Rural training is an effective workforce strategy By Emily M. Hawes Key Points Rural residency training programs are an effective strategy for addressing physician shortages in rural communities, but hospitals often need targeted start-up... Read more A move is underway to expand doctor supply by cutting licensing barriers By HPN Staff Key Points Sixteen states are considering legislation to streamline licensing for foreign-trained physicians as a way to address ongoing doctor shortages, especially in rural ... Read more U.S. drug overdose deaths fall for second year By HPN Staff Key Points Provisional CDC data show approximately 73,000 overdose deaths in the 12 months ending August 2025 a 21% decrease from the prior year, continuing the reversal that ... Read more Newly-approved at-home cervical cancer screening kits aim to save lives By HPN Staff Key Points Federal guidelines now require insurance coverage for FDA-approved at-home cervical cancer screening kits beginning in January 2027, following FDA approval of the ... Read more Massive study links ultra-processed foods to greater risk of chronic and terminal disease By HPN Staff Key Points The Lancet review of 104 long-term studies found ultra-processed food consumption is associated with increased risk of at least a dozen serious conditions, includin... Read more Race-neutral kidney disease screening formula facing criticism By HPN Staff Key Points In 2021, the NKF-ASN recommended replacing the prior CKD-EPI kidney function formula (which included a race adjustment) with a race-neutral version to reduce racial... Read more NIH rewrites the pandemic playbook By HPN Staff Key Points Jay Bhattacharya and Matthew Memoli argue the traditional U.S. pandemic playbook failed, criticizing gain-of-function research, pathogen hunting, and stockpiling sp... Read more Judge signs off on $7 billion Purdue Settlement after years of legal fights By HPN staff Key Points The approved $7 billion Purdue Pharma settlement represents one of the largest efforts to hold a pharmaceutical manufacturer financially accountable for its role in... Read more Poor sleep may make your brain age faster By HPN Staff Key Points People with chronic sleep issues may have brains that appear older than their actual age, even by measurable MRI-based “brain age” assessments. Poor slee... Read more Why losing sleep could be the latest medical crisis By HPN Staff Key Points The American Medical Association has officially declared sleep deprivation a public health crisis, citing health risks and significant economi... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to West Virginia MOST VIEWED 1 The case for market-driven drug affordability 2 Wisconsin joins 48 other states to improve postpartum health care coverage 3 U.S. completes exit from global health organization 4 A move is underway to expand doctor supply by cutting licensing barriers DONATE
A move is underway to expand doctor supply by cutting licensing barriers By HPN Staff Key Points Sixteen states are considering legislation to streamline licensing for foreign-trained physicians as a way to address ongoing doctor shortages, especially in rural ... Read more U.S. drug overdose deaths fall for second year By HPN Staff Key Points Provisional CDC data show approximately 73,000 overdose deaths in the 12 months ending August 2025 a 21% decrease from the prior year, continuing the reversal that ... Read more Newly-approved at-home cervical cancer screening kits aim to save lives By HPN Staff Key Points Federal guidelines now require insurance coverage for FDA-approved at-home cervical cancer screening kits beginning in January 2027, following FDA approval of the ... Read more Massive study links ultra-processed foods to greater risk of chronic and terminal disease By HPN Staff Key Points The Lancet review of 104 long-term studies found ultra-processed food consumption is associated with increased risk of at least a dozen serious conditions, includin... Read more Race-neutral kidney disease screening formula facing criticism By HPN Staff Key Points In 2021, the NKF-ASN recommended replacing the prior CKD-EPI kidney function formula (which included a race adjustment) with a race-neutral version to reduce racial... Read more NIH rewrites the pandemic playbook By HPN Staff Key Points Jay Bhattacharya and Matthew Memoli argue the traditional U.S. pandemic playbook failed, criticizing gain-of-function research, pathogen hunting, and stockpiling sp... Read more Judge signs off on $7 billion Purdue Settlement after years of legal fights By HPN staff Key Points The approved $7 billion Purdue Pharma settlement represents one of the largest efforts to hold a pharmaceutical manufacturer financially accountable for its role in... Read more Poor sleep may make your brain age faster By HPN Staff Key Points People with chronic sleep issues may have brains that appear older than their actual age, even by measurable MRI-based “brain age” assessments. Poor slee... Read more Why losing sleep could be the latest medical crisis By HPN Staff Key Points The American Medical Association has officially declared sleep deprivation a public health crisis, citing health risks and significant economi... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to West Virginia MOST VIEWED 1 The case for market-driven drug affordability 2 Wisconsin joins 48 other states to improve postpartum health care coverage 3 U.S. completes exit from global health organization 4 A move is underway to expand doctor supply by cutting licensing barriers DONATE
