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Geisinger adapts emergency departments to better treat kids

By preparing hospitals to specifically handle pediatric needs, the volume of children in emergency departments has grown by 25% across Geisinger. 

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Population Health
Health System Spotlight
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10 Min Read

What doctors wish patients knew about child obesity

Nearly 15 million kids in the U.S. have obesity. Stanley Spinner, MD, of Texas Children’s Pediatrics, shares what parents ought to keep in mind.

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Population Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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10 Min Read

When should you get your flu shot? Plus long-term health impacts of COVID-19 and new onset diabetes [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the flu vaccine and the long-term health impacts of COVID-19.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update Podcast
AMA Update for Oct. 16, 2024: When should you get your flu shot? Plus long-term health impacts of COVID-19 and new onset diabetes (index only)
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10 Min Read

When should you get your flu shot? Plus long-term health impacts of COVID-19 and new onset diabetes

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the flu vaccine and the long-term health impacts of COVID-19.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update
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11 Min Read

What doctors wish patients knew about ADHD in children

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects focus, impulse control. Jonathan Shook, MD, a pediatrician at Hattiesburg Clinic, shares more.

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Population Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
Young child in hospital bed
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4 Min Read

How prior authorization hurts the nation’s littlest patients

Pediatric care is not immune from insurers’ time-wasting, care-delaying tactic—even in the emergency department.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
AMA Update for Oct. 9, 2024: More cases of bird flu in California, new avian flu testing, Rwanda Marburg virus outbreak update
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11 Min Read

More cases of bird flu in California, new avian flu testing, Rwanda Marburg virus outbreak update

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about new avian flu testing and more.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update
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11 Min Read

More cases of bird flu in California, new avian flu testing, Rwanda Marburg virus outbreak update [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about new avian flu testing and more.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update Podcast
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1 Min Read

Oct. 4, 2024: Advocacy Update other news

AMA Cannabis Task Force education podcast series and more in the latest other news in Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update