AMA Routine Screening Community of Practice

Meet with experts and other clinicians at the AMA Routine Screening of Infectious Diseases Community of Practice. Office hours available through July.

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AMA: Congress moves health care in wrong direction

Endangering access to care is a recipe for serious sickness among patients.

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What doctors want patients to know about hyperthyroidism

The condition causes high thyroid levels that can make you feel overcaffeinated. Confluence Health endocrinologist Lisa Stone, MD, shares more.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
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AMA statement on Senate passing reconciliation bill

AMA warns that patients will have difficulty maintaining access to care.

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How medicine and the American Medical Association have changed with James Madara, MD [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about James Madara, MD, and his career at the AMA.

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AMA Update Podcast
AMA Update for June 30, 2025: How medicine and the American Medical Association have changed with James Madara, MD
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How medicine and the American Medical Association have changed with James Madara, MD

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about James Madara, MD, and his career at the AMA.

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Leadership
AMA Update
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What doctors want patients to know about cosmetic dermatology

Cosmetic skin procedures can offer natural-looking results with little downtime. William Waller, MD, a dermatologist at Hattiesburg Clinic, shares more. 

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
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What doctors want patients to know about tendinitis

Tendinitis can sideline anyone—athletes or not. George Umeh, MD, of Bayhealth, shares how to prevent, treat and stay ahead of this common condition.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
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What doctors want patients to know about managing COPD

Lung function naturally worsens with age, and COPD exacerbates the problem. Syed Nazeer Mahmood, MD, a pulmonologist at Bayhealth, shares more.

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Chronic Diseases
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
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Second opinions are a good idea—but there are caveats

When patients ask for another opinion, physicians shouldn’t take it as an affront. The process can help build healthy patient-physician relationships. 

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