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Loneliness Is a Health Crisis. But Can Doctors Treat It?
Loneliness has become more than a personal or social concern. It is increasingly recognized as an important public health issue with consequences for both physical and mental health. A recent analysis argues that while physicians have an important role in recognizing...
LCME Revises Health Equity Standards: What Comes Next for Medical Education?
The landscape of medical education is undergoing a quiet but profound shift. The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) recently released its revised accreditation standards for the 2027–2028 academic year. The most notable change? The explicit requirements...
The Need for Greater Diversity in Sports Medicine
Sports medicine is a field built around performance, teamwork and helping people return to the activities they love. Yet the professionals providing that care do not always reflect the athletes and communities they serve. As professional, collegiate and youth sports...
Healthcare Workers Want Diverse, Inclusive Workplaces. Why Aren’t They Voicing It?
Healthcare organizations often say they value diversity and inclusion. But creating a truly inclusive workplace requires more than policies, programs, or statements, it requires employees to feel comfortable speaking up and believing their voices will matter. A recent...
First Indigenous Medical School Proposed to Address Native Physician Shortage
A groundbreaking initiative is underway in South Dakota to establish the nation’s first Indigenous School of Medicine. Spearheaded by Dr. Donald Warne, co-director for the Center for Indigenous Health at Johns Hopkins and a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, the...
Medical Schools Are Building Physician Pipelines to Combat Doctor Shortages
The physician shortage has become one of healthcare's most pressing challenges. As America's population ages and more physicians approach retirement, healthcare systems are struggling to meet growing patient demand, especially in primary care and rural communities....
The Growing Debate Over Assessing Older Physicians
For decades, experienced physicians have served as mentors, innovators, and trusted healthcare providers. Many continue practicing well into their 70s, bringing decades of clinical knowledge and judgment that younger physicians simply cannot replicate. However, as the...
Understanding Violence Against Doctors in Hospitals
Violence Against Doctors in Hospitals: Causes, Risk Factors, and Prevention Strategies Violence against physicians by patients and their family members has become a growing concern in hospitals worldwide and a new narrative review published in Cureus (July 2026) takes...
Healthcare Provider Shortage and Health Equity: Why Access Gaps Keep Growing
According to the Health Resources and Services Administration, an estimated 92 million people in the United States live in areas officially designated as Health Professional Shortage Areas. The Association of American Medical Colleges projects that by 2036, the...
The Quiet Crisis of Rural Healthcare in America
Across the vast stretches of rural America, from the hollows of Appalachia to the high plains of the Dakotas, from the Mississippi Delta to the remote corners of the Mountain West, a slow-moving healthcare emergency has been unfolding for decades. The crisis has a...
Affordable Healthcare Has Become a Crisis for Doctors, Not Just Patients
A new national survey of more than 1,000 physicians reveals that healthcare affordability has overtaken documentation burdens as the top policy concern — and the ramifications are rippling directly into exam rooms across the country. For years, the conversation around...
Ten Years of Breaking Barriers: Celebrating DiversityMD.com’s 10th Anniversary
A decade of connecting physicians with employers who truly value them When DiversityMD.com introduced its physician career job board and community resource, it entered a healthcare environment that was, and in many ways still is, confronting a difficult truth: the...
Why Peer Recognition Matters for Physician Well-Being
In healthcare, patient gratitude is abundant — a warm "thank you" after a difficult procedure, a heartfelt card from a family following a long admission. Physicians treasure these moments. But emerging evidence from health systems around the country suggests that when...
Why Health Experts Are Sounding the Alarm on E-Bikes
They're sleek, fast, eco-friendly, and increasingly everywhere. Electric bikes — e-bikes — have surged in popularity over the past decade, becoming a fixture on city streets, suburban trails, and school routes alike. But as sales soar past a million units a year in...
When Competence Feels Like a Costume: Imposter Syndrome in Medicine
You have survived medical school. You have logged thousands of clinical hours, passed board examinations that most people could not imagine attempting, and earned the trust of patients at some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives. And yet, there is a voice....