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4 Min Read

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Aug. 28, 2023

In the news: Link between gut and Parkinson’s, effectiveness of cancer screenings, OTC Narcan soon to be in stores fake pills getting deadlier and more.

Publications & Newsletters
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8 Min Read

Questions patients may have about this “hot COVID summer”

Weekly hospitalizations are up 21.6% nationwide this summer as the EG.5 variant accounts for the largest share of infections. Learn more.

Infectious Diseases
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4 Min Read

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Aug. 21, 2023

In the news: BA.2.86 COVID-19 variant causing concern, maternal RSV vaccine approved, USPSTF recommendations on PrEP, CDC sepsis initiative and more.

Publications & Newsletters
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5 Min Read

Promising monoclonal antibody joins fight against Alzheimer’s

Phase 3 trial results published in JAMA show donanemab slows cognitive decline in most participants with early Alzheimer’s. Learn more.

Chronic Diseases
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4 Min Read

This health system says calling physicians “providers” is not OK

Delaware’s Bayhealth system says the term minimizes physician training, undermines the patient-doctor relationship, and can even exacerbate burnout.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
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5 Min Read

Medicare Basics series: MIPS data problems

Value-based care relies on data. Physicians in Medicare’s Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) need access to a wide range of information to understand gaps in care.

Payment & Delivery Models
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Aug. 14, 2023

In the news: Dementia’s link to air pollution, cancer on the rise among younger Americans, new COVID-19, RSV vaccines rolling out and more.

Publications & Newsletters
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At Iowa’s only long COVID clinic, persistence pays off

Learn how physicians at the University of Iowa wrestle with clinical uncertainties, politicized care to help patients debilitated by their symptoms.

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Infectious Diseases
Health System Spotlight
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End restrictions on physician-owned hospitals to expand quality care

We can offer patients greater choice and create new opportunities for high-quality care by removing barriers to physician-owned hospitals.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints