March 31st 2025
Meanwhile, FTC members contest removal by Trump.
March 25th 2025
People who requested genetic tests were customers, not patients, so legal protection may be limited.
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.
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.
Health care drivers – and headwinds – for 2025 and beyond
An analysis by Gibbins Advisors.
2024 health care bankruptcies down from 2023, but still greater than recent average
Steward Health Care tops list as biggest hospital sector bankruptcy in decades, analyst says.
Trump tariffs and health care: Protecting the national interest or driving up prices?
Health care organizations react to president’s declaration on imported medicines and medical equipment.
Health insurance companies hold too much sway over patient care, doctors say
Sermo Barometer poll has results about private equity influence as well.
AMR: Antimicrobial resistance at the patient level
An infectious disease expert describes the state of AMR – and how to fight it.
Physicians are concerned with the current state of primary care
401 primary care physicians share their grievances with the state of health care in the 2025 Physician Health Survey from MDVIP and Ipsos.
Medical school applicant trends 2024-2025
According to new AAMC data, the 2024-2025 academic year has seen the fewest medical school applicants in seven years, among other findings.
Firearm-related hospitalizations rose sharply during COVID-19 pandemic, study finds
Did an increase in gun purchases lead to the increase in firearm-related injuries?
Trump administration nixes proposal to ban menthol cigarettes
Biden administration was criticized for not following through on flavored cigarette rule.
2025: Innovations in health care software development
What to watch as software shapes the future of medicine, starting now.
The Weight Loss Drug Revolution: GLP-1 RA drugs inspire new excitement for metabolic bariatric surgeons
Proponents say the surgical procedures are underutilized and misunderstood in contemporary medicine.
The Weight Loss Drug Revolution: Helping patients avoid phony medicine scams
With high demand but high prices for antiobesity drugs, patients may fall for phony pharmaceuticals.
The total number of medical school applicants fell to the lowest level since 2017-18
2024 saw the fewest number of medical school applicants in seven years, more female applicants than male and a decline in underrepresented matriculants, according to AAMC data.
Health care in transition: Trends shaping 2025
How technology and policy will redefine care.
The state of AI diagnostics in health care: projected 24.6% CAGR through 2030
A market analysis report from Grand View Research projects the AI diagnostics market size to grow at a CAGR of 24.60% through 2030.
Trump HHS nominee RFK Jr. to get hearing this month
News outlets report opposition to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccines, reproductive issues and more.
AAFP’s prescription for primary care success in 2025
By helping family physicians, the new Congress and administration would bolster health care across the nation.
How health care providers can stay compliant with HIPAA audit changes
HHS-OIG’s recommended changes to the audit program aim to strengthen data protections.
Trump administration should continue momentum on tackling the medical debt crisis
After running on a platform of bringing economic relief, President Trump must strengthen, not dismantle, existing programs.
Private equity and hospital-affiliated physicians are more expensive than independent docs
The number of doctors working for hospitals and private equity-backed firms is on the rise
Former CDC director issues special report on the U.S. physician shortage
Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, former CDC director, co-authored a special report on the physician shortage in the U.S., published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
A new definition of obesity is needed, expert analysts say
Clinical and preclinical are distinctions that could guide patient treatment, public health and medical policy going forward, according to study commission.
The biggest trends and challenges for medical groups
Data from the recent AMGA 2024 Medical Group Operations and Finance Survey reveal medical groups continue to face challenges related to providing quality, cost-effective care in a constantly evolving health care environment.
Will FDA lower limit on nicotine in cigarettes? Health experts say the time is right
A policy scenario to lower nicotine in tobacco products was published during the first Trump administration. FDA may be poised to bring it back for more consideration.
Perspective piece calls for physician strike regulations
New perspective calls for regulatory reforms to address the rising trend of physician strikes in the U.S. based on international examples.
Hospitals face mounting financial pressures amid declining margins, rising expenses
Financial sustainability of some hospitals comes into question
Private equity investors put ‘profits over patients,’ according to new Senate report
Two companies highlighted in bipartisan review of ‘detrimental effects of PE ownership on hospitals and their patients.’
Medical, health care and business conferences 2025 – a slideshow
Where will you go to meet fellow professionals this year?