What’s new in 2026? Three health care trends to watch this year By HPN Staff Key Points AI is moving into everyday health care operations, improving diagnostics, drug development, and automation—while raising new safety, ethics, and oversight challenge... Read more More states move to restrict food assistance purchases of sugary processed foods and drinks By HPN Staff Key Points Eighteen states have received waivers allowing them to restrict the purchase of soft drinks, candy, energy drinks, and other highly processed foods with SNAP benefi... Read more Nearly one in four breast cancers diagnosed in women under 50, new study says By HPN staff Key Points Women ages 18–49 accounted for roughly one-quarter of breast cancer diagnoses in the study, with more than 80% of cases being invasive, underscoring that the diseas... Read more Artificial intelligence and the future of biodefense readiness By Jassi Pannu Key Points While AI is advancing rapidly in commercial biology and medicine, biosecurity and biodefense applications remain under-incentivized by the private sector, requiri... Read more Millions newly eligible for HSAs in 2026 after rule change By HPN Staff Key Points Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, millions more Americans will qualify for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) because the One Big Beautiful Bill reclassifies ACA Bronze and Catas... Read more AI advancements in healthcare are here By TJ Parker Key Points General Medicine uses AI to simplify healthcare access, offering a one-stop platform where patients can book telehealth, prescriptions, labs, imaging, and specialis... Read more Bill seeks to protect the data gained from health-tracking wearables By HPN Staff Key Points Sen. Bill Cassidy introduced the Health Information Privacy Reform Act, which would extend HIPAA-level privacy and security rules to wearable health devices such as... Read more Ohio House passes bill expanding parental access to kids’ medical records By HPN Staff Key Points Ohio House passed House Bill 162 in an 87–6 vote, giving parents expanded access to their children's electronic medical records while still protecting HIPAA-sensiti... Read more New effort to bring drug production back to the US gains steam By HPN Staff Key Points The FDA launched a pilot program to fast-track approvals for drugs made and tested entirely in the U.S., aiming to reduce reliance on China and India for pharmaceut... Read more Protein powder lead levels raise eyebrows, but experts say don’t panic Key Points Testing found that more than two-thirds of 23 protein powders and shakes exceeded the organization’s self-defined “level of concern” for lead exposure—based on California’s strict Prop... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 Subscribe to Patients MOST VIEWED 1 Rural training is an effective workforce strategy 2 Wisconsin joins 48 other states to improve postpartum health care coverage 3 A move is underway to expand doctor supply by cutting licensing barriers 4 Florida Senate approves Medicaid work requirements DONATE
More states move to restrict food assistance purchases of sugary processed foods and drinks By HPN Staff Key Points Eighteen states have received waivers allowing them to restrict the purchase of soft drinks, candy, energy drinks, and other highly processed foods with SNAP benefi... Read more Nearly one in four breast cancers diagnosed in women under 50, new study says By HPN staff Key Points Women ages 18–49 accounted for roughly one-quarter of breast cancer diagnoses in the study, with more than 80% of cases being invasive, underscoring that the diseas... Read more Artificial intelligence and the future of biodefense readiness By Jassi Pannu Key Points While AI is advancing rapidly in commercial biology and medicine, biosecurity and biodefense applications remain under-incentivized by the private sector, requiri... Read more Millions newly eligible for HSAs in 2026 after rule change By HPN Staff Key Points Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, millions more Americans will qualify for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) because the One Big Beautiful Bill reclassifies ACA Bronze and Catas... Read more AI advancements in healthcare are here By TJ Parker Key Points General Medicine uses AI to simplify healthcare access, offering a one-stop platform where patients can book telehealth, prescriptions, labs, imaging, and specialis... Read more Bill seeks to protect the data gained from health-tracking wearables By HPN Staff Key Points Sen. Bill Cassidy introduced the Health Information Privacy Reform Act, which would extend HIPAA-level privacy and security rules to wearable health devices such as... Read more Ohio House passes bill expanding parental access to kids’ medical records By HPN Staff Key Points Ohio House passed House Bill 162 in an 87–6 vote, giving parents expanded access to their children's electronic medical records while still protecting HIPAA-sensiti... Read more New effort to bring drug production back to the US gains steam By HPN Staff Key Points The FDA launched a pilot program to fast-track approvals for drugs made and tested entirely in the U.S., aiming to reduce reliance on China and India for pharmaceut... Read more Protein powder lead levels raise eyebrows, but experts say don’t panic Key Points Testing found that more than two-thirds of 23 protein powders and shakes exceeded the organization’s self-defined “level of concern” for lead exposure—based on California’s strict Prop... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 Subscribe to Patients MOST VIEWED 1 Rural training is an effective workforce strategy 2 Wisconsin joins 48 other states to improve postpartum health care coverage 3 A move is underway to expand doctor supply by cutting licensing barriers 4 Florida Senate approves Medicaid work requirements DONATE
