For physicians
Regulatory decisions reach the clinic as new options, new limits and new warnings. This is the physician’s way into the record: what changed, by specialty.
So this is the list: the 36 specialties we track for physicians, what each one covers here, and what we have published on it. Where we have covered a specialty, its stories are here. Where we have not, it says so. The physician-facing fronts in the menu — clinical innovations, new approvals, new drugs and devices, safety updates, practice impact — open here as their pages are built.
Latest for physicians
The For Physicians desk publishes its first stories this week: regulatory decisions read for the clinicians who will act on them, by specialty.
Regulatory News tracks 36 specialties. 30 of them have published coverage on this site — 112 stories between 15 July 2026 and 27 September 2026 — and every entry below says what the specialty covers and either lists that coverage or states plainly that we have none yet. Each story behind these counts is sourced to the primary record and edited by Connor Griggs. Last updated 27 September 2026.
36 specialties · 30 with coverage
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Allergy & Immunology
Allergic disease, immunodeficiency and immunotherapy.
3 stories on this site
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Anesthesiology
Anaesthetic agents, delivery systems and monitoring.
1 story on this site
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Cardiology
Heart disease, rhythm, heart failure and hypertension.
15 stories on this site
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Cardiothoracic Surgery
Surgery of the heart, lungs and great vessels.
2 stories on this site
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Dermatology
Skin disease, from psoriasis and eczema to skin cancer.
3 stories on this site
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Emergency Medicine
Acute and emergency care, resuscitation and trauma.
No coverage yet — we track it, and will report it when it moves.
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Endocrinology
Diabetes, obesity, thyroid and metabolic disease.
10 stories on this site
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Family Medicine
Primary care across ages, from prevention to chronic disease.
No coverage yet — we track it, and will report it when it moves.
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Gastroenterology
Digestive and liver disease, endoscopy and IBD.
6 stories on this site
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General Surgery
Surgical instruments, staplers, hernia and soft-tissue repair.
2 stories on this site
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Geriatric Medicine
Care of older adults, frailty, dementia and polypharmacy.
1 story on this site
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Hematology
Blood disorders, haemophilia, sickle cell and blood cancers.
4 stories on this site
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Infectious Disease
Antimicrobials, antivirals, vaccines and outbreak response.
8 stories on this site
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Internal Medicine
Adult medicine across the organ systems.
No coverage yet — we track it, and will report it when it moves.
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Nephrology
Kidney disease, dialysis and transplant.
3 stories on this site
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Neurology
Epilepsy, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, MS and rare neurological disease.
8 stories on this site
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Neurosurgery
Surgery of the brain and spine, neuromodulation and implants.
3 stories on this site
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OB/GYN
Obstetrics, gynaecology, contraception and menopause.
1 story on this site
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Oncology
Cancer medicines, diagnostics and devices, by tumour type.
27 stories on this site
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Ophthalmology
Eye disease, retina, glaucoma and intraocular devices.
2 stories on this site
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Orthopedic Surgery
Joints, spine, fracture fixation and implants.
5 stories on this site
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Otolaryngology (ENT)
Ear, nose and throat, hearing and sinus.
4 stories on this site
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Palliative Medicine
Symptom control and care at the end of life.
No coverage yet — we track it, and will report it when it moves.
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Pathology
Laboratory diagnostics, companion tests and digital pathology.
8 stories on this site
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Pediatrics
Medicines and devices for children and newborns.
4 stories on this site
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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation, prosthetics and mobility devices.
1 story on this site
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Plastic Surgery
Reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, implants and fillers.
No coverage yet — we track it, and will report it when it moves.
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Preventive Medicine
Screening, prevention and public health measures.
1 story on this site
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Psychiatry
Depression, schizophrenia, psychedelics and digital therapeutics.
5 stories on this site
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Pulmonology
Asthma, COPD, inhaled medicines and respiratory devices.
5 stories on this site
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Radiology
Imaging, contrast agents and AI-enabled diagnostics.
5 stories on this site
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Rheumatology
Arthritis, lupus and autoimmune disease.
1 story on this site
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Sleep Medicine
Sleep apnoea, insomnia and narcolepsy.
1 story on this site
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Sports Medicine
Musculoskeletal injury and performance.
No coverage yet — we track it, and will report it when it moves.
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Urology
Bladder, prostate and urinary disease.
5 stories on this site
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Vascular Surgery
Aneurysm, peripheral artery disease and venous care.
1 story on this site
A note on how these are assigned
A specialty here describes who acts on a story, not a claim about a product’s label. A story about a cleared heart valve belongs to cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery alike; a new antibiotic to infectious disease and to the primary-care physician who will prescribe it. Coverage is matched on what a story says, and a specialty with nothing yet says so rather than borrowing a neighbour’s.
Missing one?
If a specialty belongs on this list, say so: editor@regulatorynews.com.