For other doctors, while oath-taking is still "a momentous occasion," the words spoken matter a great deal, and content of the traditional oath is problematic. Criticisms include Hippocrates' ...

The Hippocratic Oath. Sculpture by Wilfried Fitzenreiter. Credit: SeptemberWoman / Wikimedia Commons That is to say, it is almost certain that the author of the oath was not Hippocrates himself, and ...

It is a sacred promise taken by all physicians to uphold ethical standards while delivering empathetic care to the patient. It is the earliest expression of medical ethics in the western world. This ...

The Hippocratic Oath is a long-standing tradition. But as the practice of medicine has evolved over the two millennia since the oath was created, the ancient text feels less and less applicable to ...

On a recent Sunday afternoon, I witnessed my son step into the long tradition of medicine at the University of Chicago's white coat ceremony. I watched him stand tall, reciting words physicians have ...

Because of my belief in the high ideals outlined in the Hippocratic Oath, and since I am concerned about physician behavior, ethics and their relative morality, I believe it is worth examining not ...

As private equity expands across the healthcare industry and proper patient care is brought into question, Don Berwick, MD, a Harvard Medical School health policy lecturer in Boston and former CMS ...