The medical field has always brought together the best and brightest of society to help those in need. From treating cancer and delivering babies to dealing with heart attacks, doctors have developed technology and improved techniques.
This is an important kind of accessibility that is severely lacking in the medical world. My doctor should be as accessible to me as her front office is. She should be as accessible as a designer is to his clients, as owners are to their dogs, as a manager is to her employees.
There is a new film hitting the film festivals with a very heavy subject. French filmmaker Jonathan Bucari has written and directed a short film about mental illness and the effects it has on a family.
The heroes of our flavor-of-the-day news cycles are not those who prove to be right or actually know what they are talking about. The heroes on any given day are the iconoclasts, conspiracy theorists, and -- just plain wing nuts. Affliction is the plat du jour, and these -- its master chefs.
If your doctor tells you that you've been diagnosed with a serious illness or condition, that news can be devastating. However, I've learned there are recommended steps patients can take to best navigate their suddenly challenging situation.
This month, a new study identified a common pesticide sprayed on produce as an obesogen.
By Corrie Pikul We get the answers from doctors who have heard it all. If you've got a mortifying, bizarre, out-there problem, not to worry. We'...
Mayo Clinic's president and CEO not only teaches us to surround ourselves with smart people and listen to them but urges us to exercise integrative thinking, to encourage innovation, and to lead through serving.
Story comes courtesy of California Watch. By Bernice Yeung Southern California’s largest clinical laboratory and radiology company serving nur...
Health insurance rates are like a runaway train and there's no police force or firefighting squad with the power to stop them. Thirty-five states require health insurance companies to get permission before raising rates, but not California.
By Kimberly Leonard, iWatch NewsA federal judge's decision to block imports of a drug used in executions will leave states to rely more on a substit...
Story comes courtesy of California Watch. By Christina Jewett The Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments today over a proposed expansion of...
Liga International is a group of volunteers who travel to Mexico to provide free medical care.
Doctors in America are harboring an embarrassing secret: Many of them are going broke. This quiet reality, which is spreading nationwide, is claimi...
In a foreclosure crisis that's been short on compassion, one California couple facing tragedy has been able to delay eviction with help from their ban...
MIAMI — Private contractors that are supposed to guard against Medicare fraud paid claims submitted in the names of dead providers or for unnece...
The University of Chicago recently announced a donation of $42 million to create an institute dedicated to the improvement of doctor-patient relations.
In what I fear will become a series with more sequels than "Rocky," I had my second kidney stone.
Reducing expenses after divorce is a must for most parents...
It's our hope that during the President's State of the Union address he will outline a plan that fosters medical innovation to help bolster the economy, control health care costs and improve Americans' health.
Could it be that the psychiatrists who developed a definitive stress test forgot to interview students at home during the school holidays?
While there were a few disappointing losses for the marijuana policy reform movement last year, the general trend was one of positive momentum.
Nearly five years after he suffered a near-fatal stroke, former Israeli premier Ariel Sharon may finally be returned from the hospital to be cared for...
Unfortunately, there is a tendency towards a paternalistic attitude by certain groups in the medical professions who seek to limit access to medical information that is not directly under their control.
Must we remain passive victims of the medical-legal-religious establishment when it comes to the end of life, or do we have choice and power concerning the ultimate matter of how and when we die?
