NPR reports that the 2026 elections brought a wave of Democratic physicians into Congress, led by pediatrician Dr. Annie Andrews, the first practicing Democratic physician in the Senate since 1938, and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan, evening the Senate's doctor split at four Republicans and four Democrats. The story credits 314 Action's $30 million investment and candidates' focus on health costs, vaccines, and RFK Jr., while Sens. Bill Cassidy and Roger Marshall lost their seats.