February 04, 2026

Who Decides When a Doctor Steps Back?

Cognitive decline, credentialing, and why “I’ll know” often isn’t enough.

KFF Health News

January 27, 2026

AI Scribes: Efficiency for Whom?

Unresolved safety, privacy, and regulatory concerns may limit benefits of AI scribes for physicians and patients.

Conexiant

January 15, 2026

NPs Top US Jobs List Again

The nurse practitioner profession claims the No. 1 spot across three categories in the U.S. News & World Report 2026 Best Jobs rankings for the third consecutive year.

Conexiant

January 12, 2026

Atypical Meningococcemia: Diagnostic Lessons From a Fatal Case

A fatal NEJM case highlights how invasive meningococcal disease—particularly serogroup W—can present without rash, masquerade as gastrointestinal illness, and rapidly progress to shock and DIC.

Conexiant

May 27, 2025

FDA Approves Infant Use of MenQuadfi

MenQuadfi becomes the first meningococcal vaccine approved for infants as young as 6 weeks.

Reuters

July 26, 2024

Healing and Owing: U.S. Health Workers' $150 Billion Debt Dilemma

A new study exposes the alarming levels of medical and educational debt burdening U.S. health care workers, with debt disproportionately affecting women, Black workers, and those in lower-paying fields.

Conexiant

January 15, 2025

Bertagnolli to Exit NIH Director Role

NIH director, Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli, is stepping down after launching major initiatives in women's health and long COVID research, indicating optimism for their continuation under new leadership.

Conexiant

June 24, 2025

HSV-1 Restructures Human Genome via Hijacking

Researchers uncovered how herpes simplex virus type 1 reprograms human chromatin structure by hijacking transcriptional machinery, potentially revealing a new antiviral target.

Conexiant

September 09, 2025

Merger Cure? Rural Hospitals Try Networks

Mobile magnetic resonance imaging units and rural hospital networks support independent hospitals in improving access to diagnostic imaging and patient care in underserved areas.

KFF Health News