The trend toward sharply higher levels of hospital market concentration around the nation has not benefited patients, who experience higher costs and poorer health outcomes in highly concentrated ...

Editor’s note: On the opening day of its April meeting in Paris, the World Medical Association issued a strongly worded emergency resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its bombing of ...

Employers across the country are weighing the pros and cons of vaccine mandates as employees return to the office. Some see these mandates as an occupational health strategy, allowing for medical and ...

Expanding the scope of practice for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) leads to higher costs and reduced safety for patients who are better served by an integrated care team led by a ...

Patients have more options than ever before to protect against COVID-19. Boosters are now available for the three COVID-19 vaccines, made by Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson. And the ...

With more contagious coronavirus variants spreading across the U.S. and the supply of COVID-19 vaccines outpacing supply, further guidance has been released about mask-wearing. Maximizing the fit of ...

Precision health holds the promise of providing the right treatment to the right person at the right time. But to do this, it needs the help of augmented intelligence (AI), often called artificial ...

As we confront yet another major surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations across the country, we are once more fighting a two-pronged war: against the virus and against rampant misinformation.

In an increasingly connected world, a paradoxical crisis is silently gripping communities: social isolation. And it is casting a long shadow over public health, from older adults grappling with ...

In today’s COVID-19 Update, as part of National Women’s Health Week, Denise Jamieson, MD, MPH, professor and chair of the Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics at the Emory University School of ...

AMA’s tireless advocacy for passage of Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act bolsters physician wellness. Add your voice to support physicians by becoming an AMA member. The bill is ...

Obesity continues to be a significant global health concern, affecting millions of individuals worldwide. Recognizing the urgency to combat this pervasive issue, medical advancements have paved the ...