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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What doctors wish patients knew about bariatric surgery

Metabolic and bariatric surgery can help patients with obesity get healthier. Two AMA member obesity specialists share more.

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Chronic Diseases
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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Why health equity is a medical and economic priority with Willie Underwood III, MD, MSc, MPH [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about why health equity is a priority.

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Health Equity
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AMA Update for Sept. 7, 2023: Why health equity is a medical and economic priority with Willie Underwood III, MD, MSc, MPH
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Why health equity is a medical and economic priority with Willie Underwood III, MD, MSc, MPH

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about why health equity is a priority.

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Health Equity
AMA Update
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Give gun buyers lifesaving information on secure storage

1 in 3 pediatric firearms-related deaths are suicides. Physicians are standing up for a law requiring gun shops to share safety tips with buyers.

Judicial Advocacy
Barbara L. McAneny, MD
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Oncology practice network meets patient needs—and saves money too

The National Cancer Care Alliance helps oncologists collaborate on practices that serve patients best, says founder and chair Barbara L. McAneny, MD.

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Public Health Advocacy
Health System Spotlight
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Disability benefit systems can be dizzyingly complex. Here’s help.

Learn with the AMA about best practices for a task for which many physicians may lack expertise: evaluating patients’ ability to work.

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AMA, West Side United fight for health equity, one community at a time

AMA collaborates with West Side United (WSU) in addressing health inequity in 10 neighborhoods on Chicago’s west side.

Health Equity
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Focus on these 5 areas in your work to advance health equity

Quality-improvement tools are well-suited to help physicians and health systems identify and address health inequities. Learn more with the AMA.

Health Equity
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Aug. 25, 2023: National Advocacy Update

VA to hold listening sessions related to its effort to develop National Standards of Practice and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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