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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7 Min Read

Bringing value-based care to the youngest patients

Jeffrey Bernstein, MD, a pediatrician with Privia Health, is applying lessons learned from adult health to enhance preventive care in pediatrics.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Health System Spotlight
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What doctors wish patients knew about heat stroke

Heat stroke is a medical emergency. Bilal Bangash, MD, a pulmonary and critical care physician at Bayhealth, shares what to know as temperatures soar.

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Population Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
AMA Foundation Excellence in Medicine Awards
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This top 10 is making a big difference to advance health care

Learn about the nine physicians and one medical student recently honored by the AMA Foundation for their altruism, advocacy and professional skill. 

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Heading off ageism means supporting patients—and physicians too

The AMA adopts new policy on ageism, which can affect older adults’ care outcomes and hamper physicians at both ends of the career spectrum.

Population Health
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12 Min Read

June 28, 2024: National Advocacy Update

New exception for filing No Surprises Act claim due to Change Healthcare cyberattack and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Newest AMA section will seek to advance LGBTQ+ health

The AMA LGBTQ+ Section, which grew out of an advisory committee, now has its own representation within the AMA House of Delegates.

LGBTQ+ Section
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What doctors wish patients knew about kidney stones

One in 10 people will get kidney stones at some point. Ryan Steinberg, MD, a urologist at the University of Iowa Health Care, shares more.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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Reaffirming our commitment to health equity

Among the important lessons learned from the AMA’s first strategic plan on health equity is that we can mobilize and take action against a seemingly insurmountable challenge.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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The AMA’s 2024—2025 strategic plan to advance health equity

Read about the AMA's 2024-2025 health equity strategic plan which reaffirms its commitment to equity, building upon the foundation laid by its 2021-2023 plan.

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