Ama-assn.org2 年
COVID long-haulers: Questions patients have about symptoms
Most people with COVID-19 recover completely within a few weeks, but some experience lingering symptoms. Those individuals are often referred to as “COVID long-haulers” and have post-COVID conditions ...
Ama-assn.org2 年
Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, wins office of AMA president-elect
The AMA helps physicians build a better future for medicine, advocating in the courts and on the Hill to remove obstacles to patient care and confront today’s greatest health crises. “I am honored to ...
Ama-assn.org2 个月
AMA Reimagining Residency initiative
Launched in June 2019, the goal of the Reimagining Residency grant program is to transform residency training to best address the workplace needs of our current and future health care system. It ...
Ama-assn.org2 年
New Omicron boosters available from Pfizer and Moderna with Sandra Fryhofer, MD
AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians, residents, medical students and patients. From private practice and health system leaders to scientists and public ...
Ama-assn.org12 天
AMA Guides® Editorial Panel members
The AMA has convened diverse experts with deep expertise across a broad range of medical topics to serve as the AMA Guides® Editorial Panel (the Guides Panel). This group includes physicians, allied ...
Ama-assn.org24 天
RSV vaccines: Questions patients may have and how to answer
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season often starts in the fall and peaks in winter. RSV vaccines are available to help reduce risk for severe illness. In many parts of the country, the fall season ...
Ama-assn.org4 年
Will the U.S. get its first supervised drug consumption site?
Editor’s note: In January, a three-judge panel from the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a 2–1 decision that federal law precludes Safehouse from operating its proposed site in Philadelphia.
Ama-assn.org10 个月
Sleep doctors’ orders: Use standard time 365 days a year
Don’t spring forward. Don’t fall back. Don’t even touch the clock unless the power goes out. That seems to be the message from the country’s physicians as this Sunday most Americans will lose an hour ...
Ama-assn.org11 个月
Big jump seen in EHR secure messaging. Is that a good thing?
Researchers are just beginning to examine the burgeoning use of EHR-integrated secure messaging in health care settings, and it appears that everyone is using it—but it’s not clear what they’re using ...
Ama-assn.org5 年
1 in 4 doctors say prior authorization has led to a serious adverse event
It just keeps getting worse. That’s a major finding of an AMA survey of 1,000 practicing physicians who were asked about the impact prior authorization (PA) is having on their ability to help their ...
Ama-assn.org2 年
Nutrition education for patient care and physician self-care with Stephen Devries, MD
AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians, residents, medical students and patients. From private practice and health system leaders to scientists and public ...
Ama-assn.org5 年
10 ways health care AI could transform primary care
Augmented intelligence (AI) promises to be a transformational force in health care, especially within primary care. Experts outline ways that innovations driven by AI—often called artificial ...