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Good sleep isn’t just a medical issue. It’s also an ethical one.

Experts explore a phenomenon that typifies modern life—poor sleep—and investigates medicine’s role in coming up with a solution.

Prevention & Wellness
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What should be the limits on animal research to benefit humans?

Animal research spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing fresh attention to its attendant ethical, clinical, legal and policy issues.

Ethics
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5 Min Read

“Medspeak” can shut down effective communication with patients

Physician efforts to deliver the right care at the right time can be foiled by using the wrong words. Get expert advice to improve communication.

AMA STEPS Forward®
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3 Min Read

Health equity CME & education resources

Gain knowledge and learn skills from Ed Hub trusted health equity education sources to address the root causes of health inequities, and advance equity across the health care system.

Health Equity
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3 Min Read

How medical-legal partnerships are confronting social determinants

The growing emphasis on patients’ complex needs is driving health care and legal organizations to partner to remove barriers to essential services.

Ethics
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3 Min Read

How equitable harm reduction can head off opioid-related deaths

The war on drugs has failed to curb opioid-related deaths in the U.S. Learn with the AMA what effective policies and practices would look like.

Ethics
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3 Min Read

How to put antimicrobial stewardship into action

Domestic and international agencies charged with preserving antimicrobial effectiveness are under the gun. Learn with the AMA what needs to be done.

Ethics
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5 Min Read

What is telehealth?

Telehealth, telemedicine and related terms generally refer to the exchange of medical information from one site to another through electronic communication—learn more and download the issue brief PDF on equity in telehealth.

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Digital
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17 Min Read

Medical ethics and evidence-based medicine with Audiey Kao, MD, PhD

In this episode of the Moving Medicine podcast, in collaboration with PermanenteDocs Chat, learn about how ethical principles can help physicians and medical students.

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Ethics
Moving Medicine Podcast