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What is monkeypox?

More cases of monkeypox are being reported in the United States. Learn more with the AMA about monkeypox symptoms, testing, treatment and more.

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Public Health
Health Care Definitions
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What are social determinants of health?

Social determinants of health (or SDOH) are the underlying community-wide social, economic and physical conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age—download the guide to learn more.

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Health Equity
Health Care Definitions
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5 MIN READ

What is health equity?

Health equity assures conditions for optimal health for all people. Achieving health equity requires valuing all individuals and populations equally.

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Health Equity
Health Care Definitions
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What is prior authorization?

In today’s physician practice, the prior authorization process is typically manual and time consuming, diverting valuable resources away from patient care—download survey, tips and issue brief PDFs to learn more about prior authorization from the AMA.

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Prior Authorization
Health Care Definitions
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4 MIN READ

What is scope of practice?

The AMA stands in strong support of physician-led health care teams. Download issue brief, survey and other resource PDFs to learn more about scope of practice—and how AMA fights scope expansions that threaten patient safety.

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Scope of Practice
Health Care Definitions
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What is long COVID?

People with long COVID, also known as long-haul COVID or chronic COVID, experience new or lingering symptoms, even after recuperating from the virus.

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Public Health
Health Care Definitions
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What is the BA.2 or “stealth” Omicron subvariant?

More cases are being reported for the sub variant (BA.2) of the Omicron variant, referred to as “stealth” Omicron, for SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19).

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Public Health
Health Care Definitions
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What is a COVID-19 variant?

A variant in a virus develops after that virus mutates. Sometimes that mutation results in a new strain (variant) of the virus.

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Public Health
Health Care Definitions
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What is a COVID-19 booster dose?

AMA has news, FAQs, videos and more on COVID-19 vaccine booster doses. Learn more about booster shots and ways to protect against COVID-19.

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Public Health
Health Care Definitions