AMA Update is your source for physician-focused news. Hear from physicians and other experts on trending public health concerns, practice issues, and more. Because who’s doing the talking matters. Find all AMA podcasts at ama-assn.org/podcasts.
RSV vaccine recommendations and ACIP meeting recap with Sandra Fryhofer, MD
16 mins; June 27, 2023
Youth mental health crisis: Trends & treatments with Joan Jeung, MD, MPH
10 mins; June 26, 2023
Tips to reduce your EHR inbox volume and save time with Jane Fogg, MD, MPH
12 mins; June 22, 2023
Bird flu outbreak, child mental health crisis, new CDC director & more with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH
11 mins; June 21, 2023
AI in health care, ending physician burnout & more with AMA's new president Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH
9 mins; June 20, 2023
Technology is helping to treat the maternal health crisis with Toluwalase Ajayi, MD
8 mins; June 15, 2023
Update on the AMA’s 2023 advocacy priorities with Todd Askew
13 mins; June 13, 2023
AMA President Jack Resneck Jr., MD, talks Medicare payment, physician burnout & reproductive care
17 mins; June 12, 2023
How Mississippi is stopping scope of practice expansion with Katherine Gantz Pannel, DO
9 mins; June 08, 2023
hMPV symptoms and what you need to know with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH
11 mins; June 07, 2023
Eliminating medical school debt for students at UChicago Pritzker School of Medicine
9 mins; June 05, 2023
Cannabis side effects for senior and older adult patients with Alison Moore, MD, MPH
13 mins; June 01, 2023
12 symptoms of long COVID, FDA Paxlovid approval & mpox vaccines with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH
11 mins; May 31, 2023
How physician burnout varies by specialty, gender and sexual orientation
16 mins; May 30, 2023
Violence against doctors: causes, effects and solutions with Ramin Davidoff, MD
16 mins; May 25, 2023
COVID and RSV vaccines during pregnancy, new mpox vaccine data with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH
10 mins; May 24, 2023
Long COVID: New research, common symptoms, long-term effects and treatments with Akiko Iwasaki, PhD
16 mins; May 22, 2023
Medical staff training for your private practice with Geoff Kass
8 mins; May 18, 2023
Ringworm, mpox and COVID cases, plus OTC birth control pills with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH
10 mins; May 16, 2023
CDC Chief Medical Officer Deb Houry, MD, MPH, on the next phase of COVID-19 data, vaccines and care
12 mins; May 11, 2023
FDA approvals, CDC recommendations and WHO COVID announcement with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH
10 mins; May 10, 2023
Mifepristone and the future of reproductive health with Jack Resneck Jr., MD
10 mins; May 09, 2023
Boosting physician and patient satisfaction via acute care at home with Stephen Parodi, MD
13 mins; May 05, 2023
Doctor Mike hosts the AMA Tribute to the Medical School Class of 2023
26 secs; May 04, 2023
Mifepristone, latest COVID variants, U.S. public health emergency ending with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH
10 mins; May 03, 2023
Improving surgical outcomes for senior patients with Rachelle E. Bernacki, MD, MS
13 mins; May 01, 2023
U.S. maternal deaths increase by 40% with Sandra Fryhofer, MD & Nicole Plenty, MD
27 mins; April 28, 2023
Naloxone: FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan nasal spray, with Bobby Mukkamala, MD
11 mins; April 26, 2023
Second bivalent booster: who should get another COVID shot and when Sandra Fryhofer, MD
13 mins; April 25, 2023
How sleep affects your health with Molly Atwood, PhD
15 mins; April 20, 2023
COVID-19, strep, STDs and Marburg cases on the rise with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH
13 mins; April 19, 2023
The state of AI, cyber security and health data privacy in medicine with Larry Cohen, PhD
12 mins; April 17, 2023
Menopause, perimenopause, hormone therapy and other treatments with Madelyn Butler, MD
14 mins; April 13, 2023
Mifepristone, Marburg virus, new COVID variant and RSV vaccine news with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH
12 mins; April 12, 2023
Emergency Medicine Residency: 2023 Match Day data and trends with Holly Caretta-Weyer, MD
13 mins; April 10, 2023
Inflation-based update for Medicare physician payments with Todd Askew
11 mins; April 06, 2023
Medicaid eligibility, COVID cases in the U.S., C. auris & Marburg fever with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH
10 mins; April 05, 2023
ChatGPT, eye drop recall, scientific research funding & more with Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD, PhD
17 mins; April 03, 2023
Reducing burnout and mental health stigma for physicians with Nigel Girgrah, MD, PhD
19 mins; March 30, 2023
Reducing your cancer risk with John Whyte, MD, MPH
19 mins; March 28, 2023
Candida auris, Marburg virus and latest FDA COVID booster authorizations with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH
12 mins; March 27, 2023
Class of 2023 Main Residency Match results: data and trends with NRMP's Donna Lamb, DHSc
20 mins; March 23, 2023
Candida auris, Paxlovid and maternal mortality rates with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH
11 mins; March 22, 2023
Removing mental health stigma in medical licensing and physician credentialing with Lisa MacLean, MD
11 mins; March 20, 2023
The life and death reality for cancer patients facing insurance denials with Debra Patt, MD, PhD
13 mins; March 16, 2023
Long COVID: what we do and don't know after 3 years of the pandemic with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH
11 mins; March 15, 2023
ChatGPT and AI integration in health care with John D. Halamka, MD, MS
12 mins; March 13, 2023
How physicians can talk to patients about gun violence and firearm safety with Sandra Fryhofer, MD
20 mins; March 09, 2023
RSV vaccines, measles outbreaks & cardiovascular risks from long COVID with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH
10 mins; March 08, 2023
