Many people die with a pacemaker intact. In less developed countries, recycling these pacemakers might help save lives. A bioethicist talks about the risk and reward.

Dr. Eric Topol talks with CEO of 23andMe Anne Wojcicki about how her company is challenging the status quo in healthcare.

A key principle is that experiencing the symptoms of asthma during pregnancy is worse than the potential side effects of asthma medications.

The Code of Medical Ethics promulgated by the American Medical Association is the underpinning for ethical physician behavior. Are you an adherent?

A percentage of doctors have begun selling vitamins and nutritional supplements as an ancillary service that they offer. Bioethicist Art Caplan says this is not necessarily a good move.

What code of conduct applies to a physician who becomes a politician, journalist, or TV personality hawking medical miracles?

Is it time to rethink the use of some of medicine's most time-honored instruments? Medscape's Eric J. Topol questions the value of 2 well-known icons of medicine.

Former Medscape Editor-in-Chief George Lundberg tells current EIC Eric Topol that he is busier than ever, and credits his staying power to the ability to adapt and juggle multiple careers.

EHRs are difficult, and scribes are becoming a popular solution. But does having a third person in the room get in the way of the doctor-patient relationship?

It's possible to take genetic material from 3 people to produce a viable egg. But will this open the door to overengineered 'designer' babies? And is it just a bad idea?