Second Opinion

Two men with the same disease. Will their

When we go to a teaching hospital we assume the care may be better. But we often aren't given a choice about who should be involved in caring for us...

A large, high-quality study suggests that newer antidepressants may be far less effective than we have been told by their manufacturers...

Despite significant research showing the benefits of some complementary and alternative treatments such as acupuncture, they are still considered outside the mainstream...

Doctors have a hard time when people don't follow their advice.  But behavior change isn't easy for anyone -- not even doctors.

Despite substance abuse being a major medical and public problem, only twelve out of 125 medical schools surveyed, offer a required course in substance abuse detection and treatment...

Studies suggest we are over-treating people who have high cholesterol but no risk factors for heart disease...

Getting a call from your doctor may not be just another phone call...