African-American Population Care

AMA President Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA, at the 2019 AMA Interim Meeting

Population Care

AMA president: Physicians have an obligation to be leaders

When there are situations that affect the health and well-being of our patients, we have an obligation to lead, says AMA President Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA.

Opioids

Black patients less likely to get treatment for opioid-use disorder

Financial barriers widen racial inequities in access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid-use disorder, creating a large disparity in prescriptions.

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Digital

What real innovation in medicine looks like

AMA members earn recognition for breakthrough innovations that improve patient outcomes and the quality of care.

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Population Care

AMA president: All hands-on deck in fight to achieve health equity

The AMA is engaged in a sustained effort to achieve optimal health for all patients, AMA President Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA, recently told the nation’s largest organization of black physicians.

Diabetes

Diabetes prevention message not getting through? What you can do

More than a quarter of adults eligible for a diabetes prevention program express interest in participating, but few are being referred.

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Hypertension

4 keys to address high BP, stroke among your black patients

The risk of having a stroke is nearly twice as high for African Americans as for whites. This is how physicians can help black patients control high BP and prevent stroke.

Population Care

Inequities in maternal mortality must be attacked head-on

The U.S. is one of only three nations where maternal mortality rates are rising, but 60% of these deaths are preventable, AMA president-elect tells Congress.

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Ethics

Untangling the medical ethics of prescribing opioids

Patient-centered decision-making can help physicians resolve ethical issues in pain management that arise when prescribing opioids or treating substance-use disorder.

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African-American Population Care

AMA president: Physicians have an obligation to be leaders

Black patients less likely to get treatment for opioid-use disorder

What real innovation in medicine looks like

AMA president: All hands-on deck in fight to achieve health equity

Diabetes prevention message not getting through? What you can do

4 keys to address high BP, stroke among your black patients

Inequities in maternal mortality must be attacked head-on

Untangling the medical ethics of prescribing opioids

Membership Moves Medicine™