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When you receive bad news from your physician, money is often the last thing on your mind. But it's something you should consider. One doctor offers a few tips.

A new study from the Mayo Clinic shows high burnout rates among physicians compared with the general public, especially for emergency room, family and general internal medicine doctors.

A new study finds financial incentives push doctors to offer pricier elective treatments. But CEOs can push back.

Silicon Valley venture capitalists bet big on a startup that says it will let consumers compare prices for medical procedures. Those can be very tough numbers to come by.

A panel of doctors is recommending that physicians and patients think twice before performing several common medical tests.

Doctor and commentator John Schumann says it's a medical urban legend.

As more and more people move to urban areas, how do you keep doctors down on the farm?

The Medical College Admission Test will require aspiring doctors to understand people as well as science.

The health insurer WellPoint today announced a plan to pay primary care doctors as much as 10 percent more, with the hope of reducing the overall cost of health care.

How does a prescription for Lipitor turn into one for Zyrtec? Or the diabetes drug Avandia get mistaken for the potentially deadly blood thin…