An article in the Sept. 26, 2011, issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine confirmed what doctors have long known—that many patients are suffering from too much care.

Carilion Clinic is losing $1.5 million in federal Medicare payments this fiscal year as part of a government-imposed penalty for having too many patients develop infections and other conditions that ...

Every medication we take must have direct or future benefits that outweigh the risks associated with them. As with many other issues, when it comes to polypharmacy, the saying, "everything in ...

Patients are different, too. In many cases, people in hospitals are sicker than they used to be, and procedures have become riskier and more complex, said Dr. Kedar Mate, president and CEO of the ...