As if the new cholesterol guidelines needed more controversy, the BMJ reported that the chair of the panel responsible for …
Doctors & Nurses
It’s Not You, Doctors Are Just Rude
New study shows young docs need to work on bedside manner
The Need for Better Obesity Education–In Medical Schools
When it comes to the obesity epidemic, it’s not just patients, but doctors who need an education.
Gloves and Gowns Don’t Stop Spread of All Infections in Hospitals
Bacterial infections can imperil the fragile patients at hospitals‘ intensive care units. And a new study reveals an unlikely spreader: the health care workers who treat them. The standard sterile hospital garb typically thought to prevent infections isn’t helping.
The Paradox of the Doctor-Patient Relationship: A Medical Student’s View
Doctors are privy to — but not really part of — patients’ most private moments
Medical Students May Already Be Biased Against Obese Patients
The latest study suggests that the one-third of Americans who are obese they may not be getting the proper health care they need — because their doctors are biased against treating them.
Doctors’ Words Influence End-of-Life Decisions Made By Patients’ Families
Making the decision to approve heroic measures to save a loved one’s life can be fraught with emotion, so anxious family members tend to turn to the doctor for guidance, according to the first study to analyze the role that …
If Your Doctor is Healthy, You Probably Are Too
To get their patients up to date on their vaccines and screenings, doctors should make sure they get health checkups themselves.
Fewer Hours for Doctors in Training Leading to More Mistakes
Giving residents less time on duty and more time to sleep was supposed to lead to fewer medical errors. But the latest research shows that’s not the case. What’s going on?
Doctors’ Advice About Obesity: It’s Personal
Doctors’ biases may influence how they care for their obese patients.
Can Doctors Feel Their Patients’ Pain?
A study shows physicians may care more than you think about their patients’ pain.
Least Healthy Employees? Hospital Workers
When it comes to healthy behaviors, don’t look to hospital workers as role models
‘Peace Corps for Doctors’: Solving Shortages of Medical Workers Abroad
A U.S. Senator’s daughter launches a nonprofit volunteer program to improve health care both in the developing world and at home