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      Skip diet labels. Help patients make real changes that last.

      With so many different diets promoted in the media, patients are often understandably confused about what they should eat. The fact is that the best advice might be to avoid diet labels altogether.
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      How home monitoring and patient coaches led to 91% BP control

      A pilot study that combined high technology with high touch reports success in helping patients with hypertension get their BP under control.
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      As work hours rise, so does physician burnout

      What does your typical workweek look like? Find out how work hours correlate with physician burnout.
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      The winners of a recent competition highlight how medical students can be catalysts for change at the health systems level.
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      Project to remake residency training gets widespread interest

      More than 300 entities with oversight of graduate medical education contributed to proposals to participate in the AMA’s Reimagining Residency Initiative.
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      Ears to you: Which podcasts are medical students listening to?

      From the clinical to the topical to the sensational, here’s a look at some of the podcasts medical students are listening to.

      Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Woman presents with bulge in neck

      Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A 36-year-old woman visits the physician because of a "bulge in her neck." What histologic feature is present?
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      To protect against sham peer review, court must uphold verdict

      Jurors awarded $5.5 million to a physician who spent 21 years in the courts challenging the peer review process he faced post termination. The hospital appealed.
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      Court must reconsider medical examiner’s ask for lawsuit immunity

      Initially, a Texas court wouldn’t excuse a physician from a civil rights violation lawsuit. Here’s why a federal appeals court told the lower court to reassess.
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      Highlights from the 2018 AMA Interim Meeting

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      AMA President Barbara L. McAneny, MD, says the AMA is fighting the forces that make the U.S. health system so dysfunctional.
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      Medical laws and ethics: What to do when conflicts occur

      Physicians have tough decisions to make when medical ethics and law come into conflict. Learn how to properly weigh the two when faced with the dilemma.

      Physician obligations don’t end when patients pursue care abroad

      The medical tourism trend can upend patient expectations and physician responsibilities. New AMA ethics policy seeks to clarify the matter.
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      Members Move Medicine: Practicing medicine is an act of service

      AMA member Emily E. Dewar feels most rewarded when helping patients regain control of their health.
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Advocating for diabetes prevention

Read about how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the AMA are working to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.

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Accelerating Change in Medical Education

Dementia simulation gives med students insight on condition

Simulation that uses sensory tools is helping med students understand the scope and impact of the condition.
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Accelerating Change in Medical Education

Virtual EHR helps residents learn complexity of elder care

In training residents in electronic health record (EHR) applications, one school is extending lessons to geriatric care—with a team approach. 
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Van Halen helps physician rethink older patients’ physical exam

No brown M&M’s, the rock band warned to ensure adherence to the smallest instructions. Seniors can benefit when physicians heed three telling details.

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AMA: Court order in merger halts a bad deal for elderly patients

Elderly patients were the big winners today as a federal court imposed an injunction on Aetna’s $37 billion acquisition of Humana.
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Population Care

Surprise: Seniors take to online DPP better than most adults

An online counseling program reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes in seniors, who completed the Web-driven activity at a 20 percent higher clip.
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Treat aging, not the diseases of age, says geneticist

Research on what sets centenarians apart from those who die earlier could inform potential treatments that target the aging process itself.

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AMA adopts new public health policies to improve health of nation

The AMA, the premier national physician organization in the country, today voted to adopt new policies aimed at improving the health of the nation.

Population Care

3 simple ways to help prevent falls among older patients

Fall-related injuries among older Americans are rising as the people age 65 and older become a larger percentage of the population. With National Falls Prevention Awareness Day, sponsored by the National Council on Aging, try these three things to minimize a patient’s risk of falling.

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AMA works to prevent chronic diseases for millions of seniors

The AMA continues to focus efforts on preventing the chronic diseases that have the biggest impact and fiscal strain on our health care system.
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