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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There’s a growing recognition that system structures in medicine are fueling the all-time high burnout physicians are experiencing and there’s a movement afoot to make changes. But physicians’ ...

“Workplace violence is a recognized hazard in the health care industry,” declares the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. It defines the problem as “any act or threat of physical ...

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 ...

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 ...

People in rural communities experience disproportionately higher rates of cardiovascular disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and respiratory illness. On top of these grim statistics, the Centers for ...

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 ...

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 ...