Medscape Transplantation Podcast

Can an elected official keep the details of his or her health issues private? The public may be clamoring to know, but do they have that right? A leading bioethicist shares his thoughts.

Can you stay current by reading abstracts? Not necessarily. Dr. Maurie Markman comments on a study that shows a lack of concordance between conclusions in peer-reviewed papers and their abstracts.

Medscape One-on-One host Eli Adashi, MD, talks with Secretary of Health & Human Services Kathleen Sebelius about the new healthcare benefits offered to women under the ACA.

If healthcare as an industry is booming, asks Dr. John Marshall, then why is morale low among physicians? He has an idea or two -- and a question.

Dr. Eric Topol talks about how electronic data can be used to improve patient care in hospitals.

Many docs are confused about EHR certification and meaningful use. Dr. Karen Bell, chair of the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology, sheds light on the key issues.

The child molestation scandal involving Jerry Sandusky at Penn State was terrible, but did it go on for so long because the importance placed upon sports prompted people to turn a blind eye?

Dr. Eric Topol wants to throw out the 'contrived' randomized, placebo-controlled trial and launch the clinical trial of the future. Here's how he'd do it.

Given the Supreme Court's ACA ruling that will allow states to expand Medicaid coverage, the issue remains: Does greater access do good or harm -- and at what cost? Dr. Kathy Miller looks at a study that may provide answers.

Henry Black and Roxana Mehran argue the impact on physicians of the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act.