Opinion | The most important fact about Pope Leo XIV bostonglobe.com/2025/09/27/opi… via The Boston Globe

#ABIM ⁦American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)⁩ The Gatekeeper Driving Doctors From Medicine The private American Board of Medical Specialties acts like a regulator, hamstringing physicians with endless fees, paperwork and testing. The monopoly must stop ⁦National Board of Physicians and Surgeons⁩ wsj.com/opinion/the-ga…

C. Michael Gibson MD American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) National Board of Physicians and Surgeons I managed the EBM part of JAMA (Users guide etc) when I worked at JAMA. During my last recertification exam, not one question had high level evidence to support it. What’s the point of making physicians answer questions whose answers are based on questionable facts or assertions?

I love this table presented by Dr. Nguyen at #IDWeek2025. This is the percent of time that free drug concentration remains above minimum inhibitory concentration. I will be favoring higher dosing for complex infections.

After a 2-day conference at Stanford's Hoover Institution honoring my friend, the economist Thomas Sowell, I was fortunate to have lunch with Tom, going strong at 95! 🧵 hoover.org/events/sowell-…

Spent a lot of time at #IDWeek2025 thinking about life as an ID specialist in the USA one year ago compared to now. Summary: Times are tough, but the community and people remain strong. Stay that way, everyone. (Plus can't-miss bonus video.) blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-observa…

Thanks to Harvard Kennedy School for the invitation to deliver the 2025 Stone Lecture in Economic Inequality. My remarks reflected on some of the key principles that underpinned our approach to governing at the Federal Trade Commission.

If you’re asking, “Why are my health insurance premiums so high?” this is for you… The University of Michigan Health operates as a $6.9 billion revenue machine while enjoying complete tax immunity. Here’s what that looks like: THE NUMBERS DON’T LIE: • $6.9B annual revenue

Former ABIM board member Dr. Harlan Krumholz writes in 𝐽𝐴𝐶𝐶 that after decades of MOC programs, there’s 𝐧𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞—but clear evidence they drive burnout and early retirement. Dr. Krumholz calls for modern,

Written by a former ABIM Board Member. ⁦American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)⁩ Rethinking Physician Certification: A Call for a Modern, Meaningful Standard | JACC jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…

🎉 𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐞! Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, TN now accepts NBPAS certification in its bylaws. We’re grateful to the physicians and healthcare leaders who continue to champion choice and help expand NBPAS acceptance nationwide. ✅

One of my best friends was a superb primary care physician. The stresses outlined in this excellent piece are why she elected to retire early. Adam Cifu sensible-med.com/p/concierge-me…

🏠📄NEW: Our latest paper — "Capital Crunch" — is OUT NOW! The paper details the policy choices that created today’s financialized homebuilding industry, which bends to the will of Wall Street, restricting single-family home supply and raising prices. As covered in Financial Times👇

I recently did one of the toughest (re) operations in my 23 year career : a CABG on a patient who underwent pericardiectomy 20 years ago. STS score 0.88%. Risk adjustment is a well intended strategy which disincentivizes surgeons from offering their skills to patients in need.

The Facebook decision shows a court way too swamped in technical detail losing touch with the anti-monopoly goals of the Sherman Act.

Delighted to see that Dr. Taison Bell will be giving the Bazari Lecture on Medical Education this week for Medical Grand Rounds MGH IM Residents.

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Walter O'D MGH IM Residents Looking forward to it!

NBPAS is proud to share that Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield now recognizes NBPAS board certification. A great step forward for physician choice and evidence-based continuous certification! Thank you, Highmark. 💙 NBPAS is growing and there's a reason why - Learn more -

This is a story about how skin substitutes, materials used to improve healing of complex wounds, grew from a niche product in 2019 to scamming taxpayers and patients out of $10 bln/year, not because of a medical breakthrough, but from billing abuse. It’s a case study in how hard