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Help your patients get past the label on dietary supplements

Dietary supplements are a $40 billion industry in the U.S. Learn about safety, adverse-event reporting and more with the AMA and the FDA.

Prevention & Wellness
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When considering iatrogenesis, don’t overlook structural drivers

Moving beyond diagnostic and treatment errors, find out how structural biases and inequities contribute to medically induced harm.

Ethics
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At UNC, accurate blood pressure measurement is everyone’s domain

Accuracy with blood pressure measurement cuts across all health professions. The long-term fix starts in training.

Prevention & Wellness
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What is health equity?

Health equity assures conditions for optimal health for all people. Achieving health equity requires valuing all individuals and populations equally.

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Health Equity
Health Care Definitions
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What a sustainable diet means—for your patients and the planet

Physicians may not appreciate the influence they have on behaviors that will shape Earth’s future. Learn more with the AMA about sustainable diets.

Prevention & Wellness
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How arts-based research is informing and enriching health care

The arts are being used in clinical and community settings for therapeutic, educational and expressive benefits. Find out more with the AMA.

Ethics
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At UC Davis, diversity drives better BP measurement training

AMA training helps future doctors accurately measure BP every time. That really matters given the health inequities their Latino patients experience.

Prevention & Wellness
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4 Min Read

How to identify gun-violence hot spots to prevent injuries, deaths

AMA member Megan Ranney, MD, MPH, says there’s been a 10%–35% rise in firearms deaths during the pandemic, depending on the community. Learn more.

Injury & Violence
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Doctors back continued nationwide access to medication abortion

At physicians’ urging, the Biden administration takes steps to protect patients’ access to mifepristone, including via telehealth. Learn more.

Population Health