The audience at the HLTH health innovation conference in Las Vegas didn’t hear the answer they were expecting when members of an augmented intelligence (AI) expert panel were asked whether health ...

Endometriosis, a chronic and often painful condition affecting millions of women worldwide, continues to be a significant yet under-recognized health issue. Characterized by the growth of tissue ...

What’s the news: The AMA has sent a letter (PDF) to the District of Columbia’s Department of Health expressing “strong opposition” to proposed regulation 3969 that would allow certified registered ...

Is there a link between blood type and COVID? Does COVID cause cardiovascular complications? Can COVID affect your heart? Is the flu shot effective this year? AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine ...

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 ...

Before physician offices, hospitals and urgent-care centers took over as the dominant places for patients to seek the health care they needed, physicians brought their skills to patients’ homes, often ...

Whether you are coming from the workforce or straight from college, the transition to medical school can be daunting. “Starting medical school was interesting because there seemed to be a lot more ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking to diversify clinical trial participation and to have a more precise description and understanding of those who participate. The agency’s proposed ...

Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, knows that automated technology could improve his efficiency as a clinician. “There’s not a day that goes by … where I don't see opportunities where the care that I could ...

Medicine can be a career that is both challenging and highly rewarding, but figuring out med school requirements and navigating the application process can be a challenge into itself. The AMA has the ...

With flu season approaching, it is imperative that everyone 6 months or older, with rare exceptions, get an influenza vaccine. However, it is likely that most of your patients who have not yet ...

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