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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of May 13, 2024

In the news: Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, threat of cyberattacks for health care industry, weight loss maintenance with semaglutide and more.

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Cybersafety is patient safety—and it’s everyone’s job

In the Change Healthcare cyberattack’s aftermath, there’s sky-high interest in mitigating future threats. Cybersecurity experts detail top resources.

Digital
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of May 6, 2024

In the news: Generic drug shortages, olive oil lowers dementia-related mortality, Ascension cybersecurity incident impacts 140 hospitals and more.

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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of April 29, 2024

In the news: USPSTF breast cancer screening recommendations, Change Healthcare cyberattack hearings, new regulations for lab tests, health data breaches and more.

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SPS member profile: J. James Rohack, MD

AMA SPS member J. James Rohack, MD, former AMA president, discusses the importance of leveraging the experiences of senior physicians to address health care challenges.

Senior Physicians
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Medical societies play big role in righting kidney-care inequity

More than 6,000 Black patients have had unjust kidney-transplant waitlist times remedied. Learn how state and specialty societies helped that happen.

Population Health
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5 keys to prevent opioid overdoses during pregnancy and postpartum

Some states have implemented evidence-based, lifesaving policies for pregnant and postpartum patients with opioid use disorders. Learn more with AMA.

Behavioral Health
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of April 15, 2024

In the news: Few Americans get 8 hours of sleep a night, health care top target for cyberattacks, 340B program dispute resolution and more.

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Virtual acute-care program makes patients feel right at home

Kaiser Permanente’s hospital-at-home effort has readmission rates that are lower than the national average—with no signs of slowing down.

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