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

The AMA helps physicians build a better future for medicine, advocating in the courts and on the Hill to remove obstacles to patient care and confront today’s greatest health crises. Efforts to ...

In delivering his penultimate address before the AMA House of Delegates (HOD), outgoing CEO James L. Madara, MD, reviewed the closing remarks that American presidents have offered at the end of their ...

Patients with chronic pain continue to face barriers to care, including stigma, regulations limiting medication access, and shortages of pain-management specialists. But progress is being made on the ...

When a physician asks about a mysterious, onerous or downright nonsensical task and is told that it’s due to “a regulatory requirement,” experts say that should be the beginning—not the end—of the ...

As a medical student, do you ever wonder what it’s like to specialize in allergy and immunology? Meet Burcin Fraser, MD, an allergist and immunologist and a featured doctor in the AMA’s “Shadow Me” ...

Patient portals have evolved from offering self-service tools for clerical tasks such as bill paying and appointment setting, to more clinical applications such as entering remote physiological ...

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 ...

Leaders at Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group could see the writing on the wall: There was a looming physician shortage. While Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group usually dealt with about a 4% ...

A growing number of men are facing a common yet often unspoken health issue that impacts their quality of life, confidence and relationships: erectile dysfunction (ED). While erectile dysfunction is ...

Physicians may want to advise patients to put down the TV remote and opt for a walk instead, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. The cohort study of more than 45,000 female ...