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4 MIN READ

Only 1 in 3 patients is active enough. Here’s how to help.

Physical inactivity can lead to obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and cancer. Learn how to get more patients moving more often.

Public Health
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8 MIN READ

What doctors wish patients knew about kidney disease prevention

Kidney disease can be prevented, and even reversed in its early stages. An endocrinologist shares necessary steps to take to protect your kidneys.

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Hypertension
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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26 MIN READ

Obesity, weight loss treatments, set point theory & more with Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about redefining obesity as a brain disease rather than a consequence of poor health choices.

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Public Health
AMA Update
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25 MIN READ

Obesity, weight loss treatments, set point theory & more with Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about redefining obesity as a brain disease rather than a consequence of poor health choices.

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Public Health
AMA Update Podcast
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4 MIN READ

Diet patterns that can boost longevity, cut chronic disease

Following any of these healthy eating patterns can cut the risk of early death by 20%, says a study of nearly 120,000 people over three decades.

Public Health
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4 MIN READ

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Feb. 6, 2023

In the news: USPSTF recommendations on BP screening for pregnant patients, vitamin D may help prevent T2D, new school nutrition standards and more.

Publications & Newsletters
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4 MIN READ

Foods that spike a patient’s blood glucose are not what you think

Eating sugar-filled pastries can cause blood-glucose levels to rise, but foods don’t have to taste sweet to spike blood sugar levels. Learn more.

Diabetes
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4 MIN READ

3 ways medicine can partner with public health to prevent diabetes

A public health physician champion for preventing type 2 diabetes lays out how clinical care is failing patients with prediabetes and what to do about it.

Diabetes
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8 MIN READ

10 years later, how AMA’s strategy changed us—and health care

The AMA’s sharper focus continues to reverberate across health care in new and make an impact in exciting ways.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints