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4 Min Read

What lies behind the pandemic’s inequitable impact on Black men

Black men’s life expectancy has fallen by three full years since 2019. A new culprit has been fingered: “syndemics.” Learn more with the AMA.

Population Health
Person about to receive a vaccine
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4 Min Read

Families of men in notorious syphilis study speak up for vaccination

Documentary featuring descendants of U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study at Tuskegee seeks to build public health confidence in Black communities.

Infectious Diseases
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11 Min Read

Maya Green, MD, MPH, on care for Black & LGBTQ+ patient population

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Maya Green, MD, MPH, on care for Black and LGBTQ+ patients.

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Population Health
Moving Medicine Video Update
50 Min Read

Black & LGBTQ+: At the intersection of race, sexual orientation & identity

On June 24, 2021, the Advisory Committee on LGBTQ Issues and Minority Affairs Section held a webinar featuring on the health and well-being of Americans who identify as Black and LGBTQ+.

Population Health
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4 Min Read

Examining the Black U.S. maternal mortality rate and how to cut it

Black women are up to four times likelier than white women to die from a pregnancy-related cause. Learn more with the AMA.

Population Health
CT scan of a kidney
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3 Min Read

Why eGFR-reporting change helps tackle kidney disease inequities

Doctors, health systems are moving away from the race-modified eGFR that greatly hinders Black patients’ access to lifesaving transplantations.

Population Health
Person smoking an e-cigarette
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3 Min Read

Why a federal court upheld ban on flavored tobacco products

The AMA and other advocates outlined the positive impact a San Diego ban will have on the health of young people and Black people.

Judicial Advocacy
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5 Min Read

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of April 26, 2021

In the news: Pause lifted on Johnson & Johnson vaccine, U.S. population growth slowest since 1930s, CDC guidance on masks, FDA to ban menthol in tobacco products, vaccinated seniors less likely to be hospitalized.

Publications & Newsletters
Menthol cigarettes displayed in vending machine
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2 Min Read

Why FDA’s move to ban menthol flavoring is long overdue

Experts estimate that nearly 1 million Americans—and about 230,000 Black Americans—would quit within two years of a menthol cigarette ban’s taking effect.

Judicial Advocacy