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The top news stories in medicine this week.

Misdiagnosis, contraindicated treatments and missed care are all on the table when AI becomes a patient's first (and only) stop.

Rosemarie Aznavorian, D.N.P., RN, CENP, CCWP, CCRN, says unread lab results, treatment anxiety and simple curiosity are all sending patients to AI — sometimes before their doctor has a chance to weigh in.

WalletHub's annual ranking of all 50 states and Washington, D.C., finds the Midwest and Mountain West leading the pack, powered by strong cost-adjusted pay, affordable malpractice insurance and low burnout rates.

It’s not just burnout when patient numbers increase but doctors are not allowed adequate time and treatments for them.

The largest residency match in history shows a gap that is raising alarms about the long-term primary care pipeline.

Rosemarie Aznavorian, D.N.P., RN, CENP, CCWP, CCRN, says clinicians should be worried about AI. She has one clear piece of advice for how to handle those conversations.

Patients are turning to AI tools across every care setting — and in rural communities, chronic conditions often go undetected until it's too late.

AI self-diagnosis has real upsides, but symptoms that mimic each other can easily send patients down the wrong path.

Can team-based models, AI integration, and policy reform sustain the profession amid workforce challenges and the industry's shift to value-based care?

High costs of living, expensive malpractice insurance and crowded physician markets push several Northeastern states and the District of Columbia to the bottom of WalletHub's annual ranking.

Declining enrollment, early retirements and rising patient acuity are hitting simultaneously, and the consequences for care are already visible.

An attorney specializing in employment law discusses artificial intelligence and noncompetes.

Richard E. Anderson, M.D., FACP, says the system around American medicine is shifting faster than the law, or physicians, can keep up with.

An attorney specializing in employment law discusses artificial intelligence and noncompetes.

Texas 2036's Charles Miller, J.D., breaks down the market consolidation, pricing failures and coverage gaps that are making it harder than ever for independent physicians to survive.

A diverse physician workforce would improve patient care, but ‘substantial barriers’ keep medicine inaccessible for people with disabilities.

An attorney specializing in employment law discusses artificial intelligence and noncompetes.

Richard E. Anderson, M.D., FACP, points to 50 years of evidence and says caps on noneconomic damages remain the single most effective lever physicians and medical societies can pull.

An attorney specializing in employment law discusses artificial intelligence and noncompetes.

Kelly Villella of Wolters Kluwer Health breaks down a new survey of physician assistants.

Richard E. Anderson, M.D., FACP, says rural hospitals are shedding services and the uninsured rate is climbing — and he calls it a "rolling" crisis, not an approaching one.

Richard E. Anderson, M.D., FACP, explains how massive jury awards ripple far beyond individual cases — and why the cultural forces driving them aren't going away.

An attorney specializing in employment law discusses artificial intelligence and noncompetes.