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Two surveys of female physicians show that "it's hard" to work in the still-patriarchal health care system and that #MeToo has had only a small effect.

A critical goal in modern surgery is to make procedures as safe and minimally invasive as possible, which often means using robotic tools. Vanderbilt Univers...

Looking back on my many years as a physician I thought it appropriate to comment on this profession especially in a time when the core values of physician-hood are being tested. I truly am grateful and honored to continue to serve as a physician to my patients. Unlike other “jobs”, being a physician is a …

From Becker’s: The average overall physician salary is $299,000, including primary care and specialties, with plastic surgeons earning the highest average annual compensation at $501,000, acc…

Looking back, it is clear that the doctor who screamed at me on the second day of my sub-internship did me a favor.

Interventional radiology is a medical specialty many people likely haven’t heard of; however, it is an alternative to open surgery that has shown success in the treatment of various diseases and the reduction of pain.An interventional radiology team includes highly trained physicians who use imaging technology such as CT, X-rays, MRI, fluoroscopy, and ultrasound to diagnose diseases, manage pain, perform biopsies, and alleviate other symptoms.

As healthcare reform continues to roll out, radiologists find they are being challenged on all fronts. Not only have radiology procedure volumes slowed, the job market remains tight, making it difficult to determine how many radiologists should be trained going forward.

If radiology residency is a marathon, then internship is the warm-up. Across the U.S., medical students who have successfully matched to a radiology residency program are preparing for their internship year. Dr. Nupur Verma offers some advice in our final 6 Steps to Radiology article for the 2018-2019 academic year.

Is interventional radiology a "boys club" dominated by men? That's the suggestion of a new survey that found women make up a small minority of interventional radiologists and often experience various types of harassment, according to a paper in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

After a bout of shingles and neuropathy Virginia began experiencing pain and numbness in her legs. Her right leg and foot was also cold all the time. Working...