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What Doctors Want Patients to Know™

What doctors want patients to know about heart failure

Jul 22, 2026 | 12 Min Read
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What doctors want patients to know about breastfeeding

Breastfeeding offers benefits for babies and moms, but it’s hard. Two pediatricians say shame over feeding choices has no place in the nursery.

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Population Health
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
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What doctors want patients to know about colon cancer screening

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., but screening can cut risk by 80%. Learn more about your options.

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Chronic Diseases
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
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What doctors want parents to know about kids' COVID-19 vaccine safety

To help parents move from a “wait-and-see” mentality and calm their fears, two physicians shared what to know about COVID-19 vaccine safety for children.

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Population Health
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
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What doctors want patients to know about monkeypox

A monkeypox outbreak has put health officials on high alert, but it differs substantially from SARS-CoV-2. A physician-scientist shares what to know.

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Infectious Diseases
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
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What doctors want patients to know about wearing N95 masks

The CDC recommends N95 or KN95 masks in public indoor spaces to best protect against SARS-CoV-2. Two doctors share their tips on using these masks.

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Infectious Diseases
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
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What doctors want patients to know about using a patient portal

The online patient portal is a powerful tool, but can’t replicate a physician visit. Three AMA members share what the portal can do—and what it can’t.

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Digital
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
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What doctors want patients to know about living with migraines

Migraines can cause debilitating pain. But, confusingly, other patients may only experience visual disturbances. A neurologist clears things up.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
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Patients can follow these steps to help reverse prediabetes

More than one in three adults in the U.S. lives with prediabetes. Learn what doctors want patients to know about managing prediabetes.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
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What doctors want immunocompromised patients to know during COVID-19

COVID-19 vaccines are less protective for patients with compromised immune systems. Learn how such patients can navigate this stage of the pandemic.

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Infectious Diseases
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™