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.
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. Anjali N. Patel, DO, a cognitive neurologist at the Atlantic Neuroscience Institute at Overlook Medical Center, took time to discuss what to know about Alzheimer’s disease.
Patient perspectives around data privacy The American Medical Association partnered with Savvy Cooperative, a patient-owned source of health care insights, to survey 1,000 patients across the U.S. on their perspectives toward the privacy of their medical information. We found that by understanding the patient perspective on data privacy, industry and government can better act to help patients ...
A former patient who developed a life-threatening infection after undergoing knee replacement surgery in 2023 is suing Kaiser Permanente San Diego, alleging that the medical complication occurred “as ...
AOL: Desperate patients slam Kaiser strike as life-changing surgeries axed: ‘So damn frustrating’
Desperate patients slam Kaiser strike as life-changing surgeries axed: ‘So damn frustrating’
MSN: Kaiser nurses plan to strike this morning. Here's why – and how it will affect patients
Kaiser nurses plan to strike this morning. Here's why – and how it will affect patients
LAist: Kaiser nurses go on strike in the pouring rain. Here's why — and how it will affect patients
Kaiser nurses go on strike in the pouring rain. Here's why — and how it will affect patients
The Hill: Kaiser Permanente to pause gender-affirming surgeries for patients younger than 19
Kaiser Permanente will pause gender-affirming surgeries for patients younger than 19 years beginning next month, the nonprofit health giant said Wednesday. In a statement shared with The Hill, Kaiser ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa opens new bigger, brighter infusion clinic for cancer patients
Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa opens new bigger, brighter infusion clinic for cancer patients
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.
For this installment, three AMA members took time to discuss what doctors wish patients knew about the potentially harmful effects of social media. They are: Nusheen Ameenuddin, MD, MPH, a pediatrician in Rochester, Minnesota, and chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Communications and Media.
The discussion was moderated by William B. Jordan, MD, MPH, who is senior director of equity policy and transformation at the AMA Center for Health Equity. Panelists examined the quality of care older-adult physicians provide, how age-related biases affect older-adult physicians, and how ageism affects patients’ care experience.
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 and how to take charge of their health through preventive care.
Getting patients to make healthy lifestyle choices ranks high on every physician’s professional wish list. But realistically accomplishing this goal requires care teams to zero in on what really patients really want.
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. Three physicians took time to discuss what doctors wish patients knew about vitamins and nutritional supplements. They are: Pieter Cohen, MD, an internist in Somerville ...
Patients with Meniere’s disease “will have episodes of vertigo, usually lasting half an hour to a couple of hours that can be very intense and incapacitating and unpredictable, but they almost always have a symptom of hearing loss or ringing in their ear either immediately before or during the onset of vertigo,” he said.
Public Health Prevention & Wellness What doctors wish patients knew about iron deficiency One in three women under 50 is iron deficient, affecting about 10 million people in the U.S. Two physicians discuss iron deficiency and how to address it.
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 and how to take charge of their health through preventive care. For this installment, two AMA members shared what doctors wish patients knew about sodium consumption. They are:
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 and how to take charge of their health through preventive care. In this installment, Jonathan Stoever, MD, a pulmonologist with Confluence Health in Wenatchee, Washington, discusses bronchitis and what patients should know ...
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.
Practice Management Digital 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.
Los Angeles Times: Letters to the Editor: Readers share both their criticisms and defenses of Kaiser service
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. To the editor: Thank you for the article by Melody Petersen about Kaiser (“Kaiser made $9.3 billion last year.
Letters to the Editor: Readers share both their criticisms and defenses of Kaiser service
San Diego Union-Tribune: Patient sues Kaiser alleging infection linked to 2023 sterilization issue
Distressed patients who had surgeries and vital treatment postponed due to a massive strike by California health care workers expressed their frustration as the action got under way Tuesday. The ...
Thousands of nurses, physicians assistants and other healthcare workers at over a dozen Kaiser Permanente locations across Southern California plan to strike on Tuesday over pay and staffing concerns.