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- 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 social media’s health impact
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
- What doctors wish patients knew about vitamins and supplements
With more than 100,000 different supplements available, it is unclear what is safe to take Three physicians aim to clear things up about vitamins and supplements
- What doctors wish patients knew about which cold medicines work
Do cold medicines even work? What about other remedies? It depends Two physicians clarify which cold medicines work and how to find relief
- What doctors wish patients knew about social isolation
Public Health Behavioral Health What doctors wish patients knew about social isolation Social isolation is a growing epidemic that can dangerously affect mental and physical health Five physicians share how to combat social isolation
- What doctors wish patients knew about cutting down on screen time
The AMA also encourages primary care physicians to assess pediatric patients and educate parents about amount of screen time, physical activity and sleep habits 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
- What doctors wish patients knew about vertigo
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
- What doctors wish patients knew about sodium consumption
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:
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