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9 Min Read

What doctors wish patients knew about wearing N95 masks

The CDC recommends N95 or KN95 masks in public indoor spaces to best protect against SARS-CoV-2. Two doctors share their tips on using these masks.

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Infectious Diseases
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
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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 Want Patients to Know™
Woman suffering from migraine
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9 Min Read

What doctors wish patients knew about living with migraines

Migraines can cause debilitating pain. But, confusingly, other patients may only experience visual disturbances. A neurologist clears things up.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
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4 Min Read

Patients can follow these steps to help reverse prediabetes

More than one in three adults in the U.S. lives with prediabetes. Learn what doctors wish patients knew about managing prediabetes.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
Physician and patient
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10 Min Read

What doctors wish immunocompromised patients knew during COVID-19

COVID-19 vaccines are less protective for patients with compromised immune systems. Learn how such patients can navigate this stage of the pandemic.

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Infectious Diseases
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
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8 Min Read

What doctors wish patients knew about COVID-19 vaccines and fertility

There has been widespread misinformation circulating about COVID-19 vaccination and fertility. Three physicians took time to provide clarity.

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Infectious Diseases
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
Analyzing a virus
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10 Min Read

What doctors wish patients knew about the BA.2 Omicron subvariant

Also known as “stealth” Omicron, BA.2 is the dominant strain in the U.S., sparking new questions. An infectious diseases physician clears things up.

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Infectious Diseases
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
Figure moving the needle of a scale
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9 Min Read

What doctors wish patients knew about maintaining a healthy weight

Losing weight is hard enough to do, and maintaining a healthy weight can seem impossible. A Harvard obesity medicine physician sets out to help.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
Woman sitting on the floor in the dark with a curtained open patio door, a cell phone to her side
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9 Min Read

What doctors wish patients knew about long COVID

Even mild SARS-CoV-2 infection can lead to long COVID. And with the transmissibility of the Omicron variant, patients may be concerned about the condition.

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Infectious Diseases
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™