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  Skip diet labels. Help patients make real changes that last.
  
  With so many different diets promoted in the media, patients are often understandably confused about what they should eat. The fact is that the best advice might be to avoid diet labels altogether.
  
  How home monitoring and patient coaches led to 91% BP control
  
  A pilot study that combined high technology with high touch reports success in helping patients with hypertension get their BP under control.
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  New Jersey court weighs whether non-patient can sue physician
  
  See why courts usually shelter physicians from third-party lawsuits and why the AMA Litigation Center says it’s important to do so in this case.
  
  How burnout in physicians compares to other professional degrees
  
  Does whether you have a medical, doctor of philosophy or juris doctor degree, play a role in burnout? Find out how burnout compares.
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  Ears to you: Which podcasts are medical students listening to?
  
  From the clinical to the topical to the sensational, here’s a look at some of the podcasts medical students are listening to.
  
  Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Woman presents with bulge in neck
  
  Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A 36-year-old woman visits the physician because of a "bulge in her neck." What histologic feature is present?
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- To protect against sham peer review, court must uphold verdict
  
  Jurors awarded $5.5 million to a physician who spent 21 years in the courts challenging the peer review process he faced post termination. The hospital appealed.
  
  Court must reconsider medical examiner’s ask for lawsuit immunity
  
  Initially, a Texas court wouldn’t excuse a physician from a civil rights violation lawsuit. Here’s why a federal appeals court told the lower court to reassess.
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  AMA President Barbara L. McAneny, MD, says the AMA is fighting the forces that make the U.S. health system so dysfunctional.
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- Medical laws and ethics: What to do when conflicts occur
  
  Physicians have tough decisions to make when medical ethics and law come into conflict. Learn how to properly weigh the two when faced with the dilemma.
  
  Physician obligations don’t end when patients pursue care abroad
  
  The medical tourism trend can upend patient expectations and physician responsibilities. New AMA ethics policy seeks to clarify the matter.
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