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9 MIN READ

What doctors wish patients knew about using a patient portal

The online patient portal is a powerful tool, but can’t replicate a physician visit. Three AMA members share what the portal can do—and what it can’t.

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Digital
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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4 MIN READ

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of June 6, 2022

In the news: CVD risk in childhood cancer survivors, coffee may help protect the kidneys, smoking frequency and nicotine dependence in teens and more.

Publications & Newsletters
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5 MIN READ

2022 AMA Annual Meeting: 8 issues to watch

Track the big health care policy proposals that physicians and medical students will consider at the House of Delegates’ meeting June 10–15.

Annual Meeting
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7 MIN READ

Q&A: As AMA marks 175th year, former president reflects on last 50

Alan Nelson, MD, was AMA president in 1989–1990 and joined the House of Delegates in 1972. Discover the changes he’s seen and how the AMA made him proud.

Leadership
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10 MIN READ

To overcome doctor shortage, get rid of obstacles to primary care

For patients in some communities, a pressing question is whether their primary care doctor will retire—because a replacement may be hard to come by.

Sustainability
Person sitting in a dark room, looking at a laptop
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4 MIN READ

For office-based physicians, gender inequity pops up in the EHR

Women physicians are more likely than their male counterparts to experience burnout. Learn how the gender disparity in EHR documentation contributes.

Physician Health
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3 MIN READ

Understanding the short-term impact of gender-affirming care

How do transgender youth fare in the year after starting gender-affirming medical care? A JAMA Network Open study sheds light on the matter.

Population Care
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5 MIN READ

With COVID-19 antiviral supplies now ample, quick action is the key

Tell patients with COVID-19 symptoms to come in for a test ASAP. For many of them, antiviral treatments will be the next step. Learn more.

Public Health
Physician examining the heart of an elderly person wearing medical mask with a stethoscope
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5 MIN READ

3 tips for doctors trying to manage long COVID’s cardiac symptoms

Many of long COVID’s most troubling symptoms are cardiovascular in nature. An American College of Cardiology expert panel outlines the issue.

Public Health