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11 Min Read

What doctors wish patients knew about type 2 diabetes prevention

A prediabetes diagnosis or family history doesn’t mean type 2 diabetes is inevitable. A family physician shares advice on preventing type 2 diabetes.

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

Top health tips your family physician wants you to know

Check out this helpful and informative advice from family physicians that can help patients and their families lead happier, healthier lives.

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

4 do’s and don’ts for a midcareer physician job change

Taking a new position can involve a range of emotions, from excitement to guilt. Learn how to make a midcareer job change in health care work.

Physician Health
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4 Min Read

What to tell patients about genetics and their cancer risk

Baptist Health South Florida medical geneticist Arelis Mártir-Negrόn, MD, details how far we’ve come since the Human Genome Project in 2003.

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Chronic Diseases
Health System Spotlight
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5 Min Read

Meet Your Match podcast: A step-by-step residency selection guide

Physician residency selection is a marathon. From the starting line to the finish line, the Meet Your Match podcast offers unique insight on each step.

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Transition to Residency
The Road to Residency
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8 things every physician must know to stop cyberattacks

Cybersecurity is a team sport. Learn more with the AMA about why protecting data is a patient-safety issue, and what doctors can do to help.

Sustainability
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2 Min Read

Is your patient lonely? There may be a prescription for that

The surgeon general says loneliness can be as dangerous as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Learn how “social prescriptions” could help.

Ethics
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19 Min Read

Highlights from the 2023 AMA Interim Meeting

Track the news and key moments from the AMA House of Delegates’ meeting, which ran Nov. 10–14.

Interim Meeting
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Hold health plans accountable for physician network inadequacies

Narrow health-plan networks make it harder for patients to get care and add to physicians’ burdens. Learn about the AMA’s plan for change.

Access to Care