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Earlier this month, the surgeon general released an advisory on “Alcohol and Cancer Risk,” which recommended adding labels to alcoholic beverages to warn the public

For millennia in medicine, alcohol, particularly red wine, carried a health halo; in small doses, it has historically been thought to have cardioprotective benefits. Michael

Scientists want to create breathalyzers that show how recently a driver used marijuana. Researchers also are studying how cannabis impairs motor skills and reflexes for

This month’s “Ask the Expert” column addresses a difficult topic, that of physicians dealing with medical and/or psychiatric problems that hinder their ability to practice.

“Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and

These are the myths addiction researchers hear most often.

More than 100 Emory physicians gathered on Thursday, September 19th to raise awareness of a topic that is critically important, yet rarely discussed – physician

Physician suicide is a longstanding issue, with doctors contemplating ending their own lives as frequently as non-physicians. However, a recent survey of North Carolina doctors

Concerns about sexual misconduct by health care professionals have been highlighted by recent high-profile cases. Professional health monitoring programs (PHPs) offer an additional layer of

Chris Bundy, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, Federation of State Physician Health Programs & Executive Medical Director, Washington Physician Health Program Physician Health Programs (PHPs)

Physician Health Programs (PHPs) have been supporting and advocating for health professionals for nearly four decades. Initially developed by state medical societies in the 1980s,