Just because medical professionals know our deepest darkest secrets does not mean that they’re not human themselves. In fact, ...

Dr. Alok Patel hopes to get patients to fess up on bad behavior. — -- April Fool’s is here and everyone has a get-out-of-free card for the most inventive lie. Aside from the holiday of hoax, most ...

"Physicians are often accused of providing too much care to elderly patients at the end of life, but there's evidence that these patients also get far too little care before reaching that point," a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Behind hurried moments are care teams that are working within a health care system that is often stretched too thin. Morsa ...

Joseph Tucker, an infectious disease doctor, asks every patient what they’re grateful for. Sometimes, their responses surprise him.