More than half of medical blogs may violate ethical standards. Aug. 8 -- THURSDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Blogs written by medical professionals may pose a threat to patient privacy, because the ...

In a nondescript hospital somewhere, an attending physician -- bald, not quite as spry as he once was -- sits down at a computer and does something that he could not have imagined 35 years ago in ...

Increasingly, medical journals and publications are jumping into the fray with a variety of blogs. Individual blogs by doctors, nurses, and other health professionals have long been the norm. Indeed, ...

Medical blogs have drawn back the curtain on the inner workings of the health care profession. Online readers can learn about the latest medical gadgets, read physicians' views on health care issues, ...

A new study suggests that medical blogs could potentially pose risks to patient confidentiality, and suggests that the medical profession should help medical professionals and readers address these ...

Last week Kevin Pho wrote about a physician in Boston, Alexandra Thran, who was disciplined by both her hospital and the state medical board for writing about a trauma patient she had seen. Although ...

All across the country this fall, thousands of students are starting medical school or new clerkships. Some are kids fresh out of college, while others are embarking on a second career they've always ...

Jacob Reider, 40, is an assistant professor of family medicine and assistant dean of medical informatics at Albany Medical College. Since 1999, he has been updating once every few days with tales ...

If you’re considering a career in medicine, working as a medical scribe before starting medical school is an amazing way to familiarize yourself with patient care. A medical scribe supports medical ...