Angel M. Johnson, MD, MPH, and Jawauna T. Stewart, MD
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Clinic offering incentives for patients and staff to get vaccination

Southern Mississippi’s Hattiesburg Clinic is seeing if cash incentives can motivate patients to overcome hesitancy and get vaccinated against COVID-19.

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What lies behind the pandemic’s inequitable impact on Black men

Black men’s life expectancy has fallen by three full years since 2019. A new culprit has been fingered: “syndemics.” Learn more with the AMA.

Population Health
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Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses updated CDC guidelines for masking

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing updated CDC guidance for masking and COVID testing.

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AMA Update
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Tom Frieden, MD, MPH, on reaching the unvaccinated and masking [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 reaching the unvaccinated and masking.

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AMA Update Podcast
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Tom Frieden, MD, MPH, on reaching the unvaccinated and masking

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing reaching the unvaccinated and masking.

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Inside COVID-19’s overlooked toll on the public health workforce

Depression, anxiety, PTSD are common among epidemiologists and other public health workers charged with tracking the deadly pandemic. Learn more.

Infectious Diseases
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SPS member profile: Stephen Rockower, MD

Learn more about SPS member William L. Hamilton, MD, MBA, a retired anesthesiologist and past president of the Utah Medical Association.

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COVID-19 may have stirred a silent killer. Find out what to do.

The shift to telehealth has left many patients without ongoing assessment of their blood pressure. Learn with the AMA how to reestablish it.

Prevention & Wellness
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AMA announces update to COVID-19 vaccine CPT codes

New provisional code created for potential third dose of Pfizer vaccine

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