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Video: How physicians can see patients' "unvisible" problems

Stacy Tessler Lindau, MD, director of the University of Chicago Medicine’s program in integrative sexual medicine, discussed her work to help identify, treat and prevent sexual health problems in female cancer patients at the AMA’s recent Inspirations in Medicine event.

Chronic Diseases
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How one physician helped a young patient realize her dream

Physicians are in the unique and privileged position to understand the dreams of their patients—and to help patients achieve those dreams. It’s this ability to impact that makes being a physician so inspirational, one physician recently explained.

Sustainability
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Discuss breast cancer with patients this October

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a perfect time for physicians to talk to patients about screening and prevention of breast cancer.

Chronic Diseases
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Law limiting physician speech upheld; doctors call for rehearing

A federal appellate court earlier this summer issued a split-decision upholding a controversial Florida law that could restrict what physicians can talk about with their patients in the exam room.

Judicial Advocacy
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Video: How simple questions can save physicians time and money

Physicians can save millions of dollars—and eliminate unnecessary testing—by asking patients just a few quick questions, according to one physician...

Prevention & Wellness
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4 common misconceptions patients have about their insurance

Now that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is fully in place, many of us are seeing patients for whom navigating the complexities of health care insurance is a brand new challenge.

Access to Care
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Residents discuss determining the “one best test”

An estimated one-third of health care costs—about $750 billion—don’t actually improve health, according to the Institute of Medicine. Residents’ exams often ask them to choose the “one best test” for diagnosis to avoid health care waste, but what if the real-world choice is “all of the above”?

Improve GME
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Understanding patients' dreams: Inspirations in Medicine

The heart of medicine—the patient-physician relationship—led to moving stories at Inspirations in Medicine, the Friday night kickoff event of the 2014 AMA Annual Meeting. Moderated by Sylvia Perez, the event featured three physicians and one patient telling their personal accounts of how the patient-physician relationship has inspired them.

Annual Meeting
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Pew got it wrong on advance care planning

There has been a lot of misinformation about advance care planning over the years. The latest in false reporting on this issue is told by Stateline, a news website run by the Pew Charitable Trusts. In an article that appeared this week about possible federal payment policy for advance care planning,

Medicare & Medicaid