It isn’t just physicians who are experiencing burnout. All health professionals have experienced a rise in burnout throughout the pandemic, which has contributed to workforce turnover. This was ...

Unger: Hello, this is the American Medical Association's Moving Medicine video and podcast. Today's topic, gun violence and why we need to approach it as a public health issue. We're joined by Dr.

Often wrongly called the “stomach flu,” norovirus sickens tens of millions of Americans annually. Two physicians explain how to prevent and treat it. It seems as though everyone has experienced a ...

In 2009, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials said they had to do their own investigation into how menthol cigarettes may be harming the public’s health, despite Congress’ having already done ...

Physicians and other health professionals caring for seriously ill patients often face difficult decisions about appropriate care for their patients. These decisions can be emotionally laden under the ...

As a resident or fellow nearing the completion of your graduate medical education, you will confront a number of decisions that shape your career as a physician. One of those decisions is determining ...

As a key assessment of how students understand concepts covered during their clinical clerkships, subject matter exams—frequently referred to as shelf exams—are a major milestone for medical students.

Physicians who may have wondered why Medicare payment reform has become the AMA’s single most important advocacy priority received a painful reminder last week when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...

The AMA sent a letter largely supporting the Biden administration’s proposed rule updating regulations last changed in 2005 and meant to ensure that people with disabilities are not subject to ...

Residents have long struggled in their roles as teachers, and medical students have voiced their own desire for a more pedagogical approach to clinical rotations. One solution to both problems draws ...

For years, nurses at a large academic medical center would take patients to their exam room and ask them what they wanted their primary care physician to address that day. The nurse would record ...

After surveying more than 20,000 physicians and other health professionals across the country, Mark Linzer, MD, has learned a great deal about the drivers of burnout—and possible remedies. “Feeling ...