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What doctors wish patients knew about family immunizations

Vaccines save millions of lives each year. Two infectious diseases physicians discuss the key role they should play for the loved ones in your family.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™

Improve key communication skills

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

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What doctors wish patients knew about healthy New Year’s resolutions

This new year, look beyond diet and exercise and add health goals to your resolution list. AMA member physicians share health-related resolutions to add.

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What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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What doctors wish parents knew about fall prevention for kids

Rabia Nagda, MD, of Texas Children’s Pediatrics, emphasizes that every environment where kids spend time should be built with fall risk in mind.

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Population Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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What doctors wish patients knew about increasing physical activity

Physical activity can reverse prediabetes, lower BP, relieve stress and help with healthy aging. Three physicians share what patients should keep in mind.

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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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What doctors wish patients knew about strep throat

What is causing that sore throat? It could be strep, and it needs to be treated the right way. Two Ochsner Health physicians share more about strep throat.

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What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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What doctors wish patients knew about end-of-life care planning

Susan E. Nelson, MD, of Ochsner Health, explains how advance directives ensure care reflects patients’ wishes and ease decision-making for loved ones.

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Population Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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What doctors wish patients knew about cutting down on screen time

Too much time with smartphones or TVs can do harm. Two physicians share tips on how to cut screen time before it turns toxic.

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What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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What doctors wish older adults knew about physical activity

From aerobics to balance workouts for seniors, it’s key to find a physical activity that works as you age. Two Northwell Health physicians share more. 

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What doctors wish patients knew about sleep apnea

Sleep apnea often goes undiagnosed but is highly treatable. Three sleep physicians explain how early recognition can protect long-term health. 

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What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™