Once a food allergy is diagnosed, learning how to avoid triggers, recognize warning signs and when to seek medical care are key. Two physicians share more.
One in three women under 50 is iron deficient, affecting about 10 million people in the U.S. Two physicians discuss iron deficiency and how to address it.
An AMA-curated CME track helps you enhance your communication and management skills to lead and inspire others. AMA members get full access.
Lehigh Valley Health Network is rethinking support systems and revamping workflows to empower physicians to fully disconnect and recharge.
Stay up to date on the innovative projects and outputs from the AMA ChangeMedEd® initiative.
Find how the AMA ChangeMedEd initiative focuses on increased diversity and an improved sense of belonging in medical education.
Take the time to regather and consider the steps you need to make sure your time post-Match is productive.
The road to Match Day 2026 has many milestones. This guide offers insight on what to do at each step of the physician residency-selection process.
Fresh out of fellowship, Dr. Buzick values the institutional support his community-based oncology practice gets from University of Iowa Health Care.
Should you pursue a fellowship? The financial opportunity cost might not be a positive, but other factors should also weigh heavily in the decision.
Stay informed with top advocacy news and essential updates on key national and state issues impacting physicians, patients and the health care environment in April 2026.
Physicians open national Rx and Illicit Drug Summit and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.
AMA and CDC provides an update on current pertussis trends, infection control recommendations and more.
AMA and Sketchy Medical have teamed up to give student members an exclusive 10% discount on any new Sketchy Medical plan.
Find information for submitting a resolution to the AMA House of Delegates, including a resolution sample and instructions on how to use the provided template.
Details provided on the application process and deadlines for physicians, residents and medical students interested in joining AMA council and committees.
Download PDFs of council reports that have proposed strategies to incorporate and integrate telemedicine and digital health into physician practices.
Apply for a leadership position by submitting the required documentation by the deadline.
Take on a leadership role in the RFS and make an impact on issues facing residents and fellows, patients and the medical profession.
Find out about the endorsement and nomination criteria for HOD candidates seeking endorsements from the LGBTQ+ Section Governing Council.
In the news: DEHP exposure linked to premature births, modest weight loss could reduce cancer risk, long COVID’s link to serious heart issues and more.
Compelling research, discussions, opinions and more—enjoy these original podcasts from the AMA for the latest in medicine and patient care.
The goal of a health care delivery system is to deliver services that meet established standard in both cost and quality. Learn the latest on health care delivery costs at the AMA.
Research shows lifestyle modifications can reduce annual medical expenditures by almost $2,700 for patients with prediabetes.
The U.S. spends more on diabetes than on any other condition, but tools to help physicians and patients prevent the disease are well within reach.
Each July new medical residents start work and struggle with efficiency, quality and patient safety. Hospitals see costs, stays and patient mortality peak. Three policies address the “July effect” to make transition to residency easier.
In 2014, U.S. health expenditures were more than $3.0 trillion. An analysis by the AMA of national health care spending offers a look at the growth rate and breaks down where dollars were spent.
Medicine is entering the era of high-value care—and physician stewardship is at its core. Should a physician provide care that may only be marginally beneficial because a patient requests it? Learn about other questions and physicians’ ethical obligations in managing health care resources.
The United States has a market-based, capitalist system, which means market forces—including the profit motives of corporate interests—can shape the delivery of and payment for medical services. Read about this quintessentially American topic and its implications for medical ethics.
People with prediabetes who participate in the National Diabetes Prevention Program lost weight and spent less on health care over three years versus those who did not participate in such a program.
Patient care is poised to change dramatically as new value-based models of payment overtake traditional arrangements. According to physician leaders, this shift in the health care environment will be a “game changer” for reasons that go far beyond economic considerations.
If everyone in your state reduced their sodium consumption by one-half a teaspoon, how much money could be saved? The Center for Science in the Public Interest’s new analysis of potential health care costs savings to be achieved shows annual savings ranging from $36 million for Wyoming to $2.4 billion for California.
