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4 MIN READ

For physician advocates, social media hate is nauseatingly normal

It’s hard enough to battle medical misinformation. Nearly 60% of doctors now report a deplorable result of their advocacy: disgusting online attacks.

Physician Health
AMA Update for Sept. 25, 2023: JAMA editor-in-chief: Why medical journals must move fast with Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD, PhD (index image only)
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10 MIN READ

JAMA editor-in-chief: Why medical journals must move fast with Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD, PhD

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about medical journals.

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Leadership
AMA Update
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10 MIN READ

JAMA editor-in-chief: Why medical journals must move fast with Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD, PhD [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about medical journals.

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Leadership
AMA Update Podcast
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3 MIN READ

Why your patients should think twice on cuffless BP devices

Many wearables that offer BP measurements have been cleared by the FDA, but that doesn’t mean they are accurate. Learn more with the AMA.

Hypertension
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4 MIN READ

Alarming rise in U.S. maternal mortality signals need for change

Maternal mortality rates remain high across all racial and ethnic groups. More must be done to push positive change on the issue.

Population Care
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4 MIN READ

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Sept. 4, 2023

In the news: Deadly Vibrio vulnificus infections, 50% of CVD cases linked to modifiable factors, new tool to diagnose autism spectrum disorder and more.

Publications & Newsletters
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4 MIN READ

Resident physician in the big city? You may need a roommate—or four

With inflation-adjusted resident wages flat and rents booming since 2000, some physicians in training have to get creative to stretch their dollars.

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Medical Residency Personal Finance
Thriving in Residency
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4 MIN READ

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Aug. 28, 2023

In the news: Link between gut and Parkinson’s, effectiveness of cancer screenings, OTC Narcan soon to be in stores fake pills getting deadlier and more.

Publications & Newsletters
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8 MIN READ

Questions patients may have about this “hot COVID summer”

Weekly hospitalizations are up 21.6% nationwide this summer as the EG.5 variant accounts for the largest share of infections. Learn more.

Public Health