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Mother holding infant in conversation with a physician
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What doctors wish patients knew about postpartum care

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What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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Teenager smoking an e-cigarette
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Teen cannabis vaping: How doctors can counter the rising trend

14% of high-school seniors are vaping cannabis. Learn about the adverse health impact, and how physicians should counsel their teenage patients.

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Feb. 14, 2020: Advocacy spotlight on Physicians are "making waves for the purpose of change"

Physicians are "making waves for the purpose of change." Find out how AMA weighs in on prior authorization and surprise billing.

Advocacy Update
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Jan. 30, 2020: National Advocacy Update

Surgeon General & smoking cessation report, value-based care regulatory changes and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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The opioid epidemic and emerging public health policy priorities

Adm. Brett P. Giroir, MD, of the Department of Health and Human Services, explores this national problem, along with potential solutions.

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Overdose Epidemic
Moving Medicine Podcast
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Sept. 6, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Marijuana use during pregnancy and adolescence, LGBTQ protections and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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AMA applauds Surgeon General’s advisory on cannabis

AMA commends Surgeon General’s advisory on harmful health effects of cannabis use by pregnant women and youth, and commitment to furthering research on cannabis.

Press Releases
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July 12, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Immigrant children trauma, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring to diagnose hypertension and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
Brett P. Giroir, MD, at the 2019 AMA National Advocacy Conference
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HHS official: Better pain treatment a key to ending opioid crisis

HHS official says two keys to ending the opioid epidemic are finding better ways to treat pain and moving from a crisis framework to a sustainable system.

Overdose Epidemic
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AMA statement on the National Survey on Drug Use and Health

National survey shows progress on patients being treated for opioid used disorder.

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