Jennifer Lubell

AMA Affiliated Groups

Contributing News Writer,
Authors

Jennifer Lubell is a freelance writer in the Washington, D.C., area. She has written about health care practice trends and policy and clinical research for more than two decades, penning stories for MDedge, Medscape, Modern Healthcare and other publications.

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GME Funding

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4 MIN READ

Bill adds 1,000 GME slots to address drug-overdose epidemic

Slots would go to addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry or pain medicine programs. Meanwhile, the DOCTORS Act reallocates unused Conrad 30 waivers.
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Health Equity

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2 MIN READ

In crisis, health equity gets overlooked. That must change.

Learn how guidance from the AMA and over 30 other organizations will help leaders ensure that equity is embedded in crisis preparedness and response.
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Sustainability

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4 MIN READ

Better sepsis tracking, reporting is key to saving lives

Sepsis kills 350,000 Americans a year. Learn how to reduce length of stay and sepsis mortality rates through coordinated reporting methods.
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Public Health

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4 MIN READ

In age of GLP-1 agonists, food choices still matter for health

Ozempic and other GLP-1 receptor agonists can help with weight loss, but that’s not enough. Learn why diet quality is vital to better health outcomes.
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Public Health

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4 MIN READ

Why MRI-guided radiation therapy is “a paradigm shift”

Learn how magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)–guided radiation therapy at Baptist Health South Florida can help patients with pancreatic cancer.  
Brintha Vasagar, MD, MPH

Leadership

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8 MIN READ

A family medicine residency shines in state lacking medical school

Learn how Brintha Vasagar, MD, MPH, has successfully grown a booming family medicine residency program at the Bayhealth system.
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Precision Medicine

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4 MIN READ

To push medicine’s frontiers, Henry Ford Health follows the data

Learn how the Detroit-based health system is advancing precision medicine and leveraging big data to help patients and physicians.
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Sustainability

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4 MIN READ

Taking action on sepsis with smarter screening, handoffs

Leaders at Henry Ford Health detail how they are employing CDC advice to operationalize sepsis management and safely discharge patients. Learn more.