STAT+: UnitedHealth pays its own physician groups 17% more than outside ones, study shows

UnitedHealth Group pays its own physician practices much more than it pays competing practices, a new study finds, reinforcing STAT’s own analysis on the subject and presenting fresh evidence that the conglomerate may be skirting a rule designed...

Iowa physician again faces sex-related disciplinary charges

(Photo courtesy of the Iowa Board of Medicine) An Iowa physician previously sanctioned for sexual misconduct is now facing disciplinary charges of sexual harassment. The Iowa Board of Medicine has charged Dr. Danny Lewis Jr., a family-practice...

Preaddiction Intervention Could Save Lives

The mistaken belief that people with substance use disorders (SUDs) must "hit rock bottom" has shaped addiction care for decades. This model contrasts with how medicine manages chronic illnesses, where early detection and proactive treatment are...

Indi Setu London: Experts Urge Balance Between Clinical Insight and AI Efficiency in Healthcare

London/IBNS: At the Indi Setu Thought Leadership Summit in London last month, leading healthcare professionals and innovators examined how artificial intelligence (AI) can sharpen diagnosis, enhance precision, and improve efficiency — while...

UPS’s acquisition of Andlauer Healthcare Group is a done deal

Atlanta-based global freight transportation and logistics services provider UPS said today that its pending acquisition of Vaughan, Ontario-based Andlauer Healthcare Group (AHG) has been made official. As per the terms of the deal UPS said that...

Russian teens can’t stop talking about this 'miracle' weight loss pill. But why are doctors worried?

A new so-called “miracle” weight-loss pill is sweeping across Russian social media, promising quick results without exercise or dieting. Branded as Molecule Plus, the capsule has gone viral on TikTok, but doctors are warning that its popularity...

STAT+: Medicare to cut pay for specialist physicians

This is the online version of STAT’s weekly email newsletter Health Care Inc. Sign up here. Before you read further, let me warn you: This is going to be an earnings-heavy newsletter. If you’re mad about that, why do you subscribe to a business...

Why clinical governance is missing piece in Sri Lanka’s private healthcare

If Sri Lanka’s healthcare sector wants to keep growing responsibly, we must start embedding clinical governance as a core value, not an afterthought The quality gap behind the growth Sri Lanka’s private healthcare sector has grown rapidly over the...

Ukraine and Azerbaijan strengthen cooperation in healthcare and pharmaceuticals

A Ukrainian delegation led by Health Minister Viktor Liashko paid a working visit to Azerbaijan this week to boost bilateral cooperation in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors. The delegation included the head of the Ukrainian Parliament’s...

<![CDATA[Global Collaboration and Immune-Based Innovation Take Center Stage in AMR Development ]]>

At IDWeek 2025 in Atlanta, Anne Kasmar, MD, MSc, senior vice president and global franchise head of Immunology & Infectious Diseases at Parexel, outlined how scientific advances, regulatory innovation, and global coordination are accelerating...

Health Ministry begins equitable distribution of doctors nationwide

The Ministry of Health has announced the commencement of a nationwide exercise to ensure the fair and equitable distribution of doctors across all regions and districts. In a post on its official Facebook page and signed by the Head of Health...

Solventum to Participate in the 2025 Stifel Healthcare Conference

ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Solventum (NYSE: SOLV) announced today its executives will participate in a fireside chat at the Stifel Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, beginning at approximately 11:20 a.m. EST in...

Strike: Our demands reasonable, targeted to overhaul Nigeria’s healthcare, say resident doctors

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has said its demands are neither “new nor unreasonable” but reflect the minimum requirements needed to sustain a functional and effective healthcare system nationwide. The association’s statement...

Can homegrown doctors become the rural GPs of the future?

Giancarlo RinaldiSouth Scotland reporter ShareSave Musa Zahir is one of the Crichton Cohort of students in Dumfries A new group of students in south-west Scotland could become a crop of homegrown doctors to help tackle long-term issues finding GPs...

Democratic Women’s Club Meets, HCA Fall Festival Success

HCA Florida Brandon Hospital Free Health Screening Event HCA Florida Brandon Hospital recently joined with Grace at Lithia in FishHawk to welcome the fall season with a family-friendly community celebration. The event featured a day full of fun...

Resident doctors fault FG’s welfare claims, insist strike continues

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has faulted claims by the federal government that it has addressed doctors’ welfare and other demands, insisting that its nationwide indefinite strike will continue until their demands are met....

Why Nursing Home Provider CarDon is Building In-House Tech for ‘Strong Foundation’

Skilled nursing providers cannot consider technology in a vacuum if they hope to invest wisely and implement solutions that help their organizations meaningful goals, whether clinical, financial or otherwise. That’s according to Tom McClelland, VP...

NARD Strike: NMA calls on federal govt to address doctors’ demands

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Kwara State Chapter, has called on the federal government to urgently address the demands of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). The Chairperson of NMA Kwara chapter, AbdulRahman Afolabi,...

Senate Democrats make stop in Miami to talk spike in healthcare premiums as shutdown nears its sixth week

MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLA. (WSVN) - As the government shutdown enters its 34th day on Monday, several Senate Democrats made a South Florida stop to hear from residents on the possible spike in healthcare premiums and the funding cutoff for...

NJ Parents of Rare Quadruplets Share Incredible Story

About four months into her pregnancy last year, Aja Kennon had an inkling she might be carrying twins. “I had a full, round belly already,” she recalls. And since twins run in both her family and her fiancé’s, she was fairly certain: “There’s no...