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In Texas and in most other states it is legal for medical students to perform medically unnecessary pelvic exams on women who are unconscious and who did not give meaningful consent for the exam beforehand

The last pill mill doctor in Scioto County is headed to prison, joining several practitioners and business owners who pushed the rural community to the forefront of the state’s opioid crisis

Almost a quarter of young people are so dependent on their smartphones that it becomes like an addiction, suggests research by psychiatrists.

When doctor Becky Robson trained in resuscitation as part of her medical studies she never dreamt she would use it to save her sister

A PATIENT campaigner said people are being treated "worse than animals" in overcrowded hospital out-of-hours units, amid warnings from emergency medics that Scotland's NHS does not have enough beds to cope with winter pressures

Another International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day has passed. It’s a day of remembrance started by former senator Harry Reid after he lost his father to suicide. And again, we haven’t talked enough about physician suicide, which has become an epidemic

Matt Hancock has ruled out scrapping home visits by GPs, describing the idea as “a complete non-starter”

High-profile GP Kerryn Phelps has dismissed calls to allow pharmacists to perform basic medical consultations and prescribe drugs, following research showing it could save almost $500m a year

Findings from a new study led by researchers at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School and published in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, show that the way in which pharmaceutical companies are permitted to share information about their drugs can influence physician prescribing practices

An international study with significant participation from India has found no extra benefits from coronary stent implants or bypass procedures over strategies that use medicines and lifestyle changes to treat moderate or severe heart disease