Diagnosis, treatment and self-management—these are the key tasks that challenge most physicians. And any resource that makes them faster or more efficient is a godsend. New AI tools can simplify a ...

Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer Josh Lesko, MD, joins us to discuss the need for physicians to have a voice in the development of the technology they use. Dr. Lesko talks about the benefit ...

Social media platforms are used by nearly everyone. So, experts say, when it comes to protecting children from their damaging effects, parents and pediatricians should tackle the topic early and often ...

While SARS-CoV-2 infections continue to influence trends in U.S. death rates, COVID-19 is no longer among the nation’s top three killers. The tragic trio are heart disease, cancer and unintentional ...

What is a respiratory infection? Can you test too early for COVID? How much exercise do adults need per day? Can exercise lower your blood pressure? AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and ...

Physician onboarding isn’t a formality for health systems. It needs to address new employees’ deep-seated concerns about how they will live their professional lives on a daily basis. To wit: A report ...

When it comes to improving physician well-being, there’s more to it than just identifying problems. Creating meaningful, lasting change can be difficult, but pilot programs can give health care ...

A U.S. surgeon general’s advisory last year raised alarms about loneliness and social isolation in the U.S. A sobering example of this epidemic is the dramatic rise in suicide rates among kids 8–12 ...

This column is part of a series of firsthand physician accounts that detail how AMA Health System Program members are moving medicine to support patient health and the medical profession. Ten years ...

Training to become a physician is a marathon. The opening months of medical school, however, can often feel like a sprint. The volume of information that medical students are expected to retain and ...

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 ...

A federal report to Congress on the Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative shows that at-home acute care produces lower mortality rates and post-discharge spending than traditional inpatient care ...