In the past two years, 60% of people age 50 to 80 have visited an urgent care clinic, or a clinic based in a retail store, workplace or vehicle, according to new findings from the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging.

Telehealth study of patient portal e-visits by Medicare participants shows few had an interaction for which their provider billed them.

Patients living in areas with the worst shortages of primary care providers are more likely to have emergency surgery, surgical complications and hospital readmissions.

Obesity care under a health care provider’s supervision, whether through nutrition counseling, medication, meal replacement or bariatric surgery, can help people with high BMI, but many don’t receive it.

Researchers find higher hospital admission rates among nonbinary people, with a high proportion experiencing a chronic condition or mental illness.

What will it take to transform obesity care? New primary care models, increased access to medications and surgery, and more clinical training may help more patients.