Internal medicine represents the largest primary care specialty, with 48% of all primary care physicians practicing in this field, according to new data from KFF. In contrast, obstetrics and gynecology represents 10.1% of the primary care workforce, underscoring a significant…

NYU Langone Health entered 2026 with a No. 1 ranking from Vizient as the nation’s top academic medical center for quality and safety, and all 13 of its specialties placed in the top 20 by U.S. News & World Report.…

The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network made two changes to transplant rules aimed at improving communication and safety, but critics say they may raise ethical and patient care issues, NPR reported Oct. 28. On Aug. 20, the OPTN board of…

The CDC found four drug-resistant pathogens require urgent and aggressive action, according to its 2026 Antimicrobial Resistance Threats Report. The 2026 report, published Oct. 27, estimates the impact of 19 drug-resistant bacterial and fungal pathogens on human health in the…

Most women physicians want to work part time within a decade of finishing training. Far fewer actually do, according to research at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.  A study published Aug. 27 in JAMA Network Open tracked 710…

Older adults who received two weeks of home-delivered meals post-discharge were 69% less likely to be readmitted within 14 days, a Durham, N.C.-based Duke University study found. The study, published on Sept. 19 in Journal of Hospital Medicine, analyzed data…

Six medical schools and campuses are slated to welcome their first students in 2027, adding to a wave of new programs aimed at easing projected physician shortages.  Four have earned preliminary accreditation or pre-accreditation, which allows them to recruit their…

CDC deputy director and chief medical officer Jennifer Shuford, MD, is leaving the agency after six months, The Washington Post reported Oct. 26. Dr. Shuford, an infectious disease physician, previously served as Texas’ health commissioner and was hired in April…

More than 250 hospitals across 28 states have signed HHS’ pledge to provide more nutritious food, the federal health agency announced Oct. 26.  The pledge asks hospitals to prepare patient meals with nutrient-dense, scratch-cooked ingredients, provide nutrition counseling and information…

A single mutation in the H1N1 influenza virus — G155E — is emerging as the defining feature of a flu season that has arrived months ahead of schedule and may slip past some people’s immunity, researchers told Nature, CNN and…