Another year, another cut to the Medicare payments needed to keep physicians and their practices going. Congress must turn toward long-term reform. “The continuing resolution utterly fails to address ...

What’s the news: A bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives—233—has signed onto a letter that urges House leadership to “expeditiously pass legislative fixes” that stop a “harmful” 2.8% ...

How to be healthy in the new year: What is lifestyle medicine? Does lifestyle medicine work? What are the benefits of lifestyle medicine? How to become a lifestyle medicine doctor? Our guest and chair ...

For women physicians—who often wear many other hats in addition to doctor—finding work-life balance can be difficult. This is because there are many challenges that women in medicine face compared ...

How can a physician fellowship applicant catch a program director’s eye? The answer extends well beyond your CV. Rachael Nicholson, MD, spent 13 years as the program director for the vascular surgery ...

Physicians and health IT should collaborate to monitor AI tools for safe use, starting with low-risk cases to cut administrative burdens. Years ago, physicians in the intensive care unit kept an ...

AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians, residents, medical students and patients. From private practice and health system leaders to scientists and public ...

The AMA has convened diverse experts with deep expertise across a broad range of medical topics to serve as the AMA Guides® Editorial Panel (the Guides Panel). This group includes physicians, allied ...

As health system leaders create programs to help physicians struggling with burnout, it turns out that there’s an additional step: Making them feel safe to access the medical care they need to stay ...

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the pressing issues facing physicians with AMA President Bruce Scott, MD.

Internist Jason Goldman, MD, brings a personal touch to care, but isn’t sure how long that can survive under a broken Medicare payment system. Jason Goldman, MD, a solo internist in Coral Springs, ...

Cardiovascular disease is now the leading cause of death in pregnant and postpartum women, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Cardiomyopathies, hypertensive ...