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Health EquityJan 19, 2021

Q&A: 2021 will test dedication to ending health inequities

Learn how a physician leader at Ascension Medical Group is working with his colleagues to address health inequity challenges on many fronts.

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LeadershipJan 6, 2021

How AMA is helping health systems face 2021’s biggest challenges

Stressed physicians. Strained bottom lines. Systemic racism. No topic’s too big for some of health care’s brightest minds. Learn more with the AMA.

Patient Support & AdvocacyJan 5, 2021

Todd Askew discusses AMA advocacy priorities in 2021

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing AMA's advocacy efforts and COVID-19 in the new year.

Public HealthJan 5, 2021

Q&A: Doctor offers free COVID-19 tests on streets of Philadelphia

Ala Stanford, MD, has led an effort that’s conducted 20,000 COVID-19 tests in City of Brotherly Love’s mostly Black neighborhoods. Learn more with the AMA.

Publications & NewslettersJan 4, 2021

How to overcome COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Black patients

The first step is to reckon with the U.S. medical system’s ugly and racist history. Learn more with the AMA about the way forward.

OpioidsDec 22, 2020

Policy road map shows the way to end the overdose epidemic

It’s been clear for years that, to end the drug overdose epidemic, health insurance company and pharmacy benefit managers’ barriers to evidence-based treatment and non-opioid pain management must be eliminated.

Population CareDec 16, 2020

Why stigma prevents treating menstrual hygiene as essential

Lifetime costs for tampons add up to nearly $2,000. Learn what medical students and doctors can do to fight the harmful effects of “period poverty.”

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Q&A: 2021 will test dedication to ending health inequities

Why physician advocacy at all levels will be key in 2021

What physicians need to know about MIPS

Women physicians underrepresented in cable news COVID-19 coverage

Teaching resident physicians about safe opioid prescribing

What medical residents should know about clinical trials

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January 2021: Kaplan MCAT stumpers put premeds to the test

Jan. 15, 2021: Advocacy Update spotlight on why physician advocacy at all levels will be key in 2021

Jan. 15, 2021: National Advocacy Update

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AMA Special Meeting insights: Policymaking during a pandemic

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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Jan. 11, 2021

Research on ventilator allocation, e-cigarettes lands top honors

Health Care Equity

Q&A: 2021 will test dedication to ending health inequities

How AMA is helping health systems face 2021’s biggest challenges

Todd Askew discusses AMA advocacy priorities in 2021

Q&A: Doctor offers free COVID-19 tests on streets of Philadelphia

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Dec. 28, 2020

How to overcome COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Black patients

Policy road map shows the way to end the overdose epidemic

Why stigma prevents treating menstrual hygiene as essential

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