Nearly one in four breast cancers diagnosed in women under 50, new study says By HPN staff Key Points Women ages 18–49 accounted for roughly one-quarter of breast cancer diagnoses in the study, with more than 80% of cases being invasive, underscoring that the diseas... Read more Artificial intelligence and the future of biodefense readiness By Jassi Pannu Key Points While AI is advancing rapidly in commercial biology and medicine, biosecurity and biodefense applications remain under-incentivized by the private sector, requiri... Read more Millions newly eligible for HSAs in 2026 after rule change By HPN Staff Key Points Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, millions more Americans will qualify for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) because the One Big Beautiful Bill reclassifies ACA Bronze and Catas... Read more AI advancements in healthcare are here By TJ Parker Key Points General Medicine uses AI to simplify healthcare access, offering a one-stop platform where patients can book telehealth, prescriptions, labs, imaging, and specialis... Read more Bill seeks to protect the data gained from health-tracking wearables By HPN Staff Key Points Sen. Bill Cassidy introduced the Health Information Privacy Reform Act, which would extend HIPAA-level privacy and security rules to wearable health devices such as... Read more Ohio House passes bill expanding parental access to kids’ medical records By HPN Staff Key Points Ohio House passed House Bill 162 in an 87–6 vote, giving parents expanded access to their children's electronic medical records while still protecting HIPAA-sensiti... Read more New effort to bring drug production back to the US gains steam By HPN Staff Key Points The FDA launched a pilot program to fast-track approvals for drugs made and tested entirely in the U.S., aiming to reduce reliance on China and India for pharmaceut... Read more Protein powder lead levels raise eyebrows, but experts say don’t panic Key Points Testing found that more than two-thirds of 23 protein powders and shakes exceeded the organization’s self-defined “level of concern” for lead exposure—based on California’s strict Prop... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 Subscribe to Patients MOST VIEWED 1 Rural training is an effective workforce strategy 2 Wisconsin joins 48 other states to improve postpartum health care coverage 3 A move is underway to expand doctor supply by cutting licensing barriers 4 Florida Senate approves Medicaid work requirements DONATE
Artificial intelligence and the future of biodefense readiness By Jassi Pannu Key Points While AI is advancing rapidly in commercial biology and medicine, biosecurity and biodefense applications remain under-incentivized by the private sector, requiri... Read more Millions newly eligible for HSAs in 2026 after rule change By HPN Staff Key Points Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, millions more Americans will qualify for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) because the One Big Beautiful Bill reclassifies ACA Bronze and Catas... Read more AI advancements in healthcare are here By TJ Parker Key Points General Medicine uses AI to simplify healthcare access, offering a one-stop platform where patients can book telehealth, prescriptions, labs, imaging, and specialis... Read more Bill seeks to protect the data gained from health-tracking wearables By HPN Staff Key Points Sen. Bill Cassidy introduced the Health Information Privacy Reform Act, which would extend HIPAA-level privacy and security rules to wearable health devices such as... Read more Ohio House passes bill expanding parental access to kids’ medical records By HPN Staff Key Points Ohio House passed House Bill 162 in an 87–6 vote, giving parents expanded access to their children's electronic medical records while still protecting HIPAA-sensiti... Read more New effort to bring drug production back to the US gains steam By HPN Staff Key Points The FDA launched a pilot program to fast-track approvals for drugs made and tested entirely in the U.S., aiming to reduce reliance on China and India for pharmaceut... Read more Protein powder lead levels raise eyebrows, but experts say don’t panic Key Points Testing found that more than two-thirds of 23 protein powders and shakes exceeded the organization’s self-defined “level of concern” for lead exposure—based on California’s strict Prop... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 Subscribe to Patients
