May 11, 2026

Side Effects: Nobody Trained for This

Chemsex at the pharmacy counter. Gut bacteria tracking helmet impacts. PMD predicting psychiatric illness bidirectionally. This week's research keeps landing in the same uncomfortable place: medicine is improvising.

Conexiant

May 11, 2026

Health, Social Needs Tied to Absences

National survey data suggest overlapping chronic health and social needs are associated with higher rates of illness-related missed school days among US children.

Conexiant

May 08, 2026

Premenstrual Disorders Linked to Broad Psychiatric Risk

Swedish study finds two-way associations between premenstrual disorders and psychiatric conditions, with strongest links involving depression, anxiety, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, bipolar disorder, and personality disorders.

Conexiant

May 01, 2026

Top 10 States for Physician-Owned Hospitals

These 10 states make it more practical for physicians to participate in hospital ownership by aligning statutory structure, corporate practice of medicine rules, and population trends.

Conexiant

April 30, 2026

Urgent Care, Unchecked Power

An unsupervised clinic model and blurred boundaries expose how oversight can fail in outpatient care.

Conexiant

April 17, 2026

Does HPV Vaccination Lower Cancer Risk in Males?

A large real-world study found a lower incidence of any HPV-related cancer among vaccinated males

Conexiant

April 17, 2026

AI Scribes Lag Clinicians on Note Quality

A VHA study across 11 vendors finds AI-generated primary care notes score lower than clinician-written notes, with the largest deficits in thoroughness, organization, and usefulness

Conexiant

April 16, 2026

FDA Signals New Testosterone Pathway

Agency invites sponsors to pursue low libido indication

Conexiant

April 16, 2026

Mandatory Training Modules Deserve a Harder Look

A JAMA Viewpoint argues that 4 million physician-hours spent on compliance modules each year warrants institutional reassessment.

Conexiant

April 16, 2026

When ‘Family Planning’ Shifts Meaning

A program built on prevention now tilts toward population goals, testing the balance between public health and personal choice.

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