World Medical Association’s ethical research standards modernized on 60th anniversary to address evolving risks, ensure respect for all participants.

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 ...

Lyme disease—the most common vector-borne disease in the United States—is increasing in incidence , creating new challenges for physicians treating patients with this condition. The blacklegged tick, ...

Precision health holds the promise of providing the right treatment to the right person at the right time. But to do this, it needs the help of augmented intelligence (AI), often called artificial ...

The AMA and other organizations have added people directly affected by menthol cigarette smoking as plaintiffs to a lawsuit they filed earlier this year that aims to ensure that the Food and Drug ...

With distractions just a click away, some minds struggle to tune out the noise. For children, teens or adults who are inclined to race ahead, juggle thoughts and wrestle with focus, the problem is ...

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 ...

What’s the news: The Biden administration recently issued new rules to provide additional clarity and help prevent health insurance companies from continuing to routinely violate the Mental Health ...

AMA policy defines health equity as “optimal health for all,” but in the AMA’s hometown of Chicago, inequities are evident in a 14-year life-expectancy gap between affluent neighborhoods and those on ...

About half of all women 40 or older in the U.S. have dense breasts, a risk factor for breast cancer. But University of Iowa Health Care is beating the odds with a diagnostic tool that more efficiently ...

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 ...

One in five physicians say it is likely they will leave their current practice within two years. Meanwhile, about one in three doctors and other health professionals say they intend to reduce work ...