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The latest America’s Health Rankings report reveals deep regional and socioeconomic divides in population health. These were the least healthy states in 2025.

New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont lead the 2025 America’s Health Rankings, but even the highest-scoring states are juggling chronic disease, affordability and access gaps that show up in exam rooms.

What are the top priorities facing physicians across the country this year?

Pediatrician David Higgins, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., explains why true vaccine hesitancy is rarer than headlines suggest, how social media distorts the picture and what physicians can do to rebuild trust one conversation at a time.

Food should be whole, nutrient dense and free of added sugar, according to new federal recommendations.

Some physicians are pushing back on the catch-all label “provider,” saying it confuses patients, blurs credentials and chips away at professional identity.

Wearables, artificial intelligence and workplace care models push medicine further from the clinic and deeper into daily life, group says.

A physician expert discusses changes in RPM policy and reimbursement.

A slideshow with steps to take for better physical and mental wellness this year.

A physician expert discusses changes in RPM policy and reimbursement.

In November 2025, a panel of physicians, practice leaders and health care experts unpacked the challenges facing independent medical practice, and what the future may look like in 2026.

Executive order recognizes potential medical use for cannabis, but there still are numerous details to work out.

CDC adopts ACIP recommendation against universal vaccination for newborns of women who test negative.

Key numbers and trends from the AAMC’s latest medical school enrollment and applicant data.

Total enrollment passed 100,000 for the first time, even as applications only recently began to recover from several years of decline, according to new AAMC data.

Lawsuit filed over parental access to children’s medical records piles on allegations of anticompetitive behavior by Epic.

American Osteopathic Association file class action lawsuit against American Board of Internal Medicine program director requirements.

But claims are ‘terrible, terrible distortion’ of facts about shots against diseases, ACIP member argues.

New JAMA analysis tracks employer-sponsored insurance, wages and inflation from 1999 to 2024.

American College of Physicians President Jason M. Goldman, MD, MACP, describes challenges and solutions.

Discussion gets into science and balance of public health with personal autonomy.

What the official language from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and the Vaccines for Children resolution states.

The critical role of financial transparency and empathy to improve patient satisfaction

Do parents really know every shot and treatment that happens to newborns?