Doctors told take young seriously
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Doctors must do more to respect the wishes and views of young patients, the General Medical Council has warned.
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Three out of five doctors in a Jerusalem study admit to giving their patients placebos to see whether believing in these ineffective medications will improve their conditions, according to an article published in the latest issue of the British Medical
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Doctors appeal to relatives not to sell their stories.
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Doctors should urge children involved in competitive sports to take plenty of time off to avoid physical injuries and mental strain, the American Academy of Pediatrics said on Monday.
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It&#39;s a lesson children learn before their ABCs - say you&#39;re sorry when you hurt someone. Now it&#39;s being taught in the grown-up world of medicine as a surprisingly powerful way to
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A medical scan can spot which young people risk sudden death because of a weak heart.
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It seems that more and more medical students and young doctors show up for clinical work in less-than-professional attire.
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For years, doctors have thought that patients over the age of 75 with chest pain should be treated gingerly, and given medication rather than surgery.
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A seriously ill baby, whose parents refuse to let her die, should be kept alive if only to give them time to think again, a doctor says.
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More children in the world today are being prescribed antidepressants by doctors despite concerns over their safety and efficacy in this age group.
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Children as young as three are being treated for obesity, according to one leading UK expert.
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - Over-the-counter cough and cold medicines can be dangerous for young children and there is no evidence they work, doctors told a U.S. advisory panel on Thursday.
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Pleading with doctors at a Mexican  hospital to treat his 26-year-old daughter as she bled from her  nose, mouth and vagina, Jesus Domingo Trasvina was told to stop  exaggerating, that she had a sinus infection.
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Cancer is less common in adolescents and young adults than in older people. But in some ways it is more alarming.
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A decade after the government began trying to ensure that prescription drugs used to treat children work and are safe, doctors still have scant information to guide them when they administer many medications to kids.
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Frustrated doctors say they too often find themselves jury-rigging adult medical devices to fit children's tiny bodies and special needs. Now pediatric experts have begun a major push to fill the gap.
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Children as young as 15 months should be screened for high cholesterol in an attempt to cut the number of Britons suffering from heart disease, doctors say today.