How one physician stood up to disinformation and what she learned with Natalia Solenkova, MD, PhD
12 mins; March 06, 2023
Recognizing and addressing disparities in health care with Camara Phyllis Jones, MD, MPH, PhD
18 mins; March 02, 2023
XBB.1.5, new COIVD-19 and flu at-home test, plus CDC shigellosis warning with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH
9 mins; March 01, 2023
The true story of 16 women who fought gender discrimination in elite science with Kate Zernike
13 mins; February 27, 2023
Gun violence: firearm safety and suicide prevention with Emmy Betz, MD, MPH
11 mins; February 23, 2023
Heart failure, stroke and COVID: the latest research with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH
12 mins; February 22, 2023
Obesity, weight loss treatments, set point theory & more with Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH
27 mins; February 20, 2023
Challenging racial bias and medical myth-busting on Tiktok, Twitter and Instagram with Joel Bervell
14 mins; February 16, 2023
Live from the AMA National Advocacy Conference: Physician advocacy and why it works with Todd Askew
13 mins; February 15, 2023
Diagnosing and treating concussions in contact sports with Brian Sutterer, MD
16 mins; February 14, 2023
COVID-19 vaccine added to immunization schedules for adults and children with Sandra Fryhofer, MD
9 mins; February 13, 2023
Super Bowl weekend, NFL concussion protocol and Damar Hamlin update with Allen Sills, MD
14 mins; February 09, 2023
Time may be running out for free COVID testing, treatments and vaccines with Andrea Garcia JD, MPH
12 mins; February 08, 2023
Medical students: get involved in advocacy and help shape the future of medicine with Kylee Borger
9 mins; February 07, 2023
Evidence-based strategies to help physicians recapture joy in medicine with Aman Sethi, MD
23 mins; February 06, 2023
What physicians need to know about scope of practice expansion with Kimberly Horvath, JD
12 mins; February 02, 2023
The latest research on long COVID symptoms, treatments & more with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH
12 mins; February 01, 2023
Bivalent vaccine effectiveness, COVID booster schedule and Evusheld update with Sandra Fryhofer, MD
15 mins; January 31, 2023
Fighting for PrEP medication coverage under the ACA with Stephen Parodi, MD
10 mins; January 30, 2023
Match rank order list advice with former program director Louito Edje, MD, MHPE
15 mins; January 26, 2023
What parents and pregnant people need to know about COVID-19 with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH
10 mins; January 25, 2023
AMA to form task force focused on firearm violence prevention with Gerald E. Harmon, MD
14 mins; January 24, 2023
Leana Wen, MD, MSc, on her top public health priorities for 2023
15 mins; January 23, 2023
'Kraken' variant & vaccine stroke risk: everything you need to know with Sandra Fryhofer, MD
11 mins; January 19, 2023
Vaccine stroke risk, new MIS-C data & pediatric vaccine decline with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH
11 mins; January 18, 2023
DO vs MD: osteopathic or allopathic medical school with Ilse Levin, DO
11 mins; January 17, 2023
Resident burnout and creating a culture of well-being with Mark Linzer, MD
14 mins; January 12, 2023
XBB.1.5 variant: what you need to know now with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH
11 mins; January 11, 2023
Salesforce CMO Geeta Nayyar, MD, MBA, on digital transformation in health care
14 mins; January 09, 2023
Advocating for Medicare physician payment reform with Todd Askew
14 mins; January 05, 2023
XBB.1.5 now dominant in the U.S. as China eases COVID restrictions with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH
12 mins; January 04, 2023
Joy in medicine & continuing to reduce physician burnout in 2023 with Christine Sinsky, MD
12 mins; January 02, 2023
A year of recovery: AMA CXO Todd Unger takes a look back at the progress and key voices of 2022
6 mins; December 22, 2022
COVID pandemic progress report and #FightingForDocs in 2023 with Jack Resneck Jr., MD
19 mins; December 21, 2022
New long-COVID study, vaccines and pregnancy, masking indoors & more with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH
13 mins; December 19, 2022
Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, on healthy holidays, bivalent boosters, vaccine inequities & kids and COVID
13 mins; December 16, 2022
Medical student research opportunities with Leelabati Biswas
14 mins; December 15, 2022
COVID cases are on the rise ahead of winter holidays with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH
13 mins; December 14, 2022
FDA, CDC expand Pfizer & Moderna bivalent vaccines to kids 6 months and up with Sandra Fryhofer, MD
9 mins; December 13, 2022
A huge win for prior authorization reform in Michigan with Bobby Mukkamala, MD
19 mins; December 12, 2022
Medical student policy, advocacy, policy & leadership: the next generation of medicine with Reilly Bealer
16 mins; December 08, 2022
'Tripledemic' of flu, RSV & COVID-19 cases continue to rise with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH
12 mins; December 07, 2022
Providing hospital level care at home with Narayana Murali, MD
19 mins; December 05, 2022
AMA President Jack Resneck Jr., MD, responds to disinformation, politicization of medicine
21 mins; December 01, 2022
RSV, flu trends plus COVID predictions with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH
12 mins; November 29, 2022
Reducing physician burden with Medicare payment with Todd Askew
13 mins; November 28, 2022
What you need to know about respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) with Paul Offit, MD
11 mins; November 23, 2022
How COVID-19 impacts gut health with Ken Cadwell, PhD & Jonas Schluter, PhD
15 mins; November 21, 2022
Medical innovation in rural health care with Geisinger Health System & Sanford Health
20 mins; November 17, 2022
Tips for teaching good bedside manner with Nayan Kothari, MD
16 mins; November 16, 2022
Resident stress: reducing burnout and improving physician wellbeing with Baylor Scott & White Health
