A new study concludes that screening for prostate cancer "does more harm than good," yet individual patients should be told that they could benefit, says Dr. Gerald Chodak.

Dr. Peter Gaede, an expert on hyperglycemia, discusses the unwanted side effects of tight glycemic control in the hospital with hypoglycemia expert Dr. Brian Frier.

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

Being friends with your patient could distort your medical judgment. Ethicist Art Caplan tells us when such friendships are acceptable.

Instead of focusing on a 'cure' for diabetes, some researchers are working on a way to prevent the disease in children who are genetically at risk. Dr. Ezio Bonifacio discusses the latest thinking.

American Psychiatric Association President Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman on how government policies are out of sync with our country's medical needs.

The landmark UK Prospective Diabetes Study completely changed the way clinicians view diabetes management, recalls Dr. David Matthews.

It has been said that people who use marijuana shouldn't receive transplants because they may have liver damage or they may not comply with medical regimens. Is it time to revisit that guideline?

Don't miss these tips to avoid missing opportunities to vaccinate preteens and teens.

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.