Child with pink eye
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9 MIN READ

What doctors wish patients knew about pink eye

Pink eye, also known as conjunctivitis, is highly contagious. Herbert Ingraham, MD, an ophthalmologist at Geisinger, shares more about pink eye.

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Population Care
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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9 MIN READ

What doctors wish patients knew about Tommy John surgery

Also known as ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, Tommy John surgery changed the game of baseball. Two Henry Ford Health physicians share more.

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Public Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
Health care worker applies adhesive bandage to patient after receiving a vaccine
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5 MIN READ

To raise HPV vaccination rates, doctors must gain families’ trust

Direct-communication campaigns by Doug Eisert, MD, a pediatrician at Confluence Health, and colleagues boosted HPV vaccinations by 31% in rural Washington.

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Public Health
Health System Spotlight
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3 MIN READ

More needs to be done to decrease youth access to e-cigarettes

Teen e-cigarette use has fallen, yet it’s still too high given the risk of lifelong nicotine addiction. AMA calls for stronger tobacco-control efforts.

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AMA Update for July 8, 2024: New ACIP recommendations for RSV, COVID-19 and pneumococcal vaccines, plus updated flu vaccine
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14 MIN READ

New ACIP recommendations for RSV, COVID-19 and pneumococcal vaccines, plus updated flu vaccine

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about new vaccine details and recommendations recently voted on by the ACIP.

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AMA Update
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14 MIN READ

New ACIP recommendations for RSV, COVID-19 and pneumococcal vaccines, plus updated flu vaccine [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about new vaccine details and recommendations recently voted on by the ACIP.

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Public Health
AMA Update Podcast
Smiling parent and young child at a doctor's appointment
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8 MIN READ

Bringing value-based care to the youngest patients

Jeffrey Bernstein, MD, a pediatrician with Privia Health, is applying lessons learned from adult health to enhance preventive care in pediatrics.

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Health System Spotlight
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2 MIN READ

Consent, communication & decision making: CEJA reports

Download PDFs of reports on this topic for the Council on Ethical & Judicial Affairs (CEJA) presented during the AMA interim and annual meetings.

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Rising thermometer
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9 MIN READ

What doctors wish patients knew about heat stroke

Heat stroke is a medical emergency. Bilal Bangash, MD, a pulmonary and critical care physician at Bayhealth, shares what to know as temperatures soar.

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Population Care
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™