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Seven out of 10 physicians are unwilling to recommend their chosen profession to their children or other family members, according to the nationwide Future of Healthcare Survey of more than 3,400 physicians released by The Doctors Company.Why it mattersPhysicians' feelings about their jobs are...

Due to healthcare reform and the increased complexities of operating amedical practice, many private physicians are electing to consolidate with other practitioners or to become hospital employees. This shift makes sense as group practices tend to reduce overhead, increase negotiating leverage with private payers and increase revenues by keeping referrals within the practice group rather …

When you go to the hospital for an operation, did you know your surgeon might also be performing a procedure on another patient?

Surgeons don't always disclose information when something goes wrong, but new research suggests disclosure can be good for patients as well as doctors.

Rachel Levine's historic cabinet nomination means that Gov. Wolf needs a new Health Secretary for the next three years —a job that arguably has never been more important or difficult.

What are the things you can improve on in your own life to become a fuller, more self-actualized person? Are you working towards that?

As doctors, we go through a lot. So it's no surprise that some of us contemplate suicide. It's our job to save others.

"Why do you want to go into family medicine?" my internal medicine preceptor asked.

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.

SAN FRANCISCO--When it comes to the new Medicare payment system for physicians, the Merit-based Incentive Payment System will be the road more traveled.