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- Patient Resources - American Medical Association
Stay on top of the latest developments related to patient education Browse the AMA’s patient education resources, full of information and tools that physicians can share with their patients, including educational handouts for patients and other patient education materials
- What doctors wish patients knew about ultraprocessed foods
The poor nutrient quality of ultraprocessed foods—high sodium, sugar and saturated fat levels, and low fiber content—is a recipe for poor health
- What doctors wish patients knew about their family health history
Family health history is a big predictor of overall health risk An Atlantic Health System physician discusses what to know about family health history
- What doctors wish patients knew about atrial fibrillation
The AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew ™ series gives physicians a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines In this installment, Paari Dominic, MBBS, MPH, a cardiac electrophysiologist and associate professor of internal and cardiovascular medicine at University of Iowa Health Care, took time to discuss AFib and what patients need to
- Patients’ stories push lawmakers to act on prior authorization
Critical changes are need to fix the time-wasting, care-delaying payer process Highlighting prior authorization’s patient impact goes a long way
- What doctors wish patients knew about cancer screening and prevention
Most patients are diagnosed at a far less treatable, later stage of the disease And with about 20% of lung cancer deaths preventable, evidence-based screening recommendations for high-risk patients offer the best hope to catch the disease early and provide the best chance for effective treatment A medical oncologist shares more
- What doctors wish patients knew about hyperthyroidism
The AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew ™ series gives physicians a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines In this installment, Lisa Stone, MD, an endocrinologist at Confluence Health in Wenatchee, Washington, discusses what patients should know about hyperthyroidism
- What doctors wish patients knew about proper ear care
The AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew ™ series provides physicians with a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines In this installment, two physicians took time to discuss what patients need to know about taking care of their ears They are: Jacob B Hunter, MD, an otolaryngologist and division chief of otology and neurotology at
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