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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
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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
Mark C. Henderson, MD, with University of California, Davis, health-professional trainees
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17 MIN READ

How diversity’s power can help overcome the physician shortage

There aren’t enough doctors to care for aging patients and not enough physicians who mirror the nation’s diversity. Learn how the two are connected.

Health Equity
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5 MIN READ

What is long COVID?

People with long COVID, also known as long-haul COVID or chronic COVID, experience new or lingering symptoms, even after recuperating from the virus.

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Public Health
Health Care Definitions
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4 MIN READ

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of May 9, 2022

In the news: COVID deaths surpass 1M in U.S., grim milestones drug overdose and firearm homicide rates, modifiable Alzheimer’s risk factors and more.

Publications & Newsletters
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10 MIN READ

May 13, 2022: National Advocacy Update

AMA pushes for permanent expansion of health insurance premium tax credits and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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4 MIN READ

Dietary supplements: Underregulated, unknown and maybe unsafe

Despite being underregulated, dietary supplements are a big industry that’s getting bigger. Learn more about physicians’ obligation to protect patients.

Public Health