Sorting through the good, the bad and the ugly about high cholesterol can be confusing. Two physicians set out to explain what to keep in mind. High cholesterol is a common health condition in the U.S ...

Do cold medicines even work? What about other remedies? It depends. Two physicians clarify which cold medicines work and how to find relief. There’s a reason they call it the common cold. It happens a ...

A strong urge to urinate that doesn’t go away, a burning feeling when urinating and blood in the urine, can be signs of a urinary tract infection (UTI), which is very common in the U.S. While most ...

Getting the C-suite’s OK on initiatives that save physician time and improve care usually requires a successful presentation. Learn how to do it right. Once a great idea for saving time in practice ...

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 ...

The Division of Economic and Health Policy Research (Divison) conducts independent research on competition in health insurance, pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) markets and hospital markets. Join us for ...

The semifinals of the 2024 AMA Research Challenge—the largest national, multispecialty research event for medical students, residents and fellows, and international medical graduates—takes place ...

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 ...

Pursuing research during medical school is one way that medical students can explore their scholarly interests, grow their scientific knowledge base and stand out to physician residency programs when ...

For resident physicians, moving from internship to PGY-2 represents a significant change in responsibilities and expectations. PGY-2s move into a supervisory role and are often the most senior ...

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 ...