Few physicians say the Hippocratic Oath strongly influences their practice of medicine, according to an article published March 14 in the Archives of Internal Medicine. According to the survey results ...

I swear by Apollo the physician, by Asclepius, Hygieia, and Panacea, by all the gods and all the goddesses, taking them as witnesses, that I will faithfully fulfill, according to my ability and ...

A Medscape poll found a fraction of physicians and nurses said they do not know if they would lie under oath to protect a colleague. 1. Of physician respondents, 5 percent said they would lie under ...

A new oath recited by first-year medical students at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine addresses racial injustice and misinformation, according to NPR. Members of the class of 2024 at ...

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 ...