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When will physicians feel safe seeking mental health care?

Great progress is being made to remove intrusive licensing and credentialing questions to boost well-being. Here’s what else must be done.

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AMA Update for Feb. 14, 2025: What is whole person care? Understanding spiritual well being and spirituality in health care
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What is whole person care? Understanding spiritual well being and spirituality in health care

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the relationship between spirituality and health.

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Behavioral Health
AMA Update
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What is whole person care? Understanding spiritual well being and spirituality in health care [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the relationship between spirituality and health.

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Behavioral Health
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Feb. 7, 2025: State Advocacy Update

Colorado, Virginia, Washington advancing bills on mental health and substance use disorder parity and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Jan. 27, 2025

In the news: SARS-CoV-2 reinfection linked to long COVID risk, threat of human bird flu pandemic grows, FDA approves new nonopioid pain medication and more.

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AMA Private Practice Simple Solutions

AMA's open access rapid learning cycles are designed to provide opportunities to implement actionable changes to increase efficiency in private practices.

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HIV, STIs, Viral Hepatitis and LTBI Routine Screening Toolkit: Linkage to care

The routine screening process does not simply end with diagnosis. Download toolkit PDF resources to see how to address clinical considerations with step 6: linkage to care.

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Cannabis use and health: What physicians should know

With cannabis use on the rise, an AMA podcast series details cannabis pharmacology, screening tools and how to advise patients. 

Behavioral Health
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What doctors wish patients knew about depression

Psychiatrist Andrea DeSimone, DO, of Bayhealth, details the nine main symptoms that characterize depression and the treatments that can help. 

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What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™