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May 31, 2019: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn more about the AMA urging strict enforcement of laws and regulations prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to minors.

Advocacy Update
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AMA Opioid Task Force recommendations offer roadmap to policymakers

The AMA Opioid Task Force recommendations call on policymakers to eliminate barriers to treatment and to take additional steps to end the opioid epidemic.

Press Releases
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Young adults are at risk for hypertension. What you need to know

Hypertension’s not just for the middle-aged. Now more young adults have it, underscoring the importance of earlier hypertension awareness and lifestyle interventions.

Prevention & Wellness
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6 Min Read

April 18, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Causes of surprise billing, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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Exclusionary bathroom policies harm transgender students

Transgender students’ health, safety and well-being is jeopardized when they’re forced to use bathrooms that don’t match gender identity, physicians say.

Population Health
Student Impact Challenge winner Kevin Tyan
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Medical students as change agents? How these six are doing it

The winners of a recent competition highlight how medical students can be catalysts for change at the health systems level.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Teens, pregnancy, confidentiality: 4 tips to navigate the waters

Adolescent pregnancy is risky and can be a fraught topic in the exam room. Emphasize confidentiality to send the conversation in the right direction.

Ethics
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Feb. 7, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Step therapy & pharmaceuticals limiting, youth tobacco use and more in the latest AMA national advocacy update.

Advocacy Update
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AMA applauds Surgeon General’s e-cigarette advisory

The AMA strongly supports the Surgeon General’s advisory calling for immediate action to address the skyrocketing use of e-cigarettes by youth.

Press Releases