AMA Update Public Health Spotlight

Find out what's happening in public health this week with the AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH.

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The COVID-19 emergency’s over, but 1 in 2 doctors report burnout

Burnout’s down from all-time high in 2021, but new AMA data shows the problem is not going away. Learn more from the AMA’s exclusive survey data.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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What the end of the COVID-19 emergency means for telehealth

Navigating rules, payment for telemedicine in the post-public health emergency world can be tricky. Guidance from the AMA can help.

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Fighting for Physicians
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Blood-donation changes bring equity. Next step: tissue rules.

Amid blood shortage, following the science could boost supply while battling LGBTQ+ stigma. Tissue-donation rules also should be revamped.  

Health Equity
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Bird flu outbreak, child mental health crisis, new CDC director & more with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn about the latest on mental health services for kids, the avian flu response, leadership changes at the CDC and more.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update
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Bird flu outbreak, child mental health crisis, new CDC director & more with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn about the latest on mental health services for kids, the avian flu response, leadership changes at the CDC and more.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update Podcast
Health care workers intubating a patient
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Wisconsin ruling a win for doctors’ judgment on ivermectin use

Learn with the AMA about why a lower-court ruling, if allowed to stand, “would have been devastating to patient care.”

Judicial Advocacy
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Near supermajority in Senate backs telehealth’s future

Bill would expand Medicare coverage of telehealth and make permanent COVID-19 flexibilities for this vital mode of care. Learn more with the AMA.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
Covid-19 test in the middle of a magnifying lens with a physician sitting near the top
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12 Min Read

What doctors wish patients knew about COVID-19 testing

With expiration of the public health emergency, questions linger about how and when to get tested for COVID-19. A pathologist sets the record straight.

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Infectious Diseases
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
Kavita Arora, MD
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Physicians affirm, clarify duty to promote equitable care

The work of undoing health inequity is never finished, as the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated. The AMA has adopted ethics policy supporting it.

Health Equity