Many stick with doc, not study, on medicine
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In light of concerns that an ingredient in Aleve may drastically increase heart problems, several Wichita Falls residents have been asking about the situation.
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Most patients think their doctors treat them respectfully, listen to them patiently and care about their emotional well-being. That's the finding of a recent poll of 39,000 patients and 335 primary care doctors. Still, the survey found plenty of complaints on both ends of the stethoscope.
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Survey: A majority of prescription drug takers don't purchase their medications online.
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Some people with chronic health problems who seek online advice would be better off just listening to their doctors, new research suggests.
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Do yourself and your community a favor this cold or flu season: Don&#39;t search for a doctor who will give you antibiotics. That&#39;s the message from the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and
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More than half of doctors who are physically or verbally abused by patients do not report it, figures show.
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Every year, doctors write approximately 65 million prescriptions for drugs not yet approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the federal agency that regulates prescription drugs.
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Many doctors who were sanctioned by a medical board were later paid for research by drug makers.
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Doctors deny older people treatments they would offer younger patients, a study says.
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NEW YORK  - People with heart disease who don't take their medications as prescribed risk suffering a heart attack or other heart-related event, a new study shows.
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A new study shows that many doctors waste patientsâ time in office visits by interjecting irrelevant information about themselves.
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NEW YORK  - Whether a doctor wears business attire, casual clothing or scrubs seems to make little difference in a patient's satisfaction with treatment, the results of a new survey show.
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The customary annual physical check-up at the doctor's office may not be worth the time or money, researchers said on Monday.
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A survey of hospital review boards that watchdog experiments on patients shows that one in three members takes money from companies that make drugs and medical devices that come under study. What's more, many of those with conflicts rarely or never disclose their financial ties, researchers found.
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Exploring the reasons people swear by treatments that have no scientific evidence backing them.
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Doctors trained overseas are particularly used in the National Health Service (NHS) to fill posts that British-trained medics do not want, says new research.
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Patients in trials of drug treatments are being left in the lurch when the research finishes, doctors say.