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AMA adopts new public health policies to improve health of nation

New policies support “food is medicine” interventions, wildfire toxin protection, vaping product opposition, advocating for restoring EPA’s standards, and lung cancer screening awareness.

Press Releases

Lung health CME

Focus on improving lung health and preventing lung disease with education from the American Lung Association.

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AMA, others urge court to uphold flavored e-cigarette marketing ban

They say the FDA is rightly protecting public health as surveys show that some youth take up nicotine habit because of sweet fruit flavors. 

Behavioral Health
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Aug. 11, 2025

In the news: Using tech may reduce risk of dementia, “clear vapes” may be more harmful than flavored e-cigarettes, adoption of AI outpaces governance and more.

Publications & Newsletters
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of July 7, 2025

In the news: Measles at highest levels since being declared eradicated, U.S. children increasingly unhealthy, the hazards of vaping and more.

Publications & Newsletters

New CME course: E-cigarettes & tobacco

Stay up to date on the adverse health effects of smoking and vaping tobacco while gaining important guidance on how to counsel patients on the risks and quitting.

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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of June 16, 2025

In the news: New COVID NB.1.8.1 variant spreading in U.S., 1 in 7 adults who smoke likely to have disability, data links cannabis and cardiovascular risk and more. 

Publications & Newsletters
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What doctors want patients to know about e-cigarettes

Also known as vapes, e-cigarettes may seem safe to use, but they are not. Bilal Bangash, MD, of Bayhealth, shares more about vaping. 

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Behavioral Health
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
E-cigarette
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5 Min Read

High court sends e-cigarette case back to 5th Circuit

Supreme Court says 5th Circuit Court of Appeals erred in ruling that the FDA acted in arbitrary and capricious fashion on e-cigarettes. 

Judicial Advocacy

Elevate care and earn CME

Explore education on AI, substance use disorder and nutrition from University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. 

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Flavored e-cigarettes pose dire threat to youth and public health

Keeping candy- and fruit-flavored e-liquids and e-cigarettes out of the hands of young people will help prevent a lifetime of nicotine addiction. 

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Jan. 13, 2025

In the news: Radon and gestational diabetes risk, dementia trends, HMPV in the U.S., FDA action on nicotine in cigarettes and more.

Publications & Newsletters