Medscape Business of Medicine Podcast

The recent spate of mass shootings, including the horrific one in Las Vegas, has prompted an outcry to address funding for research on gun violence.

There are many unique challenges physicians face that lead to emotional and physical exhaustion. Learn from experts how to recognize the signs of burnout, how to beat burnout, and more.

Altruistic organ donors incur many legitimate costs, such as days lost from work and travel, hotel, and dining expenses, yet they aren't compensated. Should the government pay for their expenses?

At-home genetic tests are becoming more widely available. But interpreting the tests may be risky. Are doctors prepared to counsel patients on test results?

With a shortage of organs and waiting lists growing, the idea of transplanting organs from people who have diseases may become reality.

Doctors at a London hospital say it's not right to keep Charlie Gard alive, but his parents fight for care in the United States. Should doctors cross the line and say it's futile to continue care?

Giving bad news to a patient is never easy. Ethicist Art Caplan discusses whether it is ever right for a physician to postpone giving bad news.

Ethicist Arthur Caplan takes a strong stand in favor of a no-tolerance policy for sexual misconduct for all physicians, no matter where they are.

In 1951, Henrietta Lacks's cancer cells were taken for research without her permission. Does Oprah's docudrama about this situation give a wrong impression about the current state of medical research?

Hospital clinicians who don't follow a patient's advance healthcare directive are at risk of being sued.