March 24th 2025
A new JAMA study shows preventable deaths rising in every U.S. state, defying global progress.
A view from the front lines in a pediatric practice.
March 21st 2025
Internal medicine is single largest training specialty, according to figures from medical groups.
Because early detection is key, here is what clinicians should know about advanced strategies and emerging treatments to optimize patient outcomes in bladder cancer management.
March 20th 2025
Public health experts describe the latest on measles cases in Texas and broader concerns about vaccinations.
Match 2025 — By the numbers: a slideshow
A look at the figures from the National Resident Matching Program.
Federal residency funding expands primary care pipeline, study finds
ACA provisions boost primary care training amid worsening physician shortage.
What health care CFOs predict for 2025
After years of volatility, health care leaders across the nation’s hospitals, health systems, and other health care organizations view 2025 with cautious optimism.
Top medical schools for physicians working in primary care – a slideshow
U.S. News & World Report, AAFP tally colleges with physician alumni working in family, internal, and pediatric medicine.
Access and transparency, AI challenges, women’s health — what directions are best for primary care?
Three experts weigh in on contemporary issues for the National Academy of Medicine.
How neuro-symbolic AI closes the trust gap for physicians
A more human way of thinking can overcome legitimate concerns that doctors have about artificial intelligence.
CDC considers allowing nonphysicians to read complex chest x-rays: What could go wrong?
The CDC requests public comment on the possibility of allowing NPPs to read chest x-rays of workers at risk for pneumoconiosis.
Trump: Administration will ‘keep our children healthy and strong’
President mentions some health care issues in address to Congress.
Wellvana acquires CVS Health’s MSSP business, expands value-based care reach
The transaction positions Wellvana as a leading value-based care enabler, extending services to approximately one million Medicare patients across 40 states.
Trump tariffs on imports and effects on health care, explained
President Trump says it’s necessary to impose extra costs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China. What does that mean for the health care sector? Potentially, a lot.
Health care money trail could lead to policy solutions to control spending while improving patient outcomes
Author discusses new study that breaks down health care spending and medical conditions over a decade, and what that could mean for the future.
Trump orders ‘radical transparency’ for health care pricing
Executive order says HHS will ‘rapidly enforce’ price disclosures by hospitals, health insurers.
Financial toll of health conditions: hundreds of billions of dollars
Author describes origin of new study that breaks down health care spending and medical conditions over a decade.
Public vastly overestimates primary care spending, study finds
U.S. general public overestimated primary care funding by 10 times.
Massive study on medical conditions and spending aims to fill in knowledge gaps about U.S. health care
Author describes origin of new cost breakdown on health care spending over a decade.
FDA layoffs spark industry, lawmaker backlash over risks to patient safety
AdvaMed, Senate Democrats warn of regulatory slowdowns and public health threats following mass layoffs at the FDA.
Health insurers say they’ll do better … time will tell if they do
Insurers promised change after Brian Thompson’s murder, but some seem more committed that others
Per capita spending on health care: 13 states at the bottom
New study outlines health care spending down to the county level.
Health care spending per person: 12 states where it is highest — a slideshow
Primary care ‘reaching a breaking point,’ experts say
Scorecard has bad marks for health care system that devotes rhetoric and attention — but not money — to primary care.
‘Underfunded and undervalued’ — primary care dwindles as chronic disease booms
U.S. health care system gets failing grade for supporting primary care, say Milbank Memorial Fund and the Physicians Foundation.
Preventive antimicrobials: A promising solution to antibiotic resistance
Prevention beats treatment for everyone — patients, payers and investors.
Health care spending has wide variation, with Type 2 diabetes as top condition, according to major study
Research estimates health care spending by conditions, age, types of care, down to county level.
Health care profits flow to shareholders, not patient care, study finds
Yale researchers revealed $2.6 trillion in payouts over two decades, raising concerns about affordability and reinvestment.
Primary care: Fighting AMR on the front line of medicine
Other clinicians and patients all have a place in slowing the spread of antimicrobial resistance.
An ounce of prevention: How primary care physicians can help patients avoid cancer
Screenings are also crucial, but prior authorization requirements create a barrier to care.
Primary care is harder to access since the COVID-19 pandemic
A recent Dartmouth study finds primary care practices struggling with accessibility despite advances in practice capabilities since 2017-2018.
Hospital performance showed continued stability in 2024
Expenses continued to rise throughout the year, but they did not outpace inflation
Cancer screenings and prevention: How primary care physicians are saving lives
A family medicine specialist who works with cancer survivorship explains a study that shows how vital screenings are for patients.
AMR: On diagnosing illness, pharmaceutical companies, and global effects
An expert on antimicrobial resistance discusses how it involves patients in local doctors’ offices and around the world.