagnose? Physicians' emotional reactions grab 'scarce mental resources' Dec 16, 2016
'Stand Your Ground' Laws and Homicide Rates Should physicians be concerned enough to speak up? Nov 16, 2016 video
Billion Dollar Lab Scam: The Beat Goes On Yet more fallout from the catastrophic bankruptcy of HDL Lab Sep 22, 2016
AAFP Blinks on Single-Payer and DTC Drug Ads AAFP delegates stopped short of making new policy on single-payer and a ban on DTC ads Sep 20, 2016
Fraud Rounds: Grant Fakery Earns Practice Ban Cancer researcher struck from U.K. medical register after fabricating data in grant applications Aug 12, 2016
Poet and Physician: A Chat With John Coulehan, MD Coulehan wears three different hats: physician, ethicist, and poet Aug 07, 2016
Fraud Rounds: Four Retractions Tallied for PD Researcher Spared Jail Faking co-author signatures, consent forms, and duplication adds up Aug 03, 2016
Safety Net, Teaching Hospitals Call CMS Star Ratings Unfair Argue scores don't account for factors they can't control Jul 28, 2016
The Billion Dollar Lab Scandal Part one: the rise and fall of Health Diagnostics Laboratory Jul 15, 2016
India Seeks to Curb Dangerous Drug Cocktails Big Pharma freely markets combo products banned elsewhere Jun 28, 2016
AMA: Broad Coalition Backs End to Ban on Gun Violence Research Orlando tragedy spurs new push for CDC funding Jun 13, 2016
CardioBrief: Prominent Cardiologist Found Guilty of Fraud Karl-Heinz Kuck is also running for ESC president Jun 07, 2016
CardioBrief: LVADs Prolong Life But Sow Confusion at Its End Uncertainty dogs heart pump patients and their caregivers Mar 22, 2016
How Abbott Sells Hypothyroidism in India Blurring the line between "awareness" and hucksterism Feb 28, 2016
Medical Boards Fail to Punish Docs Who Commit Sexual Misconduct Most never disciplined by state boards after institutional sanctions Feb 14, 2016
CardioBrief: Entresto Maker in Deep Water Over Terrifying TV Ad "Alarmist," "horrifying" and "irresponsible," experts say Feb 03, 2016
Tales from the OR: Appalling? Criminal? And Anonymous Bad actors in the OR, but who tells? Aug 17, 2015
Confessions of a Religious Doctor Reconciling faith with the practice of medicine can be challenging Aug 10, 2015
CardioBrief: Dollars for Heart Docs Analysis of CMS database shows some docs pocketed millions from drug and device makers. Jul 23, 2015
Slippery Slope: $$ in, Diet Drugs Out, How Five Drugs Came to Market Makers of diet drugs spent more than $60 million on payments to doctors, organized medicine, and lobbyists to get their drugs approved. Apr 19, 2015
Physician/Writer: Dual and Dueling Responsibilities The ethics of doctors writing about patients. Apr 10, 2015
Excerpt From 'The Secret Language of Doctors' ED doc Brian Goldman investigates slang to "crack code of hospital culture." Mar 26, 2015
Orthopedists' Financial Conflicts Can Hurt Patients, Surgeon Says It's financially compelling for doctors to do things that don't help patients. Mar 22, 2015
The Medium Is The Message: Second Study Confirms Mediums' Accuracy A journal publishes another paper reporting that officially certified mediums are accurate. Mar 04, 2015
Reversing Abortion Pill: Can It Be Done? A new group of anti-abortion physicians may have "the antidote" for RU-486. Feb 24, 2015
Predicting Death in Advanced Cancer Study offers clues to guide clinicians, families about end of life. Feb 10, 2015 video
Forcing Teen to Have Chemo Not Troubling to Ethicists She shouldn't be allowed to say no when the benefits are so clear-cut, they say. Jan 13, 2015
Patients Should Share Accountability for Own Health A new report recommends doctors not be penalized for poor outcomes if patients fail to follow recommended protocols Nov 13, 2014
Excerpt From 'Being Mortal ... ' Ivan Ilyich isn't as foreign to today's medicine as we imagine. Oct 07, 2014 podcast
Portenoy Opioid Talk Sparks Controversy Opioid advocate Russell Portenoy's invitation to an upcoming NIH workshop is under fire. Sep 28, 2014
Counterpoint: Too Young to Die Brant S. Mittler, MD, JD, thinks Ezekiel Emanuel is a dangerous man. Sep 23, 2014
Doctor's Memoir Exposes Dark Side of Medicine Sandeep Jauhar puts his life on stark display to illustrate harmful financial intrusions into medicine in his newest book. Aug 21, 2014