September 17th, 2026U.S. Preventive Services Task Force roster adds new cardiologists, radiologist, health economistRFK Jr. appoints members to fill a panel that has not met in more than a year, but is influential on primary care.Read more
September 25th, 2026CMS cancels ACA coverage for 760,000; bill would ban corporate ownership of practices; physician pay rises in every specialty group — Morning Medical Update Weekly RecapThe top news stories in medicine this week.Read more
September 25th, 2026Independent practice on the road to extinction: Why the next generation won't own the stethoscope, let alone the buildingFour forces created the perfect storm to sink physician-owned medicine. There are policies that could help keep it afloat.Read more
September 22nd, 2026Chasing zero? The united risk associated with striving for no harmWhat if a greater number of reported safety events actually meant a hospital is safer for patients?Read more
September 21st, 2026USPSTF must focus on preventive medicine, not politics, ACP saysKidney care advocates praise new appointees; advocacy group notes the task force creates financial effects on patients.Read more
September 21st, 2026We screen for cancer before symptoms appear. Cognitive decline should be no different.How primary care can bring cancer-screening logic to cognitive health on World Alzheimer’s Day (and every day).Read more
September 18th, 2026AI leaders ask for a slowdown, and health care ignores them; Medicare's AI prior auth pilot denied 5,944 requests; 59% of health care workers plan to look for a new job — Morning Medical Update Weekly RecapThe top news stories in medicine this week.Read more
September 17th, 2026On National Physician Suicide Awareness Day 2026, 71% of physicians say mental health stigma persistsA new Physicians Foundation survey finds 36% of physicians say they or a colleague feared seeking mental health care because of questions on licensing, credentialing or insurance applications.Read more