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

Computerized provider order entry (CPOE) involves electronically inputting instructions for patient care into the EHR and is used to boost efficiency while reducing errors during the submission of ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lisa—an avid runner—was in her early 50s when she received a breast cancer diagnosis. During one appointment, she said “cancer ruined my life.” Tara was a 38-year-old mother with a 2-year-old when she ...

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 ...