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Preventing physician suicide

Taking proactive steps to identify and address physician distress can help to ensure the well-being of colleagues. Learn more.

Physician Health
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Latest ACIP move is dangerous to the nation’s health

Administration must reconsider plans to exclude physician liaisons from dozens of organizations who have long provided unbiased, expert input.

Prevention & Wellness
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of July 28, 2025

In the news: UTIs may trigger heart attack and stroke, time between dementia symptom onset and diagnosis, a rare and deadly flu complication in kids and more.

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Don’t trade your BP device for cuffless technology just yet

Cuffless blood pressure devices are convenient to use, but aren’t validated for accuracy. Experts urge patients and physicians to use validated devices. 

Prevention & Wellness
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Hands off the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, says AMA

Amid reports that all 16 task force members will be removed, the AMA weighs in to protect the USPSTF and its evidence-based process.

Federal Advocacy
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Top medical journal editors defend their standards, independence

The editors-in-chief of JAMA and the New England Journal of Medicine speak up for system that pressure-tests the science and resists ideology.

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White House AI plan could help boost transparency, oversight

Strong physician representation is needed to ensure that health AI is transparent and has the right oversight so it works for patients and doctors.

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Fighting for Physicians
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Colon cancer becoming more common in people under 50

Doug Corley, MD, PhD, of The Permanente Medical Group, shares why rising colon cancer rates—up 2% yearly in younger patients—demand earlier screening.

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Chronic Diseases
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of July 14, 2025

In the news: Latest statistics on data breaches, nimbus variant leads rise in COVID-19 cases, GLP-1s may increase risk of severe acid reflux and more. 

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