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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COVID-19’s unequal impact tied to another inequality—of income

County-level research finds a link between high levels of income inequality and a higher level of COVID-19 cases and deaths. Learn more with the AMA.

Health Equity
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3 keys to help your practice achieve health equity in hypertension

Find out how to better collect race and ethnicity data to identify inequities, take action on hypertension and improve blood pressure control.

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What can physicians do about racial and ethnic health inequities?

Learn more from the AMA Journal of Ethics about the racial and ethnic inequity in morbidity, mortality and access to health and other vital services.

Health Equity
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What doctors wish patients knew about new coronavirus variants

At least three new highly mutated variants of SARS-CoV-2 have been reported in the U.S. But what does the news mean for patients? Two physician experts break it down.

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Infectious Diseases
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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Achieving health equity requires going beyond patient in the room

Physician advocacy, leadership and education are key to optimal health for all. Find out how the questions medical ethicists ask will add to the effort.

Health Equity
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5 principles to wisely spend opioid litigation settlement funds

State and local policymakers must avoid the wasteful mistakes of the 1990s’ Big Tobacco settlement. Learn more with the AMA.

Behavioral Health
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Health care, employer groups announce principles for universal coverage

Affordable Coverage Coalition lays out path to expand health coverage.

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Christy Rentmeester, PhD, on standards of care and ethics during COVID

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 moral distress during the pandemic and the standards of care and ethics.

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COVID-19 vaccines guide for physicians

Download a PDF of this AMA guide that contains background and actions, evidence-based messaging guidance, and best practices—to promote factual information around COVID-19 vaccines.

Infectious Diseases