November 06, 2025

‘Wasteful’? Doctors Call It Essential

Proposed cuts to the Hospital Preparedness Program may limit hospitals’ capacity to manage pandemics, natural disasters, and mass-casualty events affecting U.S. health systems.

KFF Health News

November 06, 2025

Top 10 States to Practice Infectious Diseases

The following list highlights the states that offer the most favorable conditions for infectious disease physicians.

Conexiant

November 06, 2025

Microbiome: COVID-19's Hidden Factor?

Pre-pandemic microbiome composition influences severe disease outcomes years later in a population study. 

Conexiant

November 05, 2025

Shame in Medicine—A Quiet Epidemic

A new movement in medicine aims to teach “shame competence,” helping physicians recognize and manage one of the field’s most corrosive yet overlooked emotions.

KFF Health News

October 30, 2025

Viral Infections Increase Cardiovascular Disease Risk 

Systematic review identifies influenza, COVID-19, HIV, hepatitis C, and herpes zoster as significant cardiac risk factors in analysis of 155 studies.

Conexiant

October 27, 2025

State to End Vaccine Mandates — What Then?

After decades of required shots, Florida plans to make school immunizations optional — and experts stay quiet.

KFF Health News

October 22, 2025

Fall Vaccines: What’s New, What’s Not

Updated CDC fall vaccine guidance simplifies covid, flu, and RSV shots with broad access and minimal changes from last year.

KFF Health News

October 22, 2025

Primary Care Workload: 62 Hours Weekly

Electronic records detail physician work hours across multiple primary care clinics.

Conexiant

October 16, 2025

HHS Memo: Fringe Finds a Footing

From wheat fields to Washington: a decades-old fear about skies and 'sprays' rises again, colliding with science, social media, and the machinery of federal policymaking.

KFF Health News