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  Based on the 2017 hypertension guideline, use this BP treatment algorithm tool to see the recommended treatment for each threshold.
  
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  Adolescent pregnancy is risky and can be a fraught topic in the exam room. Emphasize confidentiality to send the conversation in the right direction.
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  The physician burnout rate has dropped below 50 percent for the first time since 2011, according to a new triennial study. But more work still needs to be done.
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  Don’t read your presentation off a set of slides crammed with text. And three other go-to tips from a physician with decades of experience.
  
  #Success? 7 ways Twitter can help you thrive in medical school
  
  Social media is largely seen as a distraction, but Twitter has been shown to enhance a medical student’s education. Here’s how.
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- AMA to court: Illegal firearm sales are public health emergency
  
  The AMA and Wisconsin Medical Society stake physicians’ role in the debate over how to address gun violence.
  
  Doctors tell court: Medicare must seek comment before rule changes
  
  Without feedback, government rules become unclear, burdensome and costly, the AMA Litigation Center tells the U.S. Supreme Court in an amicus brief.
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  AMA President Barbara L. McAneny, MD, says the AMA is fighting the forces that make the U.S. health system so dysfunctional.
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- Medical laws and ethics: What to do when conflicts occur
  
  Physicians have tough decisions to make when medical ethics and law come into conflict. Learn how to properly weigh the two when faced with the dilemma.
  
  Physician obligations don’t end when patients pursue care abroad
  
  The medical tourism trend can upend patient expectations and physician responsibilities. New AMA ethics policy seeks to clarify the matter.
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  As a teenager, AMA member Neelum T. Aggarwal, MD, cared for her mother after brain surgery, but wished there had been more education about the rehabilitation process.
  
  Members Move Medicine: Increasing influenza vaccination rates
  
  AMA member Stephanie M. Strohbeen moves medicine by participating in local and national initiatives to serve different communities and improve the health care system.
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UC-Irvine medical student elected to AMA Board of Trustees

The AMA announced today that Sarah Mae Smith has been elected the next student member of the AMA Board of Trustees.

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AMA member and family physician Tamaan K. Osbourne-Roberts, MD, sees policymaking an extension of Hippocratic Oath’s call to apply “all measures which are required.”

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