Catch up with the news and other key moments from the AMA House of Delegates’ meeting in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The 2024 AMA Interim Meeting concluded Nov. 12. The meeting highlights below would ...

For Lyndsay Harshman, MD, a satisfying career in medicine includes a strategic balance between research and clinical care. “To be successful, you can’t really have one without the other,” she said.

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’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 ...

With the election behind us, it is critical that Congress tackle an issue that is jeopardizing access to care for tens of millions of patients and threatens the viability of our entire health system: ...

Imagine taking a brisk walk only to feel a sharp, unyielding ache grip your legs. You stop to rest and the pain fades away—only to return with your next steps. This isn’t just fatigue. It could be a ...

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 ...

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 ...

As physician private practices wind down 2024, it is in their interests to take a look ahead to next year as budgeting, staffing and clinical supplies will be challenges deep into the new year. But ...

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 ...

In the wake of a divisive election season, there is one important sign of bipartisanship prevalent on Capitol Hill. A majority of the members of the U.S. House of Representatives—135 Democrats and 86 ...

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 ...