Mar 11, 2026

Subject: The hydration lie: Why milk beats sports drinks

From: newsletter@kevinmd.com

Discover the science behind hydration showing milk as a superior choice to sports drinks. Milk offers natural proteins, carbohydrates, and electrolytes that provide better long-term hydration and promote muscle recovery compared to typical electrolyte drinks or water.

Additional topics include:

– Racial bias in dermatology AI leading to misdiagnoses for patients of color.

– The emotional challenges physicians face when caring for their own aging parents.

– Insights on pediatricians’ increased roles in national research and addressing infant mortality.

– Discussions on presidential health transparency from a urologist’s perspective.

– The importance of doctors engaging with social media to combat misinformation.

– Financial advice for physicians emphasizing the value of having a personal CFO.

– The impact of AI moderation on online health communities.

– Critiques on the current acute care model for chronic diseases like Parkinson’s.

Stay informed with compelling stories and expert opinions from KevinMD Plus.

Subject: How a tweaked algorithm brought more kidney transplants to Black patients

From: newsletter@statnews.com

Significant change: The removal of race-based adjustments in kidney function algorithms increased kidney transplant rates among Black patients by 5.3 transplants per 1,000 candidates.

Key insights:

– Nephrologist Vanessa Grubbs led efforts to enforce a race-neutral equation.

– The change helps address longstanding disparities in transplant access.

– Psychiatric predictors such as suicidality were linked to resistance to antiseizure medications in epilepsy — with higher risk in patients experiencing suicidal thoughts independent of mood or anxiety disorders.

– Behavioral health company Universal Health Services acquired virtual mental health provider Talkspace for $835 million, underlining growth in digital mental health services.

– The Himsification of medicine describes the trend where patients act more like consumers with preferred diagnoses and treatment shopping carts.

– Qualitative studies revealed the profound hardships faced by out-of-state patients seeking abortion care, highlighting systemic barriers and fears.

Stay updated with more detailed analysis and news from STAT+.

Subject: FDA’s biosimilar boosts

From: vitals@axios.com

FDA updates aim to accelerate biosimilar drug approvals by easing study requirements, including allowing comparability data from non-US-approved products. However, insurance coverage and formulary placements remain challenges to biosimilar adoption.

Novo Nordisk and Hims resolve their legal dispute over GLP-1 drug sales on telehealth platforms. Hims will now sell brand-name drugs (Ozempic, Wegovy) and cease selling compounded alternatives, marking a truce amid price pressures.

Additional points:

– Federal health agencies lost over 36,000 employees from late 2024 through 2025, notably at CDC.

– Cuts in funding and workforce affect research and public health infrastructure.

– Legislation is being considered to require printed patient package inserts to preserve important drug safety information despite industry costs.

Stay informed with briefings on Medicaid work requirement proposals, new abortion laws, and vaccine recommendation controversies.

Subject: You’lls

From: hello@happiful.com

Announcing the winners of the 2026 Happiful Poetry Prize! The winning poems were chosen for emotional depth and honesty, exploring themes like the difficulty of expressing personal struggles and concealing vulnerability.

Highlights:

– The latest issue also includes articles on mental health and wellbeing, such as psychology of collecting, breaking societal expectations, and the use of cinematherapy.

– Included are journaling pages backed by research showing expressive writing can improve wellbeing and even physical health.

– Readers can purchase the print issue for £5.99 and join the Happiful Rewards Programme for freebies (UK only).

Encouragement to start journaling with specially designed prompts included.

Subject: Save the date: STAT@ASCO in Chicago — May 29

From: marketing@statnews.com

Join STAT at their annual evening event STAT@ASCO during the ASCO 2026 Annual Meeting in Chicago. This event connects over 200 industry leaders, scientific experts, and oncology professionals to discuss science versus cancer.

Highlights:

– The event sells out annually, so early RSVP is recommended to secure your spot.

– Other upcoming STAT Oncology events: STAT@AACR (April 21, San Diego) and AACR 2026 STAT Recap (April 23, virtual).

– STAT is committed to providing cutting-edge oncology coverage and community connection.

Subject: A daily multivitamin slows the signs of biological ageing

From: briefing@nature.com

Research indicates daily multivitamin intake slows epigenetic markers of biological aging by approximately four months over two years, especially in those biologically older than their chronological age.

Additional news in science:

– Sea-level rise has been underestimated by several meters depending on location, putting millions more at risk.

– Artificial Intelligence ‘societies’ are being developed to model human behaviors, though differences between human and bot interactions pose challenges.

– Controversy at the FDA continues as chief science officer Vinay Prasad departs amid agency turmoil.

– Some opioid exposure case studies in infants via breastmilk were fictional or retracted, highlighting the need for caution in clinical evidence.

– The real science behind skincare favors sunscreen and balanced nutrition over unproven viral trends.

– New interdisciplinary archaeological methods analyze sediment cores revealing environmental and human history.

– The field of queer ecology challenges binary approaches to environmental conservation through works like the book “Salt Lakes.”

– Stunning nature photography spotlight: a rare white humpback whale calf with albinism.

Subject: 🏥 The ‘Bill Parcells’ of healthcare

From: hospitalogy@workweek.com

Exploring the challenges providers face in taking downside financial risk in value-based care (VBC):

– Requires major practice transformation and significant upfront capital.

– Providers distrust lagging, opaque data and lack control over key cost drivers managed by payors.

– Infrastructure to support downside risk is often inadequate.

– Negative experiences with initial VBC deals create reluctance.

Insights on physician practice consolidation:

– The future centers on “mergers of equals” with entrepreneurial physicians aligned on culture and growth.

– Compensation models shifting toward incentives rewarding growth, stability, and mentoring.

– Investors moving into sectors with less physician-driven volume for less risk.

Podcast highlight:

– Charlie Martin, a healthcare industry pioneer, shares decades of operational and investment experience, highlighting profitable Medicaid management and VBC + AI strategies.

Upcoming events and resources detailed, including AI workshops, healthcare finance briefings, and academic medical center strategies.

Join the Hospitalogy community to connect with healthcare strategy, finance, and operations leaders.

Stay Well!