Congress should pass pending legislation to expand residency training slots, along with related proposals to address the projected physician shortage.

Awareness is on the rise for the significant shortcomings in nurse practitioners’ training in the United States at a time of aggressive efforts to expand their ability to practice without physician ...

One of the most important factors in determining whether physicians and other health professionals will experience symptoms of burnout is whether they feel valued. But until recently, no large-scale ...

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 ...

In the unseen corners of our daily lives, tiny particles are quietly accumulating and finding their way into the food we eat, the water we drink, and even the air we breathe. These minuscule invaders, ...

Why do prior authorizations take so long? Is prior authorization required for emergency services? Why would insurance deny a medication? Melissa Garretson, MD, a pediatric emergency physician at Cook ...

It’s happening. Augmented intelligence (AI), often called artificial intelligence, is already at the point in its clinical application that it is transforming care. Indeed, the list of its ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing a 2.8% cut to physician Medicare payments starting Jan. 1. At the same time, the agency also estimates that the cost of practicing ...

Meanwhile, 60 of Louisiana’s 64 parishes have primary care health-professional shortage areas. This includes the entirety of St. Martin Parish, which on various websites is touted as “where Cajun ...

Read the AMA’s latest policy on social media and its impact on mental health. In this episode, AMA Chief Experience Officer Todd Unger talks with best-selling author Jonathan Haidt, PhD, about his ...

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 ...

Medicine can be a career that is both challenging and highly rewarding, but figuring out med school requirements and navigating the application process can be a challenge into itself. The AMA has the ...