Menstrual hygiene products
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4 Min Read

Why stigma prevents treating menstrual hygiene as essential

Lifetime costs for tampons add up to nearly $2,000. Learn what medical students and doctors can do to