Surge in robotic surgery in 2010s outpaces the evidence for its effects on patients and costs, researchers warn.

1 in 9 publicly insured and 1 in 11 privately insured children received low-value care in 2014, researchers find.

A worldwide research effort is underway for finding a treatment option for hyperphagia, the most common genetic cause of life-threatening childhood obesity. 

Major American political events of the last three years altered interns’ moods, but non-political events didn’t, signaling a politically aware generation of physicians.

Increased disability diversity and accommodation among future physicians could improve patient care, researchers say.

Coverage led to a nine-fold increase in the rate of IVF for lower-salaried women.