Topic in Focus: Climate Change

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What doctors wish patients knew about climate change's health impact

Climate change is not a distant threat. Three physicians explore what patients can do now to mitigate the health risks of climate change.

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Advocacy in action: Combatting health effects of climate change

The American Medical Association has declared climate change a public health crisis that threatens the health and well-being of all individuals.

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How to take your private physician practice on a green express

You don’t need to consult a climate scientist to lower your practice’s carbon footprint. Learn more with the AMA.

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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of March 25, 2024

In the news: Measles and tuberculosis cases on the rise, trends in insurance claim denials, biggest risk factors for dementia and more.

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Respiratory learning

Browse CME from the American Thoracic Society designed to improve care for pulmonary diseases, critical illnesses and sleep-related breathing disorders.

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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of March 11, 2024

In the news: Medicare drug price negotiations, ongoing fallout from hack of UnitedHealth’s Change Healthcare, data errors in maternal mortality rate and more.

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How medicine is addressing climate change's health effects

The AMA has declared climate change a public health crisis. Now a JAMA series documents its impact on patient outcomes and where to go from here.

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Telehealth virtual visits can be a tool to fight climate change

Researchers at Northwest Permanente have calculated how telehealth has helped dramatically cut the medical group’s carbon footprint. Learn more.

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Pediatric health & climate change

Understand how climate change affects children’s health with education from the American Board of Pediatrics. 

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How curbing climate change can help stop the next viral pandemic

Seventy-five percent of emerging infectious diseases start out in animals, and climate change is worsening the trend. Learn more with the AMA.

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Dec. 15, 2023: National Advocacy Update

Reminder: Registration open for the 2024 AMA National Advocacy Conference and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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