When doctors appreciate the concerns of older adults with cancer, such as function and forgetfulness, both care and patient satisfaction get a boost.

After a hysterectomy, doctors often prescribe women twice as many opioids as they use. There may be a simple way to change that without losing pain control.

Getting better access to testing and primary care for people vulnerable to HIV could be as simple as a telephone call or email among health providers.

Most people older than 50 aren't ready to embrace virtual health visits with their doctors—unless they're traveling or need follow-up on previous care.

About 40% to 50% of people with fungal infections that Candida caused die, but when infectious disease specialists oversee care, death rates can drop 20%.

A new survey shows just how widespread sexual harrassment is for women during their medical residency, particularly in surgery.

In visits with at least one drug order, doctors ordered drugs off-label in about 83% of newborn visits, 49% of infant visits, and about 40% of visits for other ages.

New findings on coming off opioids suggest "the policy recommendations intended to make opioid prescribing safer are not working as intended."

"Even though oncologists clearly believe that cancer survivors should adopt a healthy lifestyle, they said they don't have the time..."

More contact with LGBT people during medical school may reduce bias in new doctors, according to recent research.