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6 lifestyle changes patients should make to prevent heart disease

Physicians can recommend appropriate lifestyle changes as a key first step to preventing and treating heart disease. Learn more with the AMA.

Chronic Diseases
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of March 1, 2021

In the news: Johnson & Johnson vaccine, nursing home turnover, COVID-19 vaccines for all U.S. adults by end of May, ACA enrollment, heart disease and COVID-19.

Publications & Newsletters
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Feb. 1, 2021

In the news: CDC mask mandate on public transit, COVID-19 vaccines to pharmacies, COVID-19 antibodies last at least 6 months, iPhone 12 can disable defibrillators.

Publications & Newsletters
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7 ways to help your Black patients control high blood pressure

Most Black adults have hypertension. Learn how physicians and other health professionals can improve care for Black patients with high BP.

Population Health
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How a stroke led radio icon Tom Joyner to push Black heart health

In interview with AMA Immediate Past President Patrice Harris, MD, MA, Joyner shares why the health scare is bringing him out of retirement.

Prevention & Wellness
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AMA Foundation boosts hypertension work on Chicago’s West Side

$100,000 donation will aid efforts to help patients with hypertension better manage their BP remotely. Learn more with the AMA.

Prevention & Wellness
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U.S. Surgeon General talks about the need to keep hypertension under control

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing how COVID-19 increases the need to keep hypertension under control.

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Prevention & Wellness
AMA Update
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Health care organizations continue to make hypertension a priority

The AHA and AMA recognize more than 1,000 organizations for efforts to reduce number of patients with uncontrolled blood pressure.

Press Releases
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Health experts discuss importance of maintaining heart health during the pandemic

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the importance of maintaining cardiovascular health during the pandemic.

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Prevention & Wellness
AMA Update