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8 Min Read

What doctors wish patients knew about UTI prevention

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) can be uncomfortable, but medication and home remedies can help. Two physicians discuss UTIs and how to manage symptoms.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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4 Min Read

Why failing Step 1 exam shouldn’t end your dream of being a doctor

If you fail the USMLE Step 1 exam once, your chances at a career as a physician remain high. Follow this path to make the second time a success.

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USMLE® Step 1 & 2
Succeeding in Medical School
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4 Min Read

As practices fight to survive, health plans see another payday

For doctors, it’s five straight years of Medicare payment cuts. For Medicare Advantage plans, pay’s going up 4.33%. Congress must fix Medicare now.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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3 Min Read

Help your resident physicians identify burnout and boost well-being

Understanding how to beat burnout can be a key to a physician’s making the successful transition from medical school to residency. 

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Operation room at hospital with patient
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4 Min Read

What it's really like in anesthesiology—from 3 physicians who know

Shadowing one physician in anesthesiology is a great way to learn about life in the specialty. Exploring these insights from three of them is the next best thing.

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series
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5 Min Read

Use these strategies to create your residency Match rank-order list

As the Match rank-order list deadline nears, go with your personal preferences and carefully weigh every residency program you interviewed with.

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Prep for Residency
The Road to Residency
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3 Min Read

Myth or fact? Only doctors can respond to patient portal messages

Patient messages to physicians skyrocketed after COVID-19. But must physicians personally respond to each? The AMA sets the record straight.

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Administrative Burdens
Fighting for Physicians
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6 Min Read

How the AMA meets need for new telehealth CPT codes

Telehealth capacity ramped up quickly early in the pandemic, but created a lot of variation along the way. An AMA work group helped develop uniformity. 

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CPT®
Fighting for Physicians
Doctors and nurses in health care team
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7 Min Read

Want to help doctors? Keep some things “out of sight, out of mind”

Doctors are often burdened with messages and tasks that other care-team members can handle. Ochsner Health is working to cut burnout by changing that.

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Physician Health
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