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9 MIN READ

What doctors wish patients knew about long COVID

Even mild SARS-CoV-2 infection can lead to long COVID. And with the transmissibility of the Omicron variant, patients may be concerned about the condition.

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Public Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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4 MIN READ

How Congress can save resident physicians $12,000 a year

That’s about how much student-loan interest costs the typical resident. AMA-supported bipartisan bill would pause interest until training’s over.

Medical Residency Personal Finance
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4 MIN READ

To encourage physicians’ healing, make it OK to ask for help

Corey Feist lost his beloved sister-in-law Lorna Breen, MD, to death by suicide. Learn about his fight, alongside the AMA, to protect health care heroes.

Physician Health
Gerald E. Harmon, MD
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6 MIN READ

Threats, intimidation against doctors and health workers must end

Attacks against physicians and other health professionals—already frequent targets of physical and verbal assaults—have only grown in the COVID-19 era.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
4 MIN READ

Advancing health care AI through ethics, evidence and equity

Building on AMA policy for augmented intelligence, the AMA consulted with key AI stakeholder groups to elicit their thoughts on the intersection of AI and health care.

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4 MIN READ

How states can help physicians get confidential care they deserve

Physicians sometimes delay counseling for fear of career stigma. Learn about state-level policy changes that can help change the picture.

Physician Health
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5 MIN READ

Flow of damaging COVID-19 disinformation must end now

The spread of pandemic-related falsehoods poses tremendous risks to the health of our patients, and to the credibility of physicians as trusted sources of information.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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4 MIN READ

PSLF program waiver: What physician borrowers should know

U.S. Department of Education aims to give doctors and other borrowers a better shot at qualifying for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

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Medical Residency Personal Finance
Thriving in Residency
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6 MIN READ

AMA urges support for Administration’s vaccination and testing ETS

Widespread uptake of COVID-19 vaccines will be required to help limit severe illness, hospitalization and death from COVID-19 and bring an end to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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