Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death and morbidity worldwide, responsible for 7 out of 10 deaths, 86% occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). As ...

Physicians have worked to earn the trust of their patients for nearly 2,400 years, dating back to the days of Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine. Lucky for Hippocrates that his patients ...

It's not that unusual for a 20-something to text Mom from the doctor's office for help answering a health question.

Doctors and researchers try to understand what medications a person has taken by asking patients directly or by looking at medical records. But this information is often incomplete. People may forget ...

Platform providers like MediRecords are increasingly introducing AI agents to support the generation of patient summaries, ...

Dr. Lamas, a contributing Opinion writer, is a pulmonary and critical care physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. One night a few years ago, I watched a young man die over the course of ...

As healthcare costs and doctor shortages continue to frustrate patients across Florida, an increasingly discussed model ...

LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - British prosecutors on Friday announced charges against a former doctor for multiple alleged sexual offences involving patients, including child sexual offences. The Crown ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — A Jefferson County jury is continuing deliberations Thursday morning after beginning their review of the case late Wednesday in the second sexual assault trial of Dr. Nir Binur.

A "zero defect" mentality and misinformation are causing some patients to refuse proven medications. Despite being available for decades, some medications for blood pressure, osteoporosis, and various ...

A mother recently wrote to me with concerns about her 14-month-old daughter. The child’s hospital had begun using AI to record visits—and her husband had unknowingly consented. The woman feared that ...

One of two physicians charged in “Friends” star Matthew Perry’s death from a ketamine overdose was sentenced Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles to 2 1/2 years behind bars for illegally supplying the ...