Older and immunocompromised patients are at highest risk. Learn more with the AMA and CDC about West Nile virus testing, diagnosis and prevention.

Pass-fail assessment is the norm in preclerkship courses. These tips can help medical students optimize their learning and ...

Through five leadership modules, Sutter Health strengthens a culture of physician engagement and collaboration.

Physician oversight of rehabilitation care is vital. Find out how Medrina ensures doctors lead the rehab medicine care team.

Susan E. Nelson, MD, of Ochsner Health, explains how advance directives ensure care reflects patients’ wishes and ease decision-making for loved ones.

Highlights from the 2025 AMA Interim Meeting and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

CHICAGO — Innovative work to meet the urgent public health need for streamlined reporting and tracking of COVID-19 vaccinations is presented in today’s release of the 2022 Current Procedural ...

Administrative demands coupled with growing physician dissatisfaction about poor work-life balance are causing some doctors to consider moving to a retainer-based or “direct” primary care practice. It ...

Specialty, age and gender tied to liability risk, says new research. Reforms are needed to fix the liability system that imposes high burdens on U.S. health care.

The 2025 Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates will be in person June 6-11 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Materials presented at the 2025 Annual Meeting are generated by AMA delegates/delegations, ...

The results come from a 27-question web-based survey answered by 1,000 practicing physicians who provide at least 20 hours of patient care weekly. Forty percent were primary care physicians, and 60 ...

Some studies show that specialties with more work hours tend to have relatively low physician job satisfaction, and vice versa, according to a 2011 research letter in JAMA. “For example, pediatricians ...