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The approval lets patients using the investigational Connexus BCI connect personal laptops, tablets and phones through the company's Convey system without device-by-device FDA sign-off.

Considering that a family physician's office is often the first—and sometimes only—place where patients discuss mental health concerns, adding such services within a primary care setting makes sense for both the practice and the communities it serves.

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Dolly Parton, who died Aug. 25, 2026, at 80, funded research at Vanderbilt, a women's health center in her home county and the Knoxville children's hospital that bears her name.

APP integration is now the norm, not the exception

Five sources account for much of the information ChatGPT uses to describe a physician, and practices can audit all five and act on most of them without hiring a specialized AI-visibility vendor.

Two-thirds of physicians expect AI fluency to boost their earnings, according to Doximity's 2026 physician compensation report. Liability, reimbursement and a contested new JAMA paper all sit between that expectation and a bigger paycheck.

The company says the device is roughly 30% smaller than its prior wearable and is built around research from more than 10,000 members and caregivers.

A bipartisan bill would let employers pay $1,200 to cut the 372-day labor certification wait to 30 days, easing one early bottleneck for practices that hire foreign-born staff.

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With whistleblower complaints increasingly coming from professional data analysts and the DOJ moving faster on reviews, periodic audits alone may no longer cut it.

An analysis of 3.6 million patient portal messages found that greetings, length and punctuation helped determine who got a reply from their own physician.

The 510(k) clearance covers software that flags signs of the underdiagnosed condition from a standard 12-lead ECG in patients 40 and older with cardiovascular symptoms.

Three counseling codes took effect Jan. 1 for vaccine visits that end without a shot. CMS will not pay for them and neither will most private payers.

A physician recruitment leader discusses what keeps doctors working happily in practices and health care organizations.

Sarah Nosal, MD, president of the AAFP, explains which parts of a compensation package physicians overlook, why non-competes and scope of practice need to be in writing, and why the moment before you sign is your biggest source of leverage.

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A new UC Riverside study links dollar store food quality to higher rates of obesity, high blood pressure, increased cholesterol levels and type 2 diabetes.

Retrospective data are not irrelevant, but primary care needs AI and advanced analytics to treat real-world patients in real time.

A new JD Power study shows satisfaction with Medicare Advantage falling for the second year in a row. For primary care physicians, the numbers explain a lot about what's landing on their desks.

Is it sympathy or envy?

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Patient preferences shape clinical decisions, but so do corporate policies, according to PAI survey of employed physicians.

New device pairs with the company's existing external catheters to offer a full at-home management option for the estimated 13 million Americans living with urinary incontinence

Here’s how AI hallucinations are creating a patient safety problem no one is talking about.

Insurers pledged six fixes to prior authorization in June 2025. A year later, only 24% of physicians say denials are getting the specialty-matched review that was promised first.

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Meanwhile, patients will pay because employers expect health insurance premiums to rise 10% in 2027.