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.

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

Dr. Eric Topol talks with Dr. Paul Offit about his new book, which takes on the supplement and alternative medicine industries.

People share the most private moments on social media, even when someone is at death's door. Is this an invasion of privacy?

People share the most private moments on social media, even when someone is at death's door. Is this an invasion of privacy?

The evidence for the benefits of low-dose aspirin in primary and secondary prevention of colorectal cancer is so compelling that it has convinced CRC specialist Dr. David Kerr to take 100 mg daily.

Dr. Bruce Cheson forecasts that the Sunshine Act, requiring physicians to disclose most payment and gifts from industry over $10, will bring showers of misinterpretation and could hinder research.

Should a child receive lungs even if she is not the best transplant candidate? Art Caplan, PhD, says that children shouldn't automatically jump to the front of the line.

George Lundberg talks about the RUC -- how its structure and evolution have harmed healthcare, and the necessity of changing it.