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Barbara McAneny, MD, discusses new challenges facing Native American populations during COVID-19

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 the new challenges facing Native American populations during the pandemic.

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Population Health
AMA Update
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2 Min Read

AMA policy recognizes police brutality as product of structural racism

New policy recognizes police brutality as a manifestation of structural racism disproportionately impacting Black, Indigenous, and other people of color.

Press Releases
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10 Min Read

James Kublin, MD, MPH, talks about CoVPN and vaccine trial recruitment

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 the COVID-19 Prevention Network (CoVPN) and vaccine trial recruitment.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update
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4 Min Read

Who gets coronavirus vaccine first? Ethics, equity drive plan

Learn more with the AMA about experts’ four-phase plan for the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine upon FDA approval.

Infectious Diseases
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3 Min Read

How physicians can better care for Native American patients

Learn more about the ethical, social and cultural complexities of delivering care to Native patients living on sovereign tribal land and elsewhere in the U.S.

Ethics
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4 Min Read

Marking the tragic milestone of 200,000 COVID-19 deaths

Each death is an irreplaceable loss, and we can’t grow numb to the suffering. We must renew our efforts to prevent further infections and deaths.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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5 Min Read

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Sept. 14, 2020

In the news: Preventive health care has declined during pandemic, plans to distribute coronavirus vaccines for free and more.

Publications & Newsletters
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4 Min Read

4 reasons why BP control has dropped among American adults

After a decade-plus of progress, there is bad news on BP control rate in recent years, prior to COVID-19. Find out what’s driving this discouraging trend.

Prevention & Wellness
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4 Min Read

Get patients vaccinated to help avoid double whammy flu season

Childhood immunizations and flu shots for all could help hold off concurrent threats to the nation’s health care system already under stress from COVID-19.

Infectious Diseases