According to a 2018 survey, 28% of physicians reported leaning more towards extroversion than introversion, and 38% identified as an even mix of both introversion and extroversion. First up on our ...

All medical specialties are stressful, as evidenced by almost two-thirds of US physicians who feel depressed and burned out, and it would be a smart move for medical interns and residents to consider ...

Competition for places is intense, leaving some young doctors anxious about their future prospects.

Most doctors make a healthy living, but health care reform and efforts to control medical costs are affecting the way they do business. The annual Medscape from WebMD physician compensation survey ...

Physician assistants, often considered primary care professionals, are entering more specialty fields including surgery and emergency medicine amid a nationwide doctor shortage, according to a new ...

Part of the appeal of becoming a doctor is job security -- at least, that's what everyone says, right? "There will always be more patients that need doctors than there are doctors," they say. Well, ...

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors (Cancer Specialties) cover story. Click here to subscribe. Medical oncologists specialize in treating cancer with ...

Less than 1 in 5 women physicians are practicing in the top five high-paying specialties. Women compose only 6% of orthopedic surgeons, 8% of interventional cardiologists, 10% of urologists, 17% of ...

It appears that over the years rheumatology had become a more competitive field since there’s been a 44% increase in fellowship applications in the period between 2014 and 2017. Also, it’s one of the ...

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Top Doctors (Cancer Specialties) cover story. Click here to subscribe. Russell Geyer, M.D., pediatric cancers, neuro-oncology, ...