Some "never-words" should not be used in conversations with seriously ill patients, according to a group warning against ...

Researchers say a doctor's words are doing more than just delivering bad news. They may actually be causing harm.

Talking about sex can be uncomfortable. But older adults with heart conditions often have questions they want answered – and ...

Researchers looked at the health records of 17 million Americans with obesity and determined that between 2022 and 2023, ...

Q: If your patients were to take only one piece of advice to heart, what would you want it to be? A: Come prepared.

Dr. Will Stymiest is using a tool called Tali that combines an AI scribe — a program that records and transcribes ...

We spoke to a a primary care physician for tips on how to prioritize our health as we age — from our 30s through our 70s and ...

There is no escape—it is time to talk to patients about climate change. This patient-clinician communication gap is starting to be tackled by healthcare professionals. The World Organization of Family ...

Most Americans (about two-thirds) will experience some form of cognitive decline by the age of 70, research shows. (The ...

Studies from 2021 showed that a whopping two-thirds of plus-size patients felt stigmatized during medical visits. We’re ...

Supporters hope the announcement allows conversations about gun safety to become as routine as talks about other safety ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) may one day play a larger role in medicine than the online symptom checkers available today. But these "AI doctors" may need to get more personal than human doctors to ...