When public figures imperil the safety of the public with inaccurate claims that discourage vaccination, it is imperative that both organized medicine and individual physicians speak up.

The words doctors write can have far-reaching consequences, particularly legal ones, for their patients. This article will help physicians understand the power of diagnosis in one area where their counsel is often sought—social security disability determination.

A patient visit to the physician seldom feel complete without an answer to that question, an answer that can affect the course of a life.

The AMA Code of Medical Ethics' opinions on disclosing diagnoses to patients.

Without reflection and openness, physicians can be swept up into thinking that current disease categories and diagnoses arrived at through the differential diagnosis technique are certain and permanent.

Given the ever-rising costs associated the condition and its associated comorbidities, perhaps it's time to recognize obesity as a medical problem.

The pharmaceutical industry's influence on the process of defining illness can be positive, as when drug companies increase public awareness of disease and develop effective therapies, or negative, if it pushes the boundaries of illness too far in pursuit of profit.

Diagnosing a child with borderline signs of Asperger disorder can be a gateway to needed interventions and services and also a label that stigmatizes or influences the child’s development.

The medicalization of addiction has greatly improved identification, early intervention, and referral to appropriate treatment.

Virtue ethics can point the way toward an appropriate approach to communicating a diagnosis of nonepileptic seizures.