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Public health: The challenges and opportunities physicians face with Frederick Chen, MD, MPH
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6 simple ways to master patient communication

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Practice innovation strategies: Patient-centered care
Routine Screening Toolkit

HIV, STIs, Viral Hepatitis and LTBI Routine Screening Toolkit
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Often overlooked, surgery can be a key element in palliative care

Learn with the AMA Journal of Ethics about how palliative surgery can improve quality of life without aiming to cure disease.

Ethics
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Rescinding Title X restrictions is a win for patients, physicians

The Biden administration move will restore access to family-planning services for millions of patients who have low incomes or no insurance coverage.

Judicial Advocacy
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Oct. 8, 2021: National Advocacy Update

Surprise billing regulation favors insurers and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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AMA applauds Biden administration’s final Title X rule

New regulations will reverse drastic changes to Title X family planning program.

Press Releases
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What you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines with Sandra Fryhofer, MD

Learn more about what physicians need to know about COVID-19 vaccines with Sandra Fryhofer, MD, AMA's liaison to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

Infectious Diseases
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The one graphic you need for accurate blood pressure reading

While BP measurement is a routine task in most practices, are you sure it is done accurately in yours? Learn more with the AMA.

Prevention & Wellness
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High court must reject arbitrary, intrusive Mississippi law

Physicians urge U.S. Supreme Court to follow half century of precedent to protect constitutional right to access reproductive health care.

Population Health
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Leading medical groups file amicus brief in Dobbs v. Jackson

New amicus brief demonstrates medical consensus of opposition to Mississippi abortion restriction legislation.

Press Releases
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Fred Cerise, MD, MPH, on how to bridge health care trust gap

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Fred Cerise, MD, MPH, on the importance of building trust in health care during COVID and beyond. 

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Prevention & Wellness
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