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LOS ANGELES -- The American Medical Association is clarifying the role of a person's body mass index, also known as BMI. The group is urging doctors to de-emphasize its use when assessing health ...

“AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) estimates a shortage of 86,000 physicians in 10 years, but let me tell you the problem is already here in rural America,” Scott said.

So the American Medical Association is not saying, let’s not use BMI anymore. Instead, they’re encouraging doctors to use BMI with other measures like checking waist circumference, skin folds ...

Health AMA series helps doctors share what they wish their patients knew. The goal is to provide a base of shared knowledge so patients get more out of visits with their medical providers, the ...

A Louisville doctor has been tapped to lead the country's largest medical association. Dr. Bruce Scott, a head and neck surgeon, will be named president of the American Medical Association on June ...

LOS ANGELES -- The American Medical Association is clarifying the role of a person's body mass index, also known as BMI. The group is urging doctors to de-emphasize its use when assessing health ...