Pediatric medicine is more often than not a “calling” — the result of a personal commitment to reduce suffering in our children. This mission-oriented sense of purpose exists at odds with the economic ...

The very notion that in the throes of a serious, life-threatening situation, a doctor may not act in a patient’s best interest seems unbelievable Once upon a time in Sydney there was a plastic surgeon ...

Effective communication was defined as reaching a shared understanding. One barrier to good communication is that the hospital hierarchy puts nurses at a power disadvantage, and many are afraid to ...

Campaigner calls for mutual respect between patients and doctors, as 143 NHS sites sign up to rapid review scheme The mother of a 13-year-old girl who died of sepsis has said she hopes Martha’s rule, ...