Anthem Is Launching A Doctor Blacklist
A new policy by Anthem will punish hospitals that use doctors outside of its network — triggering chaos and cutting patients’ access to care.
- November 15,2025 | ISSN 1940-6967
- The National Association Of Medical Doctors
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Tattoo Ink Moves Through Body, Killing Immune Cells, Study Says
New research shows tattoo ink moves rapidly into the lymphatic system, where it can persist for months, kill immune cells, and disrupt how the body responds to vaccines.
Vaccines: Could Injections Be Replaced By Massage?
For children — and many adults — the fear of injections remains a major barrier to vaccination. But research led by Elodie Segura, PhD, from the Immunity and Cancer Laboratory at the Institut Curie suggests that vaccines could potentially be delivered via a gentle skin massage, applying the same pressure used to spread a topical cream.
China’s Health Care Model Of Scale And Speed
Medicine is more than biology; it is organization. Every country builds its system of care according to its culture, economy, and priorities. In Japan, where I have spent the past few years, health care feels like an extension of social rhythm: precise, deliberate, quietly humane.
DOs Are Quietly Becoming The Backbone Of American Family Medicine
When I started medical school almost three decades ago and expressed interest in primary care, faculty advised me that this choice would represent a career dead end. The sentiment: Subspecialization was in, generalist practice was out.
Medicine Needs A 'Millennialist' Sub-Specialty
10 p.m. It's the start of a night shift, and my emergency department (ED) is in its usual state of barely contained chaos: in the acute care pod, there's an octogenarian with low blood pressure; a middle-age woman with flank pain down the hall is moaning miserably; a young man with a rash and an elderly lady with fever have just checked into the waiting room.
Root Canal Treatment Could Significantly Lower Blood Sugar Levels, Study Suggests
If a looming root canal treatment is putting a dampener on the week, take heart: having the procedure can drive health benefits that are felt throughout the body, according to research. Dentists also saw improvements in patients’ cholesterol and fatty acid levels, both associated with heart health.
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In This Issue
- Anthem Is Launching A Doctor Blacklist
- Tattoo Ink Moves Through Body, Killing Immune Cells, Study Says
- Vaccines: Could Injections Be Replaced By Massage?
- China’s Health Care Model Of Scale And Speed
- DOs Are Quietly Becoming The Backbone Of American Family Medicine
- Medicine Needs A 'Millennialist' Sub-Specialty
- Root Canal Treatment Could Significantly Lower Blood Sugar Levels, Study Suggests
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