U.S. drug overdose deaths fall for second year By HPN Staff Key Points Provisional CDC data show approximately 73,000 overdose deaths in the 12 months ending August 2025 a 21% decrease from the prior year, continuing the reversal that ... Read more Newly-approved at-home cervical cancer screening kits aim to save lives By HPN Staff Key Points Federal guidelines now require insurance coverage for FDA-approved at-home cervical cancer screening kits beginning in January 2027, following FDA approval of the ... Read more Massive study links ultra-processed foods to greater risk of chronic and terminal disease By HPN Staff Key Points The Lancet review of 104 long-term studies found ultra-processed food consumption is associated with increased risk of at least a dozen serious conditions, includin... Read more Race-neutral kidney disease screening formula facing criticism By HPN Staff Key Points In 2021, the NKF-ASN recommended replacing the prior CKD-EPI kidney function formula (which included a race adjustment) with a race-neutral version to reduce racial... Read more NIH rewrites the pandemic playbook By HPN Staff Key Points Jay Bhattacharya and Matthew Memoli argue the traditional U.S. pandemic playbook failed, criticizing gain-of-function research, pathogen hunting, and stockpiling sp... Read more Judge signs off on $7 billion Purdue Settlement after years of legal fights By HPN staff Key Points The approved $7 billion Purdue Pharma settlement represents one of the largest efforts to hold a pharmaceutical manufacturer financially accountable for its role in... Read more Poor sleep may make your brain age faster By HPN Staff Key Points People with chronic sleep issues may have brains that appear older than their actual age, even by measurable MRI-based “brain age” assessments. Poor slee... Read more Why losing sleep could be the latest medical crisis By HPN Staff Key Points The American Medical Association has officially declared sleep deprivation a public health crisis, citing health risks and significant economi... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to West Virginia MOST VIEWED 1 The case for market-driven drug affordability 2 Wisconsin joins 48 other states to improve postpartum health care coverage 3 U.S. completes exit from global health organization 4 A move is underway to expand doctor supply by cutting licensing barriers DONATE
Newly-approved at-home cervical cancer screening kits aim to save lives By HPN Staff Key Points Federal guidelines now require insurance coverage for FDA-approved at-home cervical cancer screening kits beginning in January 2027, following FDA approval of the ... Read more Massive study links ultra-processed foods to greater risk of chronic and terminal disease By HPN Staff Key Points The Lancet review of 104 long-term studies found ultra-processed food consumption is associated with increased risk of at least a dozen serious conditions, includin... Read more Race-neutral kidney disease screening formula facing criticism By HPN Staff Key Points In 2021, the NKF-ASN recommended replacing the prior CKD-EPI kidney function formula (which included a race adjustment) with a race-neutral version to reduce racial... Read more NIH rewrites the pandemic playbook By HPN Staff Key Points Jay Bhattacharya and Matthew Memoli argue the traditional U.S. pandemic playbook failed, criticizing gain-of-function research, pathogen hunting, and stockpiling sp... Read more Judge signs off on $7 billion Purdue Settlement after years of legal fights By HPN staff Key Points The approved $7 billion Purdue Pharma settlement represents one of the largest efforts to hold a pharmaceutical manufacturer financially accountable for its role in... Read more Poor sleep may make your brain age faster By HPN Staff Key Points People with chronic sleep issues may have brains that appear older than their actual age, even by measurable MRI-based “brain age” assessments. Poor slee... Read more Why losing sleep could be the latest medical crisis By HPN Staff Key Points The American Medical Association has officially declared sleep deprivation a public health crisis, citing health risks and significant economi... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to West Virginia
