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Overdose Epidemic

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4 MIN READ

How Medicaid programs can help end the opioid epidemic

Medication-assisted treatment and inpatient care are among approaches that work, but many states still only offer minimal care for a massive problem.
Pediatric emergency station.

Ethics

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4 MIN READ

Pediatricians must address adverse outcomes with compassion, resolve

Iatrogenic outcomes are particularly fraught in pediatrics, due to children’s inherent vulnerability as patients who typically lack decision-making authority.

USMLE® Step 3

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4 MIN READ

Kaplan USMLE Step 3 prep: Treatment for infant with yellowing skin

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A 3-day-old infant is brought to the office because of yellowing of the skin.
Computer pointers filling a screen

Digital

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3 MIN READ

62 clicks to order Tylenol? What happens when EHR tweaks go bad

EHR usability takes a hit when hospitals tinker to get a custom fit. They may also may be putting patients at risk and needlessly adding to physician frustration.
Microscopic look at DNA

Ethics

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3 MIN READ

Your patient’s asking about her 23andMe results. Now what?

This is one of the new ethical questions arising in the age of precision health. Find out more about ethical dimensions of genetic testing, gene editing and more.

Leadership

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3 MIN READ

AMA President Patrice Harris, MD: Standing tall and telling truths

AMA member and President-elect Patrice Harris, MD, owes her success as a leader in medicine to years of hard work, persistence and support from family and friends.

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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3 MIN READ

Kaplan USMLE Step 2 prep: What will the ECG show?

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A 65-year-old man develops thromboembolic disease in his left leg accompanied by dry gangrene. What will the ECG show?
AMA President Barbara L. McAneny, MD, an oncologist 

Leadership

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4 MIN READ

AMA President Barbara L. McAneny, MD: Pushing for a better health system

As a leader of organized medicine and as a developer of the oncology medical home, AMA President Barbara L. McAneny, MD, is shaping health care’s future.