- 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 sciatica
In this installment, Kevin Taliaferro, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon at Henry Ford Health, took time to discuss what patients need to know about sciatica Henry Ford Health is a member of the AMA Health System Program, which provides enterprise solutions to equip leadership, physicians and care teams with resources to help drive the future of medicine
- What doctors wish patients knew about peripheral artery disease
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, Charles C Leithead, MD, a vascular surgeon at Ochsner Health in New Orleans and Gretna, Louisiana, discusses what to know about peripheral artery disease
- What doctors wish patients knew about myocarditis
Inflammation of the heart sounds scary—and it can be Lauren Weber, MD, a cardiologist at Confluence Health, discusses what to know about myocarditis
- What doctors wish patients knew about improving eye health
Good vision is essential for our daily lives, yet many people overlook eye health An ophthalmologist shares how patients can keep their eyes healthy
- 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
- Make sure health AI works for patients and physicians
The AMA House of Delegates outlines steps that must be taken to ensure the technology remains an asset, even as health AI keeps evolving
- Patients’ stories push lawmakers to act on prior authorization
AMA News Wire Patients’ stories push lawmakers to act on prior authorization May 5, 2025 As state legislatures consider bills that could advance the positive changes needed to fix prior authorization, sharing individual patients’ stories can have a huge impact on getting state lawmakers to better understand why such changes are so vital
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