Massive study links ultra-processed foods to greater risk of chronic and terminal disease By HPN Staff Key Points The Lancet review of 104 long-term studies found ultra-processed food consumption is associated with increased risk of at least a dozen serious conditions, includin... Read more Race-neutral kidney disease screening formula facing criticism By HPN Staff Key Points In 2021, the NKF-ASN recommended replacing the prior CKD-EPI kidney function formula (which included a race adjustment) with a race-neutral version to reduce racial... Read more NIH rewrites the pandemic playbook By HPN Staff Key Points Jay Bhattacharya and Matthew Memoli argue the traditional U.S. pandemic playbook failed, criticizing gain-of-function research, pathogen hunting, and stockpiling sp... Read more Judge signs off on $7 billion Purdue Settlement after years of legal fights By HPN staff Key Points The approved $7 billion Purdue Pharma settlement represents one of the largest efforts to hold a pharmaceutical manufacturer financially accountable for its role in... Read more Poor sleep may make your brain age faster By HPN Staff Key Points People with chronic sleep issues may have brains that appear older than their actual age, even by measurable MRI-based “brain age” assessments. Poor slee... Read more Why losing sleep could be the latest medical crisis By HPN Staff Key Points The American Medical Association has officially declared sleep deprivation a public health crisis, citing health risks and significant economi... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to West Virginia
Race-neutral kidney disease screening formula facing criticism By HPN Staff Key Points In 2021, the NKF-ASN recommended replacing the prior CKD-EPI kidney function formula (which included a race adjustment) with a race-neutral version to reduce racial... Read more NIH rewrites the pandemic playbook By HPN Staff Key Points Jay Bhattacharya and Matthew Memoli argue the traditional U.S. pandemic playbook failed, criticizing gain-of-function research, pathogen hunting, and stockpiling sp... Read more Judge signs off on $7 billion Purdue Settlement after years of legal fights By HPN staff Key Points The approved $7 billion Purdue Pharma settlement represents one of the largest efforts to hold a pharmaceutical manufacturer financially accountable for its role in... Read more Poor sleep may make your brain age faster By HPN Staff Key Points People with chronic sleep issues may have brains that appear older than their actual age, even by measurable MRI-based “brain age” assessments. Poor slee... Read more Why losing sleep could be the latest medical crisis By HPN Staff Key Points The American Medical Association has officially declared sleep deprivation a public health crisis, citing health risks and significant economi... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to West Virginia
NIH rewrites the pandemic playbook By HPN Staff Key Points Jay Bhattacharya and Matthew Memoli argue the traditional U.S. pandemic playbook failed, criticizing gain-of-function research, pathogen hunting, and stockpiling sp... Read more Judge signs off on $7 billion Purdue Settlement after years of legal fights By HPN staff Key Points The approved $7 billion Purdue Pharma settlement represents one of the largest efforts to hold a pharmaceutical manufacturer financially accountable for its role in... Read more Poor sleep may make your brain age faster By HPN Staff Key Points People with chronic sleep issues may have brains that appear older than their actual age, even by measurable MRI-based “brain age” assessments. Poor slee... Read more Why losing sleep could be the latest medical crisis By HPN Staff Key Points The American Medical Association has officially declared sleep deprivation a public health crisis, citing health risks and significant economi... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to West Virginia
Judge signs off on $7 billion Purdue Settlement after years of legal fights By HPN staff Key Points The approved $7 billion Purdue Pharma settlement represents one of the largest efforts to hold a pharmaceutical manufacturer financially accountable for its role in... Read more Poor sleep may make your brain age faster By HPN Staff Key Points People with chronic sleep issues may have brains that appear older than their actual age, even by measurable MRI-based “brain age” assessments. Poor slee... Read more Why losing sleep could be the latest medical crisis By HPN Staff Key Points The American Medical Association has officially declared sleep deprivation a public health crisis, citing health risks and significant economi... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to West Virginia
Poor sleep may make your brain age faster By HPN Staff Key Points People with chronic sleep issues may have brains that appear older than their actual age, even by measurable MRI-based “brain age” assessments. Poor slee... Read more Why losing sleep could be the latest medical crisis By HPN Staff Key Points The American Medical Association has officially declared sleep deprivation a public health crisis, citing health risks and significant economi... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to West Virginia
Why losing sleep could be the latest medical crisis By HPN Staff Key Points The American Medical Association has officially declared sleep deprivation a public health crisis, citing health risks and significant economi... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to West Virginia
