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8 Min Read

What doctors wish patients knew about bacterial meningitis

Bacterial meningitis is not common, but it is a medical emergency. Jeffrey Silvers, MD, an infectious diseases physician at Sutter Health, shares more.

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Population Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
Annabelle S. Volgman, MD
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6 Min Read

Looking beyond hormone therapy to help menopausal women

New treatments are expanding options for addressing menopausal symptoms, but more education and research are needed.

Population Health
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5 Min Read

10 must-read bioethics articles published in 2024

On topics such as drug shortages and inpatient psychiatric care, a variety of bioethics articles published this year have caught readers’ attention. 

Ethics
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14 Min Read

New ACIP recommendations: COVID vaccine frequency for seniors and RSV vaccine safety concerns [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about new ACIP recommendations for COVID, RSV and more.

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Prevention & Wellness
AMA Update Podcast
AMA Update for Nov. 6, 2024: New ACIP recommendations: COVID vaccine frequency for seniors and RSV vaccine safety concerns
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14 Min Read

New ACIP recommendations: COVID vaccine frequency for seniors and RSV vaccine safety concerns

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about new ACIP recommendations for COVID, RSV and more.

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Prevention & Wellness
AMA Update
Smoked cigarettes in row
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5 Min Read

Menthol cigarette smokers join lawsuit asking for ban to finally begin

The AMA and other organizations amended complaint to include people directly affected by menthol flavoring. Learn who joined the lawsuit and why.

Behavioral Health
Man sits at kitchen counter and uses a blood pressure cuff
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4 Min Read

Henry Ford Health project helps Black men lower blood pressure

The Detroit-based health system's 15-minute express approach to BP care helps Black men get their hypertension under control.

Prevention & Wellness
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9 Min Read

High blood pressure success stories: How Henry Ford Health System is treating hypertension in adults [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about how one health system is treating hypertension.

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Prevention & Wellness
AMA Update Podcast
AMA Update for Aug. 23, 2024: High blood pressure success stories: How Henry Ford Health System is treating hypertension in adults
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9 Min Read

High blood pressure success stories: How Henry Ford Health System is treating hypertension in adults

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about how one health system is treating hypertension.

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Prevention & Wellness
AMA Update