Nearly 2 decades after the furor over Lucian Leape's 'Error in Medicine,' the number of hospital deaths related to medical errors continues to grow.

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

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

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?

Is the nation on the verge of a healthcare provider shortage, or are clinicians being phased out by algorithms?

Drs. Eric Topol and J. Craig Venter explain why the true revolution in medicine is just beginning.

A veteran recently received a double arm transplant. Besides being wildly expensive, is it ethical to put someone's arms on another person's body?

Dr. Eric Topol wonders why anyone would want to visit a hospital or waste time at a physician office visit in the future and offers ways to improve on these models of patient care.