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3 MIN READ

How to balance public health with homeless rights in a pandemic

Learn about the ethical considerations involved in responding when a patient without housing declines COVID-19 testing and isolation.

Ethics
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3 MIN READ

Homeless health care, ending homelessness are matters of justice

Learn more about physicians’ ethical obligations to patients who are experiencing homelessness.

Ethics
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6 MIN READ

Integrated care delivery at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Carol A. Terregino, MD, discusses how Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School focused on health systems science and maximized integrated care delivery.

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ChangeMedEd Initiative
Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium Showcase
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4 MIN READ

DEA gives OK for drug treatment on the go with mobile units

Learn how a new federal rule, endorsed by the AMA, will expand access to evidence-based methadone treatment in rural and underserved areas.

Population Care
Young man with mask, showing off vaccine shot.
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4 MIN READ

COVID-19 vaccination: What to do when teens, parents disagree

Learn with the AMA how to achieve agreement. Or, when that’s not practical, how to still get minors the care they want and need.

Ethics
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4 MIN READ

Why a patient’s housing qualifies as a health care treatment

Poor health is a primary outcome of experiencing homelessness and, as with so much else, the COVID-19 pandemic made a growing problem even worse.

Population Care
A woman, looking distressed, sitting in front of moving boxes.
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4 MIN READ

Supreme Court allows CDC’s eviction moratorium to stand—for now

With a short window before the moratorium’s July 31 expiration, court keeps ban in place. Discover why this is an important ruling for patients’ health.

Public Health
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3 MIN READ

Medical students help homeless people stay safe from COVID-19

Learn how a group of medical student AMA members has worked to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among homeless people in the nation’s capital.

Population Care
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39 MIN READ

Prioritizing Equity video series: COVID-19 & minoritized physicians

This installment of the AMA's Prioritizing Equity series brings together revered voices to discuss how a year of the pandemic has impacted minoritized and marginalized physicians.

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Health Equity
Prioritizing Equity Video Series