August 26th 2025
Survey finds 95% of health care providers globally worried about flu, RSV and COVID-19, with misinformation fueling vaccine hesitancy.
August 25th 2025
Drexel University research shows simple changes could make primary care visits more welcoming and less stressful for patients.
August 22nd 2025
Private practices can use automation to close care gaps, improve outcomes, and deepen patient trust
August 21st 2025
AI and social media now rival referrals and review sites in shaping patient choice.
Bridging gaps to renew trust and deliver quality care
Prior authorization reform legislation – what supporters are saying
A slideshow with reaction and responses to latest version of the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act.
Patient portal messages: Why there's a gender gap in physicians responding
Jennifer N. Lee, M.D. recently conducted a study on managing patient portal messages at her medical practice — and found something interesting about physician gender.
Defining long COVID – a slideshow
National Academy of Medicine proposes a standard way to discuss ‘a widespread, poorly understood medical condition.’
Looking back – and ahead – on the 30th anniversary of FDA approval for naltrexone as a treatment for alcohol use disorder
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is an effective treatment for AUD, but it remains underutilized by the medical community.
National Academy of Medicine proposes common definition of long COVID
Report says lack of agreement over definition creates a challenge for patient, physicians, researchers and policy makers.
Physicians say documentation burdens are impeding patient care
New AMIA survey plans on detailing responses from doctors, other clinicians twice a year.
Can better patient portal management help improve physician burnout?
A new study tested a different way to handle patient portal message inflow at a medical practice.
FDA vs. MDMA; home health aide health; illegal opioid sales – Morning Medical Update
The top news stories in medicine today.
As cannabis use grows, primary care needs to integrate screening for patients
Study examines reasons and relative low rates of screening for patient use of the drug.
ACP: Physicians, not AI, must guide patient care
American College of Physicians publishes position paper on best practices for integrating artificial intelligence into health care.
Sleep apnea increases risk of future hospitalization for older adults
Findings to be presented in national conference this week.
Dietary counseling lacking in treatment for heart patients
Researchers say ‘tremendous’ results are possible with dietary changes, but few patients get nutrition information.
How one medical practice used medical assistants to handle patient portal messages
Innovative workflow at Penn Family Care reduces physician burnout and enhances efficiency
Pushing past average: How to create a stellar online reputation and improve patient experiences
Why great medical practices have mediocre online reviews, and how they can be improved through the power of the patient voice.
Generative AI: A game-changer for primary care physicians
What are the time sinks taking you away from your patients? Artificial intelligence will assist those on the front lines of medicine.
AI and patient safety; protection from the sun; fraudulent medical testing – Morning Medical Update
Recovery after a shooting; regulating biotechnology; presidential politics and health care – Morning Medical Update
Navigating the complexities of the good in modern medical practice
Defining what constitutes “the good of the patient: is complex in a modern, diverse society where multiple perspectives and values coexist
Rural health care falling behind nationally, and action is needed now, AMA president-elect says
Physicians must lead the charge for legislative changes that will help them treat rural patients disproportionately suffering from ill health.
How doctors can help patients understand and cope with health care costs
Educating patients about their payment options produces better health outcomes and bolsters practice revenue
Representatives ponder balance of regulation, innovation in health care
Small Business Committee sympathetic to independent physician practices.
ACA helps patients get access to better cancer care
Pennsylvania study examines treatment before and after federal law regarding health insurance, Medicaid expansion.
Documenting non-compliance in health care records
Should we tell patients that they are not compliant when they counter argue?
Beyond blame: Treating obesity as a complex chronic condition
A crucial shift is underway—from viewing obesity solely as a personal failing to recognize it as a nuanced medical condition deserving of comprehensive treatment strategies.
Insurance doesn’t always protect patients from medical debt. Here’s how providers can help.
In a world of high deductibles and copays, health insurance offers less protection from medical debt than it did a generation ago.
Suicide prevention plan; advising FDA; HIV and ‘vampire facials’– Morning Medical Update
Delays in urgent care: a slideshow
Patients say they could not access urgent care when they needed it in the last year.
Avian flu spreads; stairway to health; protecting health data – Morning Medical Update
Doctors less likely to engage Black caregivers in shared decision-making
Study finds race-based disparities in offering empathy, communicating medical information
Antismoking advocates blast White House for delaying ban on menthol cigarettes
HHS: More time needed to study potential effects of new rules for flavored tobacco products.