AMA Update

Apr 09 2025 581 ep. 13 mins 1.3k
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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.

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Another measles death, pertussis news, a new Alzheimer's test, plus shingles and dementia study

Apr 09 2025 9 mins  
How many measles cases in 2025? Is there a blood test for Alzheimer's? Is the shingles vaccine safe? Does the shingles vaccine prevent dementia? AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, covers measles outbreak news, a new blood test for Alzheimer's disease, the latest trends in childhood vaccination rates, and how the shingles vaccine hel

Long COVID 2025: Symptoms, diagnosis, post-COVID treatments and the latest long COVID research

Apr 07 2025 11 mins  
What is long COVID? What are the signs of long COVID? Does getting COVID multiple times increase long COVID risk? What long COVID treatments are available? Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, Sterling Professor of Immunobiology at Yale University, discusses new long COVID research, emerging treatments for long haul COVID, and the latest from the Yale Long COVID clinic. American Medical Association

AI in health insurance claims, why prior authorization is so difficult and how AMA fights to fix it

Apr 04 2025 12 mins  
What are the outcomes of prior authorization patients? How do insurance companies use AI? How does prior authorization work? Who is responsible for getting pre authorization? AMA President Bruce A. Scott, MD, shares key takeaways from the AMA's recent prior auth survey, discusses physicians' concerns about prior authorization in healthcare, how prior authorization negatively impac

CDC measles outbreak update, MMR vaccine news, typhus disease, and the end of flu season 2025

Apr 02 2025 12 mins  
How do you get typhus? Can you die from typhus? What age do you get the measles vaccine? Are people still getting COVID? When does flu season end 2025? AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses murine typhus and measles outbreaks in the U.S., the latest measles vaccination rates, as well as current COVID-19 and seasonal flu going

AI in medicine, translational science and more from the Journal of the American Medical Association

Mar 31 2025 10 mins  
What is translational science? How is AI used in healthcare? What is JAMA+ AI in medicine? How long does it take to publish a study in JAMA? How many journals does JAMA publish? JAMA® Editor-in-Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD, PhD, discusses her priorities for JAMA this year, the launch of JAMA+ AI and Translational Science Reviews, and what’s still to come in 2025. American M

Match Day 2025 results: NRMP match rates by specialty, SOAP match statistics and more

Mar 28 2025 7 mins  
What happens on Match Day? How many residency programs are there in the US? How many medical students matched in 2025? What happens if you don't match? Jeanette Calli, chief of match operations at the National Resident Matching Program, discusses the latest main residency match results, including Match Day participation rates and trends in the residency match process. Also covering

What is the stomach bug going around right now? Norovirus 2025: Signs, symptoms and treatment

Mar 26 2025 14 mins  
Is norovirus going around? How is norovirus spread? How long are you contagious with norovirus? What kills norovirus on surfaces? How to avoid norovirus when family has it? Our guest is Joanna Bisgrove, MD, family physician at Rush University Medical Center and a member of the AMA Council on Science & Public Health. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🎥 Watch #AM

How to stay healthy when traveling: Measles, dengue virus, and how to sleep better with sleepmaxxing

Mar 24 2025 11 mins  
Can you stay healthy when traveling? How many measles outbreaks in 2025? Which countries have measles? What is immune amnesia? What is sleep maxxing? Discussing rising measles cases globally, avian flu in chickens, dengue fever news, immune amnesia, and how to get better sleep with the latest sleep trend in 2025 with AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andr

Negotiating employment contracts for physicians

Mar 21 2025 16 mins  
Finding a lawyer for doctors: Do I need an employment contract lawyer? What do physician contracts include? How long are most physician contracts? A health care attorney shares insights on navigating the complexities of doctor employment agreements and the importance of hiring a healthcare lawyer for contract review and negotiation. Guest Richard Levenstein, JD, attorney at law at

Long COVID JAMA study, antibiotic resistance from microplastics and Oklahoma measles outbreak update

Mar 19 2025 11 mins  
How many measles cases in 2025? Should you go to the hospital for measles? When did COVID start? How long can long COVID last? Why are microplastics bad? Covering the latest measles outbreak news, recent flu vaccine meeting updates, plus new studies on long COVID and the health effects of microplastics on the body with AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, An