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12 Min Read

Gun violence: Firearm safety and suicide prevention with Emmy Betz, MD, MPH [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about firearm safety and suicide prevention.

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Injury & Violence
AMA Update Podcast
Labyrinth brain
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10 Min Read

What doctors wish patients knew about long COVID-19 brain fog

While brain fog is not a medical term, it is one of long COVID’s most misunderstood symptoms. Three physicians share how to manage brain fog.

Infectious Diseases
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3 Min Read

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Jan. 2, 2023

In the news: Poor hydration and early aging, social media use and sensitivity to social rewards, Omicron XBB.1.5, MIS-C may be more common, severe and more.

Publications & Newsletters
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4 Min Read

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Dec. 26, 2022

In the news: Link between Parkinson’s and antiepileptic medications, ED trend for adolescents in mental health crisis and more.

Publications & Newsletters
Patrice A. Harris, MD
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4 Min Read

For patients with long COVID, look out for psychiatric sequelae

Most patients with long COVID “don’t fit into one neat box,” says psychiatrist and former AMA President Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA. Learn how to help.

Behavioral Health
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4 Min Read

Get comfortable prescribing psychopharmacology in primary care

Learn how best to use medications to treat patients with mental health conditions and prepare for streamlining this trial-and-error process.

Behavioral Health
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5 Min Read

Tech, collaboration can mitigate major health care challenges

Amid behavioral health crisis among teens, Kaiser Permanente is working with an esports gaming team to overcome mental health stigma.

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Digital
Health System Spotlight
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5 Min Read

Lack of access to evidence-based mental health care poses grave threat

We must improve our nation’s response to meet the expanded need for mental and behavioral health care demonstrated by patients of all ages.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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4 Min Read

988—the new suicide-prevention hotline—sees big increase in use

Easy-to-remember number yields 45% rise from a year earlier. Learn about the AMA’s support for 988 and explore suicide-prevention resources.

Behavioral Health