Torie Bosch is the First Opinion editor at STAT. First Opinion is STAT’s platform for interesting, illuminating, and provocative articles about the life sciences writ large, written by biotech ...

I applaud the efforts of several states that have enacted legislation to make it easier for physicians to get mental health treatment without incurring the wrath of physician health programs (PHPs).

Boyd is director of education, Center for Bioethics, Harvard Medical School, and a senior lecturer on global health and social medicine, Harvard Medical School. In recent years, there has been a ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Physician Health Programs (PHPs) are supposed to help physicians with ...

There has been a growing awareness about the mental health challenges faced by medical students, and the pandemic has only exacerbated those concerns. It is more critical than ever to ensure that ...

The Physician Self-Referral Law (the “Stark Law”) and Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) are two of the most prominent healthcare fraud and abuse laws in the United States. The Stark Law and AKS have been ...

BEVERLY HILLS — Ariella Morrow, an internal medicine doctor, gradually slid from healthy self-esteem and professional success into the depths of depression. This story also ran on LAist. It can be ...

Ochsner Health has established a proactive bridge between crucial shortages in medical staff and a new generation of doctors and nurses by offering tuition assistance to promising students entering ...

MEDVi, a telehealth platform serving more than 100,000 patients, today announced an expanded physician-led program ...

Every physician assistant practicing today owes the profession's existence to combat medics and Navy corpsmen who proved that medical expertise doesn't require a medical degree.

I applaud the efforts of several states that have enacted legislation to make it easier for physicians to get mental health treatment without incurring the wrath of physician health programs (PHPs).