The Code of Medical Ethics promulgated by the American Medical Association is the underpinning for ethical physician behavior. Are you an adherent?

Gun violence is a public health issue, says a leading bioethicist. As such, it's up to doctors to talk about gun safety with patients.

Hospital video cameras have become much more common, but some patients and doctors feel that they are too intrusive and have eroded privacy. Is there cause for alarm?

Dr. John Marshall found board certification 'really hard,' partly because questions had no right answer. He asks: Are boards a fair measure of a practicing physician's skills and knowledge base?

Drs Rihal, Edwards, and Kushwaha review when a ventricular assist device or transplant should be considered as Mayo celebrates its 500th heart transplant.

Microsporidiosis is an emerging transplant-associated infection, and CDC depends on astute clinicians to recognize the signs of this and other donor-derived diseases.

A French company recently implanted a new artificial heart, and the patient is doing well. But artificial hearts raise many ethical and practical issues.

American Psychiatric Association president Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman discusses 2 new reports reflecting the bleak state of biomedical research funding in the United States.

A man suffered a tragic, sudden accident and woke up paralyzed and with a breathing tube. Doctors asked him whether he wanted to continue living. Should they have waited?

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.