Millions newly eligible for HSAs in 2026 after rule change By HPN Staff Key Points Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, millions more Americans will qualify for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) because the One Big Beautiful Bill reclassifies ACA Bronze and Catas... Read more AI advancements in healthcare are here By TJ Parker Key Points General Medicine uses AI to simplify healthcare access, offering a one-stop platform where patients can book telehealth, prescriptions, labs, imaging, and specialis... Read more Bill seeks to protect the data gained from health-tracking wearables By HPN Staff Key Points Sen. Bill Cassidy introduced the Health Information Privacy Reform Act, which would extend HIPAA-level privacy and security rules to wearable health devices such as... Read more Ohio House passes bill expanding parental access to kids’ medical records By HPN Staff Key Points Ohio House passed House Bill 162 in an 87–6 vote, giving parents expanded access to their children's electronic medical records while still protecting HIPAA-sensiti... Read more New effort to bring drug production back to the US gains steam By HPN Staff Key Points The FDA launched a pilot program to fast-track approvals for drugs made and tested entirely in the U.S., aiming to reduce reliance on China and India for pharmaceut... Read more Protein powder lead levels raise eyebrows, but experts say don’t panic Key Points Testing found that more than two-thirds of 23 protein powders and shakes exceeded the organization’s self-defined “level of concern” for lead exposure—based on California’s strict Prop... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 Subscribe to Patients
AI advancements in healthcare are here By TJ Parker Key Points General Medicine uses AI to simplify healthcare access, offering a one-stop platform where patients can book telehealth, prescriptions, labs, imaging, and specialis... Read more Bill seeks to protect the data gained from health-tracking wearables By HPN Staff Key Points Sen. Bill Cassidy introduced the Health Information Privacy Reform Act, which would extend HIPAA-level privacy and security rules to wearable health devices such as... Read more Ohio House passes bill expanding parental access to kids’ medical records By HPN Staff Key Points Ohio House passed House Bill 162 in an 87–6 vote, giving parents expanded access to their children's electronic medical records while still protecting HIPAA-sensiti... Read more New effort to bring drug production back to the US gains steam By HPN Staff Key Points The FDA launched a pilot program to fast-track approvals for drugs made and tested entirely in the U.S., aiming to reduce reliance on China and India for pharmaceut... Read more Protein powder lead levels raise eyebrows, but experts say don’t panic Key Points Testing found that more than two-thirds of 23 protein powders and shakes exceeded the organization’s self-defined “level of concern” for lead exposure—based on California’s strict Prop... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 Subscribe to Patients
Bill seeks to protect the data gained from health-tracking wearables By HPN Staff Key Points Sen. Bill Cassidy introduced the Health Information Privacy Reform Act, which would extend HIPAA-level privacy and security rules to wearable health devices such as... Read more Ohio House passes bill expanding parental access to kids’ medical records By HPN Staff Key Points Ohio House passed House Bill 162 in an 87–6 vote, giving parents expanded access to their children's electronic medical records while still protecting HIPAA-sensiti... Read more New effort to bring drug production back to the US gains steam By HPN Staff Key Points The FDA launched a pilot program to fast-track approvals for drugs made and tested entirely in the U.S., aiming to reduce reliance on China and India for pharmaceut... Read more Protein powder lead levels raise eyebrows, but experts say don’t panic Key Points Testing found that more than two-thirds of 23 protein powders and shakes exceeded the organization’s self-defined “level of concern” for lead exposure—based on California’s strict Prop... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 Subscribe to Patients
Ohio House passes bill expanding parental access to kids’ medical records By HPN Staff Key Points Ohio House passed House Bill 162 in an 87–6 vote, giving parents expanded access to their children's electronic medical records while still protecting HIPAA-sensiti... Read more New effort to bring drug production back to the US gains steam By HPN Staff Key Points The FDA launched a pilot program to fast-track approvals for drugs made and tested entirely in the U.S., aiming to reduce reliance on China and India for pharmaceut... Read more Protein powder lead levels raise eyebrows, but experts say don’t panic Key Points Testing found that more than two-thirds of 23 protein powders and shakes exceeded the organization’s self-defined “level of concern” for lead exposure—based on California’s strict Prop... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 Subscribe to Patients
New effort to bring drug production back to the US gains steam By HPN Staff Key Points The FDA launched a pilot program to fast-track approvals for drugs made and tested entirely in the U.S., aiming to reduce reliance on China and India for pharmaceut... Read more Protein powder lead levels raise eyebrows, but experts say don’t panic Key Points Testing found that more than two-thirds of 23 protein powders and shakes exceeded the organization’s self-defined “level of concern” for lead exposure—based on California’s strict Prop... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 Subscribe to Patients
Protein powder lead levels raise eyebrows, but experts say don’t panic Key Points Testing found that more than two-thirds of 23 protein powders and shakes exceeded the organization’s self-defined “level of concern” for lead exposure—based on California’s strict Prop... Read more 1 2 3 4 5 6 Subscribe to Patients
