Surgeon intuition is often right, but when compared to a standard risk calculator used to estimate complications post-surgery, technology still wins, a new study found. Led by researchers from ...

A "smart mother" often makes a "better diagnosis than a poor doctor": medical students are often given this century-old advice from pioneering German surgeon Dr August Bier – and a new study has ...

Your gut feeling isn't just a metaphor. Science reveals how intuition works-and when you should listen to it.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A mom might chalk up her gut feelings to mother's intuition. But the science behind it isn't well understood. (Getty Images) ...

Two doctors describe the role of intuition in medical decision-making as a case study into the mysterious power of this unquantifiable form of knowledge. Doctors are expected to make high-stakes ...