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New AMA Foundation initiative will boost LGBTQ+ health care

The first in a series of fellowships to improve health care delivery to—and health outcomes for—the LGBTQ+ community holds transformational promise.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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Families of men in notorious syphilis study speak up for vaccination

Documentary featuring descendants of U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study at Tuskegee seeks to build public health confidence in Black communities.

Infectious Diseases
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Defining racism is key to helping doctors advance health equity

What distinguishes interpersonal racism from structural racism, or prejudice from bias? Learn about these and other key terms with the AMA.

Health Equity
Todd Unger and Gerald E. Harmon, MD
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Borne of COVID-19 crisis, AMA’s daily videos here for long haul

“AMA COVID-19 Update” has resonated with doctors looking for reliable information. New offering covers broader range of challenges facing U.S. medicine.

Infectious Diseases
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Doctors wearing clear masks get higher marks on communication

Masks are still essential protection against SARS-CoV-2, but they can hamper rapport-building with patients. Learn how clear masks could help.

Infectious Diseases
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Todd Askew discusses the Supreme Court's decision on the ACA

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Todd Askew on the Supreme Court's decision on the ACA.

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Access to Care
Moving Medicine Video Update
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What doctors wish patients knew about the dangerous Delta variant

The COVID-19 Delta variant, a more transmissible form of SARS-CoV-2, is rapidly spreading and poses a threat to unvaccinated and partially vaccinated people.

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Infectious Diseases
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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July 16, 2021: Advocacy Update other news

2021 MIPS exception application window open until Dec. 31 and more in the latest Advocacy Update other news.

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Michael R. Privitera MD, and Kate MacNamee, MS, on safety & clinician well-being

On July 15, 2021, the AMA held a webinar in the AMA STEPS Forward™ series: “Integrating organizational actions toward patient safety and clinician well-being.” Watch the recording and download the slides.

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AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy Webinar Series