American Academy of Family Physicians

Nashville – October 21, 2026 -- The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) installed Kisha Davis, MD, MPH, FAAFP, as president, placing a county health chief and former Medicaid adviser at the head of an organization representing 124,500 family physicians, residents and medical students.

Davis brings Medicaid policy and county public health experience to the AAFP presidency

Davis is chief health officer for Montgomery County, Maryland. She previously served as vice chair of the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC), advising Congress, the secretary of Health and Human Services and states on Medicaid policy.

She was also vice president of health equity at Aledade, where she worked to reduce disparities in primary care, and medical director at CHI Health Care in Maryland. As a White House Fellow, she worked to better align the nation's food and health safety nets.

Minneapolis – September 04, 2026 -- The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and American Headache Society (AHS) have issued a joint update to their 2012 clinical practice guideline on migraine prevention medications for adults, published simultaneously in Neurology and Headache journals on August 31, 2026.

Guideline sets clear treatment threshold for clinicians

The update recommends preventive treatment for patients experiencing four or more migraine days per month, four or more moderate-to-severe headache days per month, or migraine that impairs their ability to work or complete daily tasks. It distinguishes between chronic migraine, defined as 15 or more headache days a month with at least eight showing migraine features, and episodic migraine, which occurs on fewer days per month.