Medscape Resident Salary & Debt Report 2026: Does Pay Match Expectations? Tony Stasiek

https://www.medscape.com/p11/medscape-resident-salary-debt-report-2026-does-pay-match-2026a10011lh

Resident physicians may lose some of their most important work hour protections Weakening rules around time off between shifts will hurt new doctors and patients

https://www.statnews.com/2026/10/20/acgme-resident-physicians-work-hour-rules-time-off-between-shifts/ By Arifeen RahmanOct. 20, 2026 Rahman is a clinical instructor in rhinology and endoscopic skull base surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Trump orders creation of NIH division, task force on women’s health New unit to be set up quickly and will not replace current office of women’s health research

https://www.statnews.com/2026/10/19/executive-order-melania-trump-nih-division-on-womens-health/ By Elizabeth CooneyOct. 19, 2026 Cardiovascular Disease Reporter

Launch prices for new medicines dipped slightly last year but remain high, analysis finds About one in four drugs launched in 2025 had an annual net price exceeding $500,000

https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2026/10/20/launch-price-of-new-medicines-drop-very-slightly-2025/ By Ed SilvermanOct. 20, 2026 Pharmalot Columnist, Senior Writer

The key health care ballot measures we’re watching in the midterms Voters will decide on questions of abortion, trans health care, Medicaid expansion, and more

https://www.statnews.com/2026/10/20/what-health-policy-battles-reveal-about-america-midterms-2026/ By Theresa Gaffney and Isabella CuetoOct. 20, 2026

Why I wish you didn’t want to see Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary Holmes’ compelling lies, and why we should all, perhaps, just look away

https://www.statnews.com/2026/10/20/elizabeth-holmes-superpower-authenticity-vs-truth-matt-herper-take/ By Matthew HerperOct. 20, 2026 Matthew Herper interviewed Holmes twice at the height of Theranos mania and experienced her eerie power over people.

Viewpoints: US Isn't Prepared For Biological Risks Of AI; Most Voters Want Vaccine Access, But RFK Jr. Pushes For Change

https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/viewpoints-us-isnt-prepared-for-biological-risks-of-ai-while-voters-want-vaccine-access-rfk-jr-pushes-for-change/