Half of planet earth on fire
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3 Min Read

U.S. health system must come to terms with its environmental impact

The health system harms communities with its solid, liquid and gas emissions. Learn how health care organizations and policymakers can respond.

Environmental Health
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4 Min Read

Call race-based algorithms what they are: sources of harm

That app on your phone may not be the helpful tool you think it is. It might be plugging you into an outdated and harmful worldview. Learn more.

Health Equity
Medical kit with stethoscope
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4 Min Read

Toolkit shows how developers can link health equity to innovation

New AMA resource offers insight into how digital health solution developers can ensure their products and services meaningfully advance health equity.

Health Equity
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2 Min Read

What the U.S. health system owes its lowest-earning workers

Many health workers not only are paid poorly, but work in dangerous conditions. Learn more with the AMA about the ethical ramifications.

Ethics
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4 Min Read

Help your patients get past the label on dietary supplements

Dietary supplements are a $40 billion industry in the U.S. Learn about safety, adverse-event reporting and more with the AMA and the FDA.

Prevention & Wellness
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4 Min Read

What is behavioral health?

Find AMA resources on addressing behavioral health, which refers to mental health and substance use disorders and stress-related symptoms. The AMA is leading the way on behavioral health integration (BHI) in medicine.

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Behavioral Health
Health Care Definitions
Hospital patient and health care workers looking at a tablet
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3 Min Read

When using video with patient’s family, seek to inform—not coerce

Video can bring family or surrogate decision-makers up to speed on an ICU patient’s condition, but it can also be used to manipulate. Learn more.

Ethics
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7 Min Read

What is monkeypox?

More cases of monkeypox are being reported in the United States. Learn more with the AMA about monkeypox symptoms, testing, treatment and more.

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Infectious Diseases
Health Care Definitions
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2 Min Read

When considering iatrogenesis, don’t overlook structural drivers

Moving beyond diagnostic and treatment errors, find out how structural biases and inequities contribute to medically induced harm.

Ethics