In today’s COVID-19 Update, Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and co-director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine ...

Education matters, especially when it comes to health care. Patients know it too—more than 90% say a physician’s years of education and training are vital to optimal patient care. Yet there are ...

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 ...

CHICAGO — New policy adopted by physicians at the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Special Meeting of its House of Delegates (HOD) recognizes racism as a public health threat and commits to ...

There are a number of reasons for the projected physician shortage and a number of solutions to the problem have been identified—and they all have one thing in common: the need to get started right ...

Most people with COVID-19 recover completely within a few weeks, but some experience lingering symptoms. Those individuals are often referred to as “COVID long-haulers” and have post-COVID conditions ...

Recent studies have shown that despite the improvements in the overall health of the country, racial and ethnic minorities experience a lower quality of health care—they are less likely to receive ...

It isn’t just physicians who are experiencing burnout. All health professionals have experienced a rise in burnout throughout the pandemic, which has contributed to workforce turnover. This was ...

An education session, “Issues of ethical importance: Health care for pediatric LGBTQ+ patients,” was recorded for the November 2021 AMA Section Meetings and provides some answers to these questions.

The AMA House of Delegates declared firearm violence a public health crisis at the 2016 Annual Meeting, which convened in the aftermath of the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando where 49 ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season often starts in the fall and peaks in winter. RSV vaccines are available to help reduce risk for severe illness. In many parts of the country, the fall season ...

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 ...