A physician describes how patients are selected for gastric bypass surgery in his practice and the lifelong relationship he commits to with his surgical patients.

The journal editor believes that in order to provide compassionate and empathic care, physicians must be as comfortable dealing with fear and anxiety as they are with hope and optimism.

Patients for gastric bypass surgery should be carefully selected on the basis of several objective factors, and those chosen should be treated and monitored by specialized teams to optimize outcomes.

The AMA's Code of Medical Ethics is cited as the gold standard for issues surrounding informed consent by family members for procedures to be performed on the newly deceased.

The journal editor shows a graphical illustration to contrast the high number of law school applicants with the relatively low and declining number of medical school applicants.

Role-modeling of more senior physicians by junior physicians perpetuates outdated paradigms in medicine, and the patient-centered care urged by society today would be better accomplished through mentoring.

Due to the high cost of prescription medications, physicians should help patients receive the most cost-effective medications in relation to the patient's insurance coverage, or lack thereof.

An ethical case explores the costs of prescription drugs and co-pays for patients who can't afford them.

The use of in vitro fertilization has resulted in excess frozen embryos, whose fate has yet to be determined due to the absence of legislation or regulation.

Little-know medical facts about weight-loss aids.