An ethical case explores medical decision making in the absence of the consent of an elderly woman who is partially impaired by a stroke.

A recent journal article shows how doctors can assist patients in the medical decision-making process.

Garth Graham, who emigrated from Jamaica and became a physician-activist, is profiled for being a role model and an entrepreneur in the field of HIV/AIDS medicine.

Statistics and facts about summertime accidents, injuries, and deaths.

A journal article states that black/white differences in cancer mortality should be examined in terms of comorbid diseases and health inequities.

A medical student activist opposes the recent tuition increases at public medical schools in New York state and encourages students to band together to create political pressure for change.

An ethical case explores a 70-year-old man diagnosed with pancreatic cancer who wants to have his pacemaker turned off in order to hasten what he fears may be an unpleasant death.

Little-known trivia about medical errors.

Media coverage, proposed legislation, and lexicons influence how the general public views and defines genetic cloning.

A medical student at NYU anticipates future implications of the recent medical school tuition increases in New York state.