Medical News

By Roni Caryn Rabin Many specialists are balking at what they say are onerous new rules to get recertified, warning the demands will force some physicians ...

By Brad Broker Prostitution, starvation, forced labor, physical abuse — these are the symptoms and effects of human trafficking.  And who are most likely to ...

Doctors are more likely to be organ donors than their patients, according to a new study. Currently, over 100,000 people in the U.S. alone are ...

According to a recent study published in the journal Human Reproduction, researchers have discovered a connection between women with high levels of a stress biomarker and an increased ...

By Bruce A. MacLeod, MD and Allen Nussbaum, MD Electronic cigarettes could be a “gateway” that introduces youth to smoking. That’s what researchers from the Center ...

By William B. Miller, Jr. “I’m so nervous, my stomach is all in a knot.” Who among us has not said this at least once in ...

By Brad Broker Here’s the scenario: Two physicians; one man, one woman.  Same specialty, same full-time hours, same work responsibilities.  Who does more housework? Seems ...

By Alan Lyndon Pediatricians and family docs should be aware that the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has updated the Periodicity Schedule for child well-visits.  The ...

By Elizabeth Klodas, MD, FACC In the era of new cholesterol guidelines that significantly increase the number of statin-eligible patients, published in a country where ...

By Curtis T. Miyamoto, MD I recently met with Chari Cohen, MPH DrPh(c), Director of Public Health, and Kuan-Lung Daniel Chen, MPH, CPH, Program Manager, ...