Body mass index (BMI) is easy to measure and cheap to do, but falls short in numerous ways at the individual patient level, says new AMA policy.

AMA survey of nearly 1,200 doctors offers four key insights into how physicians use and feel about augmented intelligence (AI) in medicine.

Some legislation would allow pharmacists to diagnose and treat patients. Learn with the AMA what sets physicians and pharmacists apart.

About 100 bills nationwide target this payer cost-control process that delays patient care. The AMA is fighting to fix prior authorization. When a patient from Indiana had to be airlifted via ...

Joint injuries need proper care, says Mark T. Barron, MD, of Hattiesburg Clinic. Ignoring pain can lead to serious issues ...

AMA welcomes the federal government's new 2025 action plan on AI and the opportunity to work with the administration to address key areas in shaping AI regulation, policy and implementation. Learn ...

Catch up with news and key moments from the AMA House of Delegates’ meeting, which ran June 6–11.

Read Reimagining Residency: An AMA Initiative to Transform GME Read the recently published Journal of Graduate Medical Education supplement featuring the work of the six-year, $20 million AMA ...

Burnout’s down from all-time high in 2021, but new AMA data shows the problem is not going away. Learn more from the AMA’s exclusive survey data.

An AMA-led coalition of state and specialty societies has worked across the nation to block scope-of-practice expansions that threaten patient safety.

When providing nutrition advice to patients with prediabetes, the foods that can increase blood-glucose levels are often not what you think. Identifying those foods are key to helping patients take ...

The AMA has convened diverse experts with deep expertise across a broad range of medical topics to serve as the AMA Guides® Editorial Panel (the Guides Panel). This group includes physicians, allied ...