August 15th 2025
Nominees due in early September, so online application process is open.
August 8th 2025
CDC, American Heart Association publish reports quantifying consumption and offering policy recommendations.
August 6th 2025
Bankruptcy consultant Gibbins Advisors reports on key economic indicators for the second quarter.
August 5th 2025
Trio of studies examines state of CRC and best ways to engage patients since USPSTF updated screening recommendations in 2021.
HealthTap DPC model made possible by Big Beautiful Bill Act
‘The silent pandemic’ — AMR: Vaccines or antimicrobials? The best medicine needs both
‘The silent pandemic’ — AMR: The financial element of creating new antibiotics
An infectious disease specialist discusses the state of AMR, antimicrobial resistance, and why it is a threat to modern health care.
‘The silent pandemic’ — AMR: Developing new antibiotic drugs, or not
AMR: ‘The silent pandemic’ — The state of antimicrobial resistance in medicine
Lung cancer screenings can uncover treatable emphysema in patients
With advances in treatment options, primary care physicians have more good reasons to urge smokers to get screened.
Biomedical research money should go toward greatest disease burden to help Americans the most: NASEM
New report identifies ‘misalignment’ between research spending and chronic diseases that affect millions of people.
Where health insurance payers control primary care
New study examines market share concentration and finds UnitedHealth Group’s Optum is increasing its ownership in primary care.
FDA leader touts achievements of first 100 days; NIH will cap publishing fees while disseminating research results
FDA also publishes review letters in new drug approval process.
Optum, other health insurers are gaining more and more control of primary care across the country: study
The number of primary care physicians employed by health insurance payers grew from 2016 to 2023, researchers say.
GLP-1s a good start to treat obesity, but patients need nutritional counseling and more, experts say
New advisory endorsed by major medical groups outlines state of health care around GLP-1 drugs and obesity treatment.
Biggest health care fraud crackdown in U.S. history targets $14.6B in alleged scams
Justice Department charges 324 defendants, including 96 licensed medical professionals, in sweeping nationwide takedown that reveals a surge in transnational, telehealth and opioid schemes.
Physicians in private practice — or not: Contributing to the MAHA movement
A leader of the American Independent Medical Practice Association discusses new AMA findings about the state of private practice physicians.
Physicians in private practice — or not: Technology to the rescue?
Physicians in private practice — or not: How is customer service in medicine?
Doctors, patients, insurers all frustrated with prior authorization, RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz say
HHS, CMS leaders announce massive health insurance industry changes to reform prior authorization across health care.
Physicians in private practice — or not: Burnout and autonomy in medicine, part two
Physicians in private practice — or not: Burnout and autonomy in medicine, part one
Physicians in private practice — or not: Regulatory burdens pile onto the decline, part 2
PA job titles, practice requirements get changes in four states
Maine, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Oklahoma lawmakers approve new rules; PA organization says momentum is building for the profession.
Physicians in private practice — or not: Lower reimbursement and greater costs cause the decline, part 1
Fewer first-generation students are finishing medical school, study finds
Attrition rates highlight gaps in socioeconomic diversity and equity within physician pipeline.
Physicians in private practice — or not: Key findings by specialty
Physicians in private practice — or not: How many are left?
Physicians in private practice — or not: Introducing AIMPA
Cannabis rescheduling: What direction will the Trump administration go?
Despite advocates and state actions, hard evidence is scant and there is no national consensus that cannabis is a medical treatment, scholars say.
Sanders, senators float ban on direct-to-consumer ads for prescription drugs
Under new legislation, patients would get far fewer suggestions to ‘ask your doctor if…’
How will tariffs affect prescription drugs? Get ready for price increases
Experts examine drug pricing policies and potential effects of new tariffs on imports.
Independent physicians and practices disappearing from rural landscape
Physicians Advocacy Institute publishes figures on five-year decline.
Report: Many health care organizations aren’t ready for GenAI
Wolters Kluwer’s new report reveals high hopes for generative AI across health care, but few organizations have the policies, training or infrastructure to make it work.
Forgotten and failing: The crisis in women’s health and how to fix it
Life expectancy has been unchanged for American women for a century — and may get worse due to lifestyle choices.