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.

Congress failed to stop a fifth consecutive Medicare pay cut, but on telehealth, equity and more, CMS heeds physicians’ advice. That failure extends “a devastating decline in Medicare physician ...

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 ...

Parkinson’s disease often begins with a tremor and the biggest risk factor is aging. Isaac Goldszer, MD, of Henry Ford Health, discusses what to know. Parkinson’s disease is the second-most common ...

Physicians instinctively know the power of our words. They must be clear but also precise; they must convey empathy but also understanding. Above all, our words must demonstrate our competence and our ...

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 ...

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 ...

As the AMA State Advocacy Summit gets underway, new survey data shows what will keep doctors and medical society staffers busy in statehouses this year. Compared with previous years, 2024 saw a lower ...

Kendall Barton, MD, shares how the Bayhealth residency program helped him connect with the community and find a passion for small town medicine. Once Kendall Barton, MD, got his first glimpse into ...

“We're a long way from robots running off with patient care,” said Richard Frank, MD, PharmD, a member of the AMA Current Procedural Terminology (CPT ®) Editorial Panel. Dr. Frank, the former chief ...