JAMA Network announced a new resource called JAMA+ Trials that is “designed to elevate the visibility, accessibility and understanding of trusted clinical trial research across medicine,” according to a press release.The platform features a searchable collection of recent trials across the JAMA Network’s 13 journals, a rotating set of trial themes designed to stimulate conversation and debate about trials, as well as tailored educational resources on trial design, conduct and reporting.Alison J. Huang, MD, MPhil, MAS, a clinical epidemiologist and trialist who has led
Healio has partnered with the Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education, or NPACE, to integrate its Healio AI tool into NPACE’s in-person and on-demand CME.“NPACE is excited to further our collaboration with Healio and the new Healio AI tool,” NPACE Chief Operating Officer Josh Plotkin said in a press release. “AI is quickly ascending to the forefront of being used by advanced practice providers. Healio’s AI tool, being predicated on medical research, studies and professional insights, will enhance professional development and learning across NPACE
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired the chair and vice chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, according to letters obtained by Healio.The vice chair was Esa M. Davis, MD, MPH, FAAFP, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and the chair was John B. Wong, MD, MACP, a professor at Tufts University School of Medicine.According to the task force’s website, Davis was appointed vice chair in March 2025. She previously served as a member from January 2021 to December 2024. Wong was appointed chair in March. He had served in the task force since
Infectious disease experts on Thursday criticized U.S. health officials’ response to the hantavirus outbreak that killed three passengers on a cruise ship.“I’m not overstating this, it is a travesty,” Infectious Diseases Society of America CEO Jeanne M. Marrazzo, MD, MPH, said in an IDSA press briefing.According to WHO, three people aboard the MV Hondius have died and at least eight have been sickened by Andes virus, a type of hantavirus found in South America that can be transmitted person to person, but usually only through close contact, the CDC notes. There were 17 Americans onboard among
Medicine is full of remarkable specialties, but for me infectious diseases is one of the most intellectually demanding and unpredictable among them, and that’s exactly why I love it.ID has a way of showing up everywhere. At some point, almost every specialty hits a question that traces back to a bug, a host response or an antibiotic decision. You cannot be a good ID physician without understanding pharmacology, microbiology, immunology and the nuanced physiology of every organ system. Every consult is a lesson in critical thinking.And just when you think you’ve started to master
Medicine is full of remarkable specialties, but for me infectious diseases is one of the most intellectually demanding and unpredictable among them, and that’s exactly why I love it.ID has a way of showing up everywhere. At some point, almost every specialty hits a question that traces back to a bug, a host response or an antibiotic decision. You cannot be a good ID physician without understanding pharmacology, microbiology, immunology and the nuanced physiology of every organ system. Every consult is a lesson in critical thinking.And just when you think you’ve started to master
Americans have a greater trust in the scientists working in federal health agencies than the Trump administration-appointed leaders running them, according to a poll.The poll from the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania showed that 67% of Americans expressed confidence in career scientists working at federal health agencies, compared with their 43% confidence in agency leaders.“The findings are not surprising,” said Healio | Infectious Disease News Editorial Board Member J. Glenn Morris Jr., MD, MPH&TM, professor and former director of the Emerging Pathogens
Americans have a greater trust in the scientists working in federal health agencies than the Trump administration-appointed leaders running them, according to a poll.The poll from the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania showed that 67% of Americans expressed confidence in career scientists working at federal health agencies, compared with their 43% confidence in agency leaders.“The findings are not surprising,” said Healio | Infectious Disease News Editorial Board Member J. Glenn Morris Jr., MD, MPH&TM, professor and former director of the Emerging Pathogens
Americans have a greater trust in the scientists working in federal health agencies than the Trump administration-appointed leaders running them, according to a poll.The poll from the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania showed that 67% of Americans expressed confidence in career scientists working at federal health agencies, compared with their 43% confidence in agency leaders.“The findings are not surprising,” said Healio | Infectious Disease News Editorial Board Member J. Glenn Morris Jr., MD, MPH&TM, professor and former director of the Emerging Pathogens
Americans have a greater trust in the scientists working in federal health agencies than the Trump administration-appointed leaders running them, according to a poll.The poll from the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania showed that 67% of Americans expressed confidence in career scientists working at federal health agencies, compared with their 43% confidence in agency leaders.“The findings are not surprising,” said Healio | Infectious Disease News Editorial Board Member J. Glenn Morris Jr., MD, MPH&TM, professor and former director of the Emerging Pathogens
Major health care policy changes under the Trump administration have driven some professional medical organizations to take different approaches to their advocacy strategies.During President Donald J. Trump’s second term, the administration has launched initiatives aimed at improving nutrition and reducing chronic diseases in youth — issues that many experts say need to be addressed. But many policy changes, like reducing the number of recommended vaccines for children, expiring health insurance subsidies, Medicaid cuts and student loan limits under H.R. 1, or the “One Big
HHS announced new voluntary commitments to increase nutrition education within medical schools.According to an agency press release, 53 medical schools across 31 states will provide at least 40 hours of nutrition education, “or implement a 40-hour competency equivalent,” beginning in the fall of 2026.HHS will also allocate $5 million through an NIH nutrition education challenge “to support medical schools, nursing, residency, nutrition science and dietician programs that integrate nutrition education into their curricula,” the release said.The agency said that this funding will help programs
An elderly patient came to the ED after slipping on the ice. I knew her ankle was broken since the lower extremity was swollen and deformed.Nonetheless, she smiled, her energy was appreciative, and she thanked me each time I circled back and updated her. At discharge, I handed her the paperwork, smiled and said, “cool shoes.” Months later, I noticed a package in my hospital mail slot: she sent a similar pair of shoes with a thank-you note.As an emergency medicine and lifestyle medicine doctor, I practice and speak about the health benefits of gratitude, or being thankful and appreciative,
Congress passed a bipartisan spending package on Feb. 3 that carries ramifications for telehealth, pharmacy benefit managers, funding for physicians’ mental health resources and more.The five-bill, $1.2 trillion spending package was signed into law by President Donald J. Trump, ending a partial 3-day government shutdown.According to the American Telemedicine Association (ATA), among the telehealth provisions extended through the “minibus” include:“This is a significant and hard-earned win for the telehealth community and for ATA and ATA Action,” Alexis Apple, ATA vice president of public
Fear of needles is one of health care’s most common, and most ignored, barriers.Millions of people experience anxiety or panic attacks at just the sight of a syringe. Some avoid routine vaccinations or postpone blood tests or IV treatments until symptoms worsen. Many who intend to donate blood never show up, held back by a fear they rarely admit aloud.This is not only a personal struggle. It is a public health problem, too. Surveys show that young adults often cite needle anxiety as the top reason they do not donate blood. This extends to care in hospitals daily: the child who must be
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