
SLIDE SHOW: A brief history of the science & art of healing and some of the physicians who led the way. Click here to see where it all began.

SLIDE SHOW: A brief history of the science & art of healing and some of the physicians who led the way. Click here to see where it all began.

Take this brief quiz to test your knowledge of the events and trends of 2015 that may matter most to you.

VIDEO: The patient describes the pain as sharp and says movement and leaning forward make it worse. Your suspicion?
The title of her upcoming book, these words also describe a personal mission for Pamela Wible, MD.

British modelling study calculates significant drops in overweight, obesity, and obesity-related diabetes via reducing sugar in beverages alone.

Most adult intussusceptions are caused by structural lesions, lead points for many of which are malignant neoplasms.

Is beer, the world’s most widely consumed alcoholic beverage, good for patients’ health? Put your knowledge to the test in this quick quiz.

A pain management specialist reviews the strengths and points out the weaknesses in the proposed recommendations.
Physicians and students speak out about how to step back, even step out if you need to, and reimagine your passion for healing.

A seasoned rheumatologist provides a list of distinctive clues to a diagnosis of fibromyalgia that you won't find in the guidelines.
VIDEO: A 12 y/o girl reports 5 episodes (45 mins each) of headache, hemiplegia in the past 24 hours. Can you make the Dx?

“The most commonly used drug in the world” may lead to physical and psychological ill effects. These 10 slides provide a concise review of the risks and what to do about them.

We asked physicians what their resolutions were for 2016, either personal or professional. Here's what they said...

Medicine made some big news in 2015. These are the stories we think will make the biggest difference for primary care physicians.

Turing and Valeant Pharmaceuticals are the poster children for egregious price hikes that compromise patient care.

VIDEO: The patient says her "heart was beating out of her chest." Complains of dyspnea, faintness. PMH, here. Your Dx?

The patient also has pain when she laughs. Physical examination and lab results are all normal -- with one exception. Can you make the diagnosis?

Fitz-Hugh–Curtis syndrome is an infectious perihepatits that accounts for approximately 5% of pelvic inflammatory disease.

An FDA drug safety communication cites more than 70 cases of ketoacidosis and 19 "life-threatening" cases of urosepsis and pyelonephritis.

Here is a quick look at some of the drugs most recently FDA-approved for primary care diseases.