Physicians News Health news for doctors and patients.

LOS ANGELES — More times than she can count, Dr. Carin van Zyl has heard terminally ill patients beg to die. They tell her they can’t ...

A technique already used in the emergency room may have new potential as a minimally invasive treatment for morbid obesity, preliminary findings suggest. The procedure, ...

There’s no such thing as a distinctly male or female brain, new research suggests. An analysis of more than 1,400 MRI scans suggests that biologically ...

Doctors who rely heavily on computers while in the exam room may run the risk of harming their relationships with their patients, a new study ...

Young football players who suffer a concussion can show signs of reduced blood flow in the brain, even after their symptoms have subsided, a new, ...

A new analysis suggests that parents who set rules and keep tabs on their teenagers may have kids who are more cautious about sex. “Parents ...

Vigorous exercise, a healthy diet and not smoking may dramatically reduce a man’s risk for aggressive prostate cancer, new research suggests. Nearly half of lethal ...

The first flu vaccine with an adjuvant has been approved for use in seniors, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. An adjuvant is ...

Many primary care practitioners will be a little poorer next year because of the expiration of a health law program that has been paying them a 10 ...

Obese children can develop signs of heart abnormalities as young as age 8, which might drive up their risk for early death as adults, new ...