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The Montana hospital that fired Dr. Thomas C. Weiner turned over thousands of pages of documents, but members of the board ...

Senate Bill 47, the state law that established Kentucky’s Medical Cannabis program, went into effect in January. An earlier ...

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about negotiating employment contracts for physicians.

Proponents herald the practice as a free-market approach to providing medical care, while critics say it could widen health ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a physician, so I am used to people addressing me as “Dr. Jones.” That includes both patients and non-physician staff in the hospital where I work. Even out in public, if I run ...

Feeling down? Recent research from Harvard found that consuming a certain type of fruit can significantly lower your risk of depression. Here's how.

The ever-growing field of animal healing called zoopharmacognosy refers to behaviors animals use to medicate themselves or their relatives by ingesting or topically applying plants, soils, and ...

An optician is not an eye doctor but rather a technician who specializes in fitting eyeglasses and contact lenses. An optometrist is an eye doctor who is professionally licensed to perform eye exams ...

Asthma isn’t curable, but treatment can help. Consider talking with a family doctor first to learn more about your condition. If needed, the doctor can refer you to a specialist for treatment.