The NIH will no longer fund medical research on chimps, but a bioethicist argues that there is still a case for using animals in medical research as long as it is done humanely.

It has been 40 years since President Nixon signed the National Cancer Act. What have learned? What progress have we made? And what challenges lie ahead?

ICD-10 will have a huge impact on physicians' daily lives and revenue. It's important to make the transition smooth and be ready, or the practice could end up losing significant money when billing.

Sometimes the wrong staff members are inadvertently doing the wrong things. Hidden office inefficiencies can cost a practice money. Here's how to solve that problem.

An ethics expert says that patients who refuse to adhere to recommended care differ from those who want to but fall short of their good intentions. The way you deal with each could affect the results.

Donald M. Berwick, MD, of the CMS provides specific advice and resources for implementing e-prescribing into your practice.

Some drugs that are currently on the market have never been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The Safe Use Initiative is taking aim at adverse drug events and seeks input on safety issues encountered by frontline clinicians.

Frank Veith, MD, believes that the initiative to separate physicians from industry is excessive and can lead to harm for patients. What do you think?

Many people think that privacy of medical treatment should not apply to everyone. An ethics expert tells why privacy protects all of society.