As Doctors Age, Hospitals Face Hard Questions About Safety Checks

A Washington Post report highlights a growing debate in medicine: how to protect patients when physicians stay in practice longer, while avoiding unfair assumptions about age.
Pope’s Slow Return to Duty Highlights the Realities of Cancer Recovery

Pope Leo’s gradual return to work after lung cancer surgery is a reminder that recovery can continue long after the operating room, with follow-up and watchful monitoring still important.
Americans Worry AI Is Moving Faster Than Safeguards in Health Care

A new AP-NORC poll finds broad concern that artificial intelligence is advancing too quickly, a worry that carries special weight as AI tools expand in medicine and public health.
Kennedy’s AI Push Raises New Questions for Patients 45+

RFK Jr.’s embrace of artificial intelligence is drawing support and skepticism. Here’s what adults 45+ should know about the promise, limits, and risks of AI in care.