HIV, STIs, Viral Hepatitis and LTBI Routine Screening Toolkit

The AMA’s toolkit for community health centers and emergency departments guides you from patient intake to linkage to care.

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Michael G. Knight, MD, MSHP
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3 ways medical students can help reverse distrust in medicine

U.S. medicine’s racist legacy has sown distrust among patients from historically marginalized communities. Medical students can push for systemic change.

Health Equity
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July 8, 2022: Advocacy Update spotlight on HHS privacy guidance

AMA welcomes HHS privacy guidance in wake of Dobbs decision and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update
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How positive age beliefs can support positive health outcomes with Becca Levy, PhD

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion about how our beliefs about age influence health.

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Population Health
Moving Medicine Video Update
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of June 27, 2022

In the news: Omicron-targeting boosters roll out this fall, cardiovascular health assessment tool updated, monkeypox vaccination strategy launched, and more.

Publications & Newsletters
Patient having blood pressure measured
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At UC Davis, diversity drives better BP measurement training

AMA training helps future doctors accurately measure BP every time. That really matters given the health inequities their Latino patients experience.

Prevention & Wellness
Scientist looking through a microscope
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What doctors wish patients knew about monkeypox

A monkeypox outbreak has put health officials on high alert, but it differs substantially from SARS-CoV-2. A physician-scientist shares what to know.

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Infectious Diseases
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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AMA welcomes HHS privacy guidance in wake of Dobbs decision

The AMA is working with regulators to protect the patient-physician relationship in the face of so much uncertainty, and this new guidance will help.

Press Releases
Jay Kaplan, MD (left), physician consultant and former medical director of care transformation, and Hannah Stiller, MS, well-being coordinator, of LCMC Health
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Q&A: Why this health system asks about equity in burnout surveys

Beyond COVID-19, another source of stress for health workers is inequity. Learn why LCMC Health asked about equity in its burnout assessment.

Physician Health
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Advocating for the LGBTQ community

Download PDFs of issue briefs and talking points that focus on topics impacting the LGBTQ community, including conversion therapy, gender-affirming care and access to public utilities.

Population Health