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Public health: CSAPH reports

Download PDFs of reports on this topic for the Council on Science and Public Health (CSAPH) presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.

Science & Public Health

Advancing public health

The AMA leads the charge on public health. Our members are the frontline of patient care, expanding access to care for underserved patients and developing key prevention strategies.

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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of June 16, 2025

In the news: New COVID NB.1.8.1 variant spreading in U.S., 1 in 7 adults who smoke likely to have disability, data links cannabis and cardiovascular risk and more. 

Publications & Newsletters
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of June 2, 2025

In the news: Exercise improves colon cancer survival rates, cannabis health risks rise with age, napping may increase mortality risk and more.

Publications & Newsletters
AMA Update for May 14, 2025: 2025 measles outbreak, cervical cancer screening at home, prenatal cannabis use, healthy travel tips
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2025 measles outbreak, cervical cancer screening at home, prenatal cannabis use, healthy travel tips

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about cervical cancer screening at home and more.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update

Medical usage of cannabis CME

As cannabis and cannabinoids are used increasingly in areas where use is legal, much can be learned about their applications. Discover the potential benefits and concerns.

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2025 measles outbreak, cervical cancer screening at home, prenatal cannabis use, healthy travel tips [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about cervical cancer screening at home and more.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update Podcast
Person shopping for cannabis products
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If it’s marketed as cannabis, it needs a warning label

Cannabis use disorder on the rise among youth and pregnant people, driven by targeted marketing. AMA model bill would give consumers more information.

Behavioral Health
Herbal cannabis (marijuana) in a jar in a cannabis shop
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Cannabis use and health: What physicians should know

With cannabis use on the rise, an AMA podcast series details cannabis pharmacology, screening tools and how to advise patients. 

Behavioral Health
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Cannabis use and psychiatric disorders

In this episode of the Moving Medicine podcast, learn about cannabis use and psychiatric disorders.

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Behavioral Health
Moving Medicine Podcast
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All about cannabis pharmacology

In this episode of the Moving Medicine podcast, learn about the pharmacology of cannabis.

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Behavioral Health
Moving Medicine Podcast