Richard Payerchin

American Academy of Family Physicians announces new president, supporting leadership as part of annual meeting.

Governor signs bill sponsored by physician-lawmaker to improve care, increase doctors and create jobs.

Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre, MD, will step down from the post today, according to this report from WBUR nonprofit news organization. For weeks he has been subject to public scrutiny for his leadership of the bankrupt health care system. In a statement released through a spokeswoman, de la Torre pledged to “continue to be a tireless advocate for the improvement of reimbursement rates for the underprivileged patient population."

Patient advocacy group launches campaign to bring medical debt to forefront of voters’ minds when they go to the polls.

A new study found 57% of American adults regularly eat diets with lots of pro-inflammatory foods that can have a negative effect on chronic conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. What’s good: grains, green, leafy vegetables, legumes, fatty fish and berries. What’s bad: for a lot of people, those foods may be costly or unavailable. Here’s the study and a news release on it.

A new study found 57% of American adults regularly eat diets with lots of pro-inflammatory foods that can have a negative effect on chronic conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

WalletHub looks at states where interest rates spiked earlier this year.

WalletHub reviews states where interest rates dipped earlier this year.

The Southeast United States still is reeling from the effects of Hurricane Helene. Natural disasters are bad for human health, for example, when a hurricane makes landfall and a victim is killed due to the weather conditions. Even one premature death is tragic, but the real human toll of hurricanes is much, much greater – leading to an increase of thousands of deaths, even more than 10,000, according to a new study in

Drug values topped $1.3 billion as Houston became ‘hot zone’ for commonly abused prescription drugs.