Alaska CME Requirements

Learn about the Alaska Medical Board and earn over 40 of your CME credits online with the AMA Ed Hub.

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New study shows Medicare Advantage markets lack competition

Annual AMA analysis monitoring competition in health insurance markets now includes insight on Medicare Advantage

Press Releases
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Public health: The challenges and opportunities physicians face with Frederick Chen, MD, MPH [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the challenges and opportunities physicians face in public health.

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Prevention & Wellness
AMA Update Podcast
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Public health: The challenges and opportunities physicians face with Frederick Chen, MD, MPH

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the challenges and opportunities physicians face in public health.

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Prevention & Wellness
AMA Update
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988—the new suicide-prevention hotline—sees big increase in use

Easy-to-remember number yields 45% rise from a year earlier. Learn about the AMA’s support for 988 and explore suicide-prevention resources.

Behavioral Health
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What doctors wish patients knew about breast-cancer prevention

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women in the United States. A physician shares how you can reduce your risk.

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Chronic Diseases
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Sept. 19, 2022

In the news: Norovirus rebounds, bivalent COVID boosters, USPSTF draft recommendation on screening for anxiety, preventable pregnancy-related deaths and more.

Publications & Newsletters
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How tribal placements benefit Native foster children’s health

Learn why doctors say the Supreme Court should uphold law saying Native peoples’ foster kids should go first to close family or tribal members.

Population Health
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Study probes resident-selection diversity in 11 physician specialties

Researchers examined data from 2013 to 2018 and scrutinized the rates at which applicants from different racial and ethnic groups matched. Learn more.

Health Equity
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New Paxlovid study data, monkeypox cases, U.S. life expectancy and more with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians, residents, medical students and patients. Learn more about the latest with COVID-19 and monkeypox.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update Podcast