AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A+ (Superior) from A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings to “aa-” (Superior) from “a+” (Excellent) of Physicians Mutual Insurance ...

SEATTLE, Oct. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company (PI), a company specializing in medical professional liability, today announced that David Carlson, DO, will assume the ...

What deems a spine surgery as “unnecessary” goes beyond just coding data alone, and the definition of ‘low-value’ care needs to be assessed by physicians first, some spine surgeons say. Five surgeons ...

Here are the surgeons leading the orthopedic departments for U.S. News & World Report‘s top five hospitals for orthopedics in 2025-26. Douglas Padgett, MD, is surgeon-in-chief and medical director at ...

In Japan, primary care physicians are frequently presented with alcohol use disorder (AUD) co-occurring with other psychiatric disorders. However, despite the high occurrence of AUD, few primary care ...

While some insurers are cheaper than Erie, its collision repair scores are the highest out of the companies we analyzed Written By Written by Insurance Staff Writer, WSJ | Buy Side Kara McGinley is a ...

Introduction The qualities of primary healthcare (PHC) make it a very relevant environment for research; however, there is still work to be done to enhance the research capabilities of family ...

Background: The mental well-being of physicians is increasingly recognized as vital, both for their personal health and the quality of care they provide to patients. Physicians face a variety of ...

Introduction Dental neglect in children and adolescents is a form of child maltreatment and can be an indicator of other forms of maltreatment. Early identification of dental neglect is essential to ...

Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, ...