Dr Andrew Shorr urges familiarity with a large pneumonia vaccine trial in The Netherlands, recapped here, and with CDC recommendations.

NIH Director Francis Collins describes the challenges and opportunities of launching the President's precision medicine initiative.

Oncologists Cliff Hudis, past president of ASCO, and Sid Mukherjee talk about the PBS documentary adapted from Mukherjee's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Emperor of All Maladies.

A randomized clinical trial looks at the effect of daily chlorhexidine bathing in the CCU and whether it really prevents VAP and other nosocomial infections.

As a practicing physician, Dr Eric Topol is well aware that doctors are getting squeezed. Here is his solution on how to fix it.

Will US and European guidelines follow the UK's lead and incorporate value metrics in their recommendations? Dr. John Marshall, reporting on a discussion at GICS, says it's only a matter of time.

Dr Andrew Shorr encourages his colleagues to consider new research that analyzes the cost-effectiveness of CT screening patients at risk for lung cancer.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will reimburse counseling on the pros and cons of lung cancer screening with high-risk patients. So what should we tell them?

Dr David Kerr responds to Richard Smith's provocative blog post, 'Dying of Cancer Is the Best Death,' and calls his fellow Brit 'daft' for saying we should stop spending billions to overcome cancer.

From 'Living Biblically' to becoming a 'Know-It-All,' journalist and author A.J. Jacobs talks with Medscape's Eric Topol about being the subject (and punchline) of his comedic stories.