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Most physicians believe that doctors order too many medical tests, yet half admit to doing so themselves in response to a patient who insists, a new survey shows.

A recent article on the website The Daily Beast asserted that “being a doctor has become a miserable and humiliating undertaking” and compared being a primary care physician to being a janitor “but without the social status or union protections.”

The FDA decision that 23andMe’s Saliva Collection Kit and Personal Genome Service (PGS) should be classified as a medical device was highly controversial.

A report has found that Wikipedia is the #1 source for physicians and patients on healthcare information, with 50% of doctors using Wikipedia.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published a proposal to reschedule hydrocodone combination products (HCPs) from Schedule III to Schedule II.

The nation’s first stool bank has opened at MIT to help treat patients with Clostridium difficile.

In your opinion, should white coats be banned in clinical settings?

Which is a more cost-effective delivery system: Syringes or Insulin Pens?

Poll: Are Brain Trauma and Psych Disorders Linked?