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4 Min Read

What patients should know about losing weight—and keeping it off

Learn how a low-carb diet can facilitate both short-term weight loss and long-term weight maintenance.

Prevention & Wellness
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45 Min Read

Addressing COVID-19 vaccine confidence & equitable distribution

In this episode of AMA Moving Medicine, experts share how to address COVID-19 vaccine concerns from equitable distribution and access to efficacy among communities that experience health disparities.

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Health Equity
Moving Medicine Podcast
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54 Min Read

Obesity in communities of color: A closer look at addressing existing disparities

In this episode of AMA Moving Medicine, experts discuss obesity in communities of color and their work addressing health disparities.

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Chronic Diseases
Moving Medicine Podcast
Recipients of the 2020 Excellence in Medicine Awards
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4 Min Read

7 physicians honored for their contributions to medicine

Learn about the inspiring doctors who were recognized by the AMA Foundation for their outstanding efforts in medicine.

Awards
A bearded man opening a refrigerator, seen from the point of view of inside the refrigerator, with the side shelves and items in view.
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8 Min Read

Q&A: How new blood testing could help doctors better treat obesity

The co-founder of Health2047 spinoff Phenomix Sciences explores four phenotypes that drive obesity and how they can be addressed.

Chronic Diseases
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4 Min Read

The bad news—and the good—about obesity and COVID-19

Learn with the AMA how patients’ experiences of the pandemic are giving physicians a fresh opportunity to tackle a longstanding disease.

Chronic Diseases
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18 Min Read

Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, on COVID complications from obesity [Podcast]

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to podcast updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the potential COVID complications from obesity.

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Chronic Diseases
AMA Update Podcast
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18 Min Read

Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, on COVID complications from obesity

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 potential COVID complications from obesity.

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Chronic Diseases
AMA Update
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4 Min Read

Addressing the obesity epidemic: 4 things physicians can do

People with obesity often skip seeking medical attention because they fear being stigmatized. Learn how physicians can help change the obesity narrative.

Chronic Diseases