A doctor is facing charges after allegedly trying to convince one of his patients to go into prostitution.

Doctors are often rushed these days, so patients must come to appointments utterly prepared, one expert advises. Here are five ways to maximize your visit to the doctor’s office.

Surviving cancer was a life-changing experience for these top cancer experts, even though they’d spent their careers helping patients fight the illness — but it wasn’t until they were the patients that they learned a lot about what it really takes to keep yourself healthy.

According to research from Imperial College London, the death rate among patients admitted to English hospitals on the first Wednesday in August — the day, traditionally, that newly graduated doctors take up their posts — was, on average, 6% higher than for those admitted the last Wednesday in July.

Do you sometimes feel as if going to a doctor’s office is like going through a revolving door: in, swoosh-blur, out? Here are some insider tips from medical specialists who tell you what your doctor doesn’t have time to tell you in that all-too-brief appointment.

Calvino Inman had just stepped out of the shower one evening in May when a glimpse of his reflection in the mirror caused him to panic: His eyes were streaming tears of blood. And so began the teens medical odyssy.

You “friend” your old high school chums, your buddies from college and your colleagues. Will you get better health care if you friend your doctor? And will he or she friend you back?

Aside from everyday functions of chewing, swallowing, talking, tasting and showing dissatisfaction, the tongue has new uses such as steering wheelchairs and helping blind people see.

Most women see their OB-GYNs once a year, but because of the economy, more patients are turning to them for general medical advice.

Billing errors are common, experts say. Double-billing, typos, upselling, and outright fraud add up to big unexpected medical bills for consumers—even those who think they are fully covered by insurance. But you can get fair billing if your know the right questions to ask.

Four suspects are sought in connection with the shooting death over the weekend of a Houston, Texas, doctor. Dr. Jorge Mario Gonzalez, 56, was chief of the critical care section at Houston’s Methodist Hospital and “a pulmonary medicine leader,“ according to the hospital system’s Web site.

A new study suggests that macho-man persona a roadblock in seeking preventive care and the new finding, based on survey data, reveals that such manly beliefs could help to explain the lower life expectancy of men compared with women.

Medical mannequins are no dummies, they’re now complex robots that simulated patients and help make better doctors.

It shouldn’t matter if you’re black or white, but when it comes to medical care, it seems the color of your skin can influence how your doctor treats you.

For decades there’s been no real progress in solving the mystery of Lyme Disease and now patients who’ve suffered years of debilitating symptoms are speaking out about what they believe is a lack of understanding and empathy in the medical community.