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Aug. 19, 2022: Advocacy Update other news

Action needed to increase treatment for youth substance use and more in the latest Advocacy Update other news.

Advocacy Update
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Preventing COVID-19 and monkeypox in schools with Aaron Carroll, MD [Podcast]

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to podcast updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing what parents and physicians need to know as kids head back to school this fall.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update Podcast
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15 Min Read

Preventing COVID-19 and monkeypox in schools with Aaron Carroll, MD

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing what parents and physicians need to know as kids head back to school this fall.

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Population Health
AMA Update
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5 Min Read

Everyone deserves quality medical care delivered without bias

The mental health of transgender young people, already at risk from the pandemic, is threatened further by state laws that enable discrimination.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Aug. 8, 2022

In the news: CDC relaxes COVID recommendations, salt substitutes appear to lower BP, monkeypox vaccine supply, post-COVID symptoms in children and more.

Publications & Newsletters
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Prediabetes doesn’t only affect adults. Kids are impacted too.

A study covering the 20 years ending in 2018 found prediabetes rose sharply in American youth 12–19 years old, from about 12% to more than 28%.

Prevention & Wellness
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10 Min Read

What doctors wish patients knew about breastfeeding

Breastfeeding offers benefits for babies and moms, but it’s hard. Two pediatricians say shame over feeding choices has no place in the nursery.

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Population Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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4 Min Read

Loss of connection fuels more teen mental health problems

Startling data from the CDC show pandemic’s impact on high schoolers. Learn about the new 988 hotline for people in crisis and how doctors can help.

Population Health
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of July 25, 2022

In the news: chronic health issues in young adults, deadly bacteria in soil and water samples, handling extreme heat risks, long COVID symptoms and more.

Publications & Newsletters