The Liaison Committee on Medical Education has granted preliminary accreditation to two new medical schools, one in New Orleans and one in Provo, Utah. Both can now recruit their first classes, which will start in summer 2027. Here is where…

As hospitals are filled with patients beyond capacity, boarding times in the ED rise. A recent study of 46 million ED visits found that more than one in four admitted patients now wait beyond the four-hour safety standard for an…

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia researchers have identified previously unknown MAP2K4 gene variants associated with a neurodevelopmental disorder. Researchers identified nine patients with de novo MAP2K4 variants and one additional patient with a MAP2K4 variant of unknown inheritance, according to an…

Dual-trained physicians are rare, but they add valuable insight for patient care and system operations, Mohammed Imran Aslam, MD, director of acute mechanical circulatory support and director of Robert Kung Interventional Heart Failure Clinical and Research Fellowship Program at Boston-based…

Hospitals where more emergency department nurses reported inadequate staffing had longer ED stays and more patients leaving without being seen, a 10-state study of 410 hospitals found. The study, published Sept. 25 in Medical Care, was led by researchers at…

CMS established a new physician nutrition specialist specialty code, effective Oct. 1, to make these rare specialists easier to identify.  Who physician nutrition specialists are A physician nutrition specialist has expertise in clinical nutrition and applies evidence-based medicine to clinical…

People who said they were harmed by unapproved peptides such as BPC-157 said their accounts are being drowned out as HHS moves to widen access to the compounds, KFF Health News reported Oct. 13. Five things to know:  1. Patients…

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine is teaming up with OpenEvidence, a popular AI-powered clinical reference app, to redesign how physicians are trained and how evidence reaches the bedside.  OpenEvidence is one of the fastest-growing tools in American medicine, with more than…

The compound 7-hydroxymitragynine, or 7-OH, occurs naturally in trace amounts in kratom leaves, but products containing concentrated 7-OH — sometimes called “gas station heroin” — are now sold as tablets, gummies and liquid shots at gas stations, smoke shops and…

HHS and the Administration for Community Living are awarding nine organizations a total of $27.8 million for three falls prevention initiatives. The funds will expand proven programs, and help state and local partners reach more older adults before a fall…