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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Starts consultation on not screwing up The NHS has published a consultation document on the use of a national computer system to manage recruitment of junior doctors, in a bid to avoid a repeat of this year's debacle.â¦
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A statement issued on behalf of a major Dublin hospital effectively confirms that a young man suspected of having variant CJD does have the incurable brain disease.
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A top children's charity claims one in ten of the UK's young people suffer mental health problems, but experts cast doubt on the findings.
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Rising numbers of children are being prescribed antidepressants and other mind-altering drugs, research revealed. No pills are licensed for use by people under 16 years of age, but doctors can issue them where they feel it&#39;s clinically appropriate.
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The recent controversy over antidepressants, children and suicide is really about trust. Sick people have to trust their doctor&#39;s judgment about the drugs they take.
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Dr. Ian Paul offers advice and analysis about recent FDA warnings that cold medication may not be safe for young children.
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Modern medicine can keep people alive into their 9th and 10th decades, but a growing number of these people are asking why.
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Doctors aren&#39;t afraid to say it: Practicing medicine has never been more difficult. General practitioners are under intense pressure to see dozens of patients daily.
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People 65 years of age or older  may think twice about having weight loss surgery, according to  a surgeon who performs this operation and has studied the  outcome.
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WASHINGTON -- Young doctors made far fewer mistakes when their hours were restricted to let them get some sleep, according to the first study to directly examine the issue.
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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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Young people with brain injuries may benefit from drugs used for Alzheimer's patients, research shows.
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It was Britain's warning to physicians last year not to treat depression in young people with six antidepressant drugs that set off an international debate and gave impetus to U.S. health authorities who made ...
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A Dutch report encourages doctors to report cases of child euthanasia without fear of prosecution.
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Young people should be informed about sexual health services and have access to them, ministers say.
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More patients must allow medical students to provide care, to safeguard doctors' training, researchers say.