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13 Min Read

What doctors wish patients knew about which cold medicines work

Do cold medicines even work? What about other remedies? It depends. Two physicians clarify which cold medicines work and how to find relief.

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Population Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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19 Min Read

Firearm injury prevention strategies in medicine and how physicians can play a role in gun safety [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about gun violence prevention programs.

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Injury & Violence
AMA Update Podcast
AMA Update for Feb. 7, 2025: Firearm injury prevention strategies in medicine and how physicians can play a role in gun safety
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19 Min Read

Firearm injury prevention strategies in medicine and how physicians can play a role in gun safety

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about gun violence prevention programs.

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Injury & Violence
AMA Update
Patient in conversation with physician
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5 Min Read

Partnership is key in value-based care model in Michigan

Henry Ford Health and General Motors are both seeing the benefits of their direct-to-employer ConnectedCare health care plan. 

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Payment & Delivery Models
Health System Spotlight
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8 Min Read

What doctors wish patients knew about UTI prevention

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) can be uncomfortable, but medication and home remedies can help. Two physicians discuss UTIs and how to manage symptoms.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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3 Min Read

Physician, help thyself: 5 terrific advice books doctors recommend

AMA member physicians share life- and practice-changing gems that they have found in the self-help and business leadership aisles of the bookstore.

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Med School Life
Health System Spotlight
Operation room at hospital with patient
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4 Min Read

What it's really like in anesthesiology—from 3 physicians who know

Shadowing one physician in anesthesiology is a great way to learn about life in the specialty. Exploring these insights from three of them is the next best thing.

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series
Doctors and nurses in health care team
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7 Min Read

Want to help doctors? Keep some things “out of sight, out of mind”

Doctors are often burdened with messages and tasks that other care-team members can handle. Ochsner Health is working to cut burnout by changing that.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
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7 Min Read

Meet some of the physician leaders shaping health care's future

Health systems need strong chief medical officers and other leadership to move medicine forward. The vision of these doctors should not escape notice.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight