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Mental health matters. Period. 🧠

This World Mental Health Day, Dr. Avani Patel shares 3 things every patient should know about their mental health.

What’s one thing you wish more people understood about mental health? Tell us in the comments.

🏃‍♀️ Running the Chicago Marathon this weekend?

From fueling up to knowing when to take a break, here are 5 tips doctors want you to keep in mind. 🧵 1/6

H.R. 1 (a.k.a. the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”) is taking effect now.

Changes to Medicaid and other federal health coverage programs could impact how patients get and maintain coverage and access care.

Here’s what’s changing now and what’s ahead:

We’re proud to recognize 92 hospitals, health systems and medical groups as 2026 Joy in Medicine® organizations.

These organizations are leading efforts to foster physician well-being, reduce burnout and support quality care.

Meet this year’s recognized organizations: spr.ly/6010BG2SZy

Pneumonic plague is being investigated in Russia for the death of a lab worker. What it means for Americans? WHO rates risk outside Russia as "very low." While pneumonic plague spreads w/ face-to-face contact, recovery is high when caught quickly and treated with antibiotics.

NY governor declares measles disaster emergency, in response to state's rising cases.

Measles is one of the most contagious viruses. Complications can include blindness, pneumonia, death. 2 doses of the MMR vaccine are ~97% effective in preventing measles. Talk to your doctor.

Physicians have prescribed GLP-1 medications for decades, initially as a treatment for type 2 diabetes and later for weight loss. More recently, they've been praised as successful options for everything from arthritis and sleep apnea to inflammation and liver disease.

But what's the deal with GLP-1s? Are they really that effective? What makes them so beneficial for patients who have obesity? And is there anyone who shouldn't take a GLP-1?

Here are 5 things everyone should know about GLP-1s 👇
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The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD (HHMI/Stanford), Peter Hegemann, PhD (Humboldt), and Georg Nagel, PhD (Würzburg), "for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics." 1/3

Now accepting nominations for AMA Honors, a new awards program celebrating individuals shaping the future of healthcare.

The inaugural program includes three awards:
➡️ Tech Innovator
➡️ Public Health Champion
➡️ Excellence in Communication

Each honoree will receive $25,000 – payable to the recipient or a charity of their choice. Nominations for physicians, innovators, public health leaders, communicators and more are open through Nov. 2. spr.ly/6014BGvCkM

Doctors are united on respiratory virus vaccine recommendations, with clear guidance for patients from birth to older adulthood coming from 4 leading physician organizations. The findings of a structured, evidence-based review are available at spr.ly/6016BGttiI. 1/6

As medical societies representing physicians across the country, the AMA, @AmerAcadPeds, @aafp, @acog, and @AmCollSurgeons are committed to ensuring physicians help lead the responsible development and use of AI in medicine.

Some health debates are just for fun. When it comes to your health, you deserve the facts.

🎙️ Health vs. Hype is back with new episodes, with Emmy-nominated science communicator Trace Dominguez leading the conversation and doctors helping separate evidence from hype on today’s biggest health trends.

Listen in and get the facts behind the trends shaping the health conversation: spr.ly/6013BGsv1t

A new option for children w/ sickle cell disease w/ recurrent VOC or TDT: the FDA expanded approval for CRISPR gene-editing therapy CASGEVY to eligible patients age 2+, down from age 12+. It uses the child's own blood stem cells, no donor match is needed. 1/3

94% of pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) markets were highly concentrated in 2024.

And concentration is growing – which can have far-reaching consequences for patients and what they may pay out of pocket.

High cholesterol can be confusing. 5 things doctors want you to know:

1️⃣ The Good: HDL helps carry cholesterol back to your liver. But high HDL doesn't cancel out high LDL.

The Bad: LDL can enter artery walls and add to plaque over years, raising heart attack & stroke risk. 1/5

An important issue could have real repercussions in healthcare: A $103,000 visa fee could have a very real impact on whether some communities can access quality care from a doctor.

That’s why the AMA is urging the Administration to exempt physicians from the proposed H-1B fee. 1/3

🚨 Your medicine cabinet is not the place for influencer advice.

"Just-in-case" kits with prescription antibiotics aren't a wellness essential.

Taking antibiotics you don't need can cause side effects and resistance.

Talk to your doctor before reaching for a prescription.

The CDC confirmed 3,471 measles cases in the U.S. this year with current epicenter in Pennsylvania.

Measles is a highly contagious virus. Complications include blindness, encephalitis, severe pneumonia, death. 2 doses of the MMR vaccine are ~97% effective in preventing measles.

Let's hear it: 🥤Do iced coffees belong in the exam room?

On this 1st #925DollyDay, we celebrate Dolly Parton's legacy as a healthcare champion. She donated millions of dollars to women's, children's, and vaccine research, and funded medical centers that now bear her name.

🦋 Tell Us: How do you champion healthcare in your community?