A 29-year-old Stanford dropout has developed a new biotechnology that threatens to give laboratory medicine its biggest shakeup in decades.

New York State has made it a law that healthcare workers either get a flu shot or wear a mask. It's a good decision, says bioethicist Art Caplan. Patient safety should come first.

FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, MD, talks with Medscape at the National Health Research Forum in Washington, DC.

Drs. Antoni Ribas and Caroline Robert discuss hallmark melanoma findings in targeted therapies, immunotherapy, and combination therapies presented at ECC 2013.

Dr. Eric Topol talks with Dr. Paul Offit about his new book, which takes on the supplement and alternative medicine industries.

Dr. Frank Veith questions the sacred cow of seeking a second opinion for a risky procedure.

Accepting a small gift from a patient seems perfectly fine, but what if you receive a very costly gift that has the potential to influence the care you give?

Farzad Mostashari, MD, reflects on his tenure as the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology in an interview with Medscape Editor-in-Chief Eric J. Topol, MD.

What's in a word? Enough to 'set your hair on fire' if the word is cancer, says Dr. George Lundberg, who comments on the importance of not calling a lesion 'cancer' when it is not.

Many doctors consider mandatory drug testing for health professionals an insult, but if we're going to improve quality of patient care, it makes sense, says bioethicist Art Caplan.