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7 Min Read

Feb. 22, 2018: National Advocacy Update

ECC Good Samaritan legislation, stakeholder input on opioid abuse and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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4 Min Read

Feb. 22, 2018: State Advocacy Update

Aetna's prior authorization program under scrutiny and MAT helps reduce post-incarceration fatal opioid-related overdoses in the latest AMA state advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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3 Min Read

Concussion-like symptoms found in U.S. personnel in Cuba

A JAMA case series sheds light on medical mystery of U.S. workers reporting neurological and other disturbances from their time in Havana.

Publications & Newsletters
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3 Min Read

Don’t get stumped when patients ask for nutrition advice

With the new year, patients resolving to eat more healthfully will be asking for physicians’ help. New training gives you tools to help them succeed.

Prevention & Wellness
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4 Min Read

Investing in physicians’ well-being is just good business

Physician burnout costs organizations real money, but relatively modest financial investments to improve work environments can boost the bottom line.

Physician Health
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3 Min Read

Nov. 30, 2017: State Advocacy Update

Study looks at opioids and rhinoplasty, NCOIL model bill on out-of-network care and more in AMA's latest state and local advocacy efforts.

Advocacy Update
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3 Min Read

Higher e-cig nicotine levels linked to more teen smoking, vaping

The findings suggest policies on nicotine concentration levels in e-cigarettes could affect adolescents’ tobacco use.

Behavioral Health
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3 Min Read

For patients struggling with opioids, ED visit can mark new start

Emergency departments emerge as places where opioid-use disorder treatment can be initiated and longer-term care coordinated.

Behavioral Health
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3 Min Read

Global physician ethics pledge gets biggest makeover in decades

Respect for patient autonomy and medical colleagues are among the new elements of what is being called “the physician’s pledge.”

Ethics