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12 Min Read

What doctors want patients to know about brain aneurysms

Brain aneurysms can be life-threatening but are usually treatable. Learn brain aneurysm warning signs, risk factors, treatment options and when to seek care.

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Chronic Diseases
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™

Help Move Medicine

Medicine doesn’t stand still, and neither do we. AMA members don’t just keep up with medicine—they shape its future.

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3 Min Read

Which sunscreen is right for you?

Not sure which sunscreen to choose? Dermatologist Micah Brown, MD, explains the key features that matter most in sunscreen.

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

What doctors want patients to know about tickborne illnesses

Tickborne illnesses can start with a single bite. Know the signs, prevention steps and when to call a doctor to protect your health.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
Child with with hand foot and mouth disease
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What doctors want patients to know about hand, foot and mouth disease

Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common childhood infection that can cause fever, mouth sores and a distinctive rash on the hands and feet.

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Infectious Diseases
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™

Improve key communication skills

Professionalism and Communication Education from Drexel University offers CME modules for health care professionals, developed by leading educators. 

Learn on AMA Ed Hub™
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What doctors want patients to know about preventing yeast infections

Yeast infections, commonly from the Candida species, are uncomfortable and irritating. But the good news is that yeast infections are preventable.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
Patient talking with doctor during a cardiopulmonary stress test
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What doctors want patients to know about cardiac stress tests

A cardiac stress test is a key tool cardiologists use to detect heart disease early, assess symptoms and guide next steps for better long-term heart health.

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Chronic Diseases
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
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12 Min Read

What doctors want patients to know about heart failure

Heart failure can affect energy, breathing and daily life, but early diagnosis, treatment and follow-up can help people manage symptoms.

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Chronic Diseases
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
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2 Min Read

You might be using sunscreen wrong

You might be making one of the most common sunscreen mistakes without even realizing it. Dermatologist Micah Brown, MD, shares the most common sunscreen errors.

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

What doctors want patients to know about Crohn's disease

Crohn's disease is a lifelong inflammatory condition that affects the digestive tract. Learn symptoms, treatments and when to seek care for Crohn’s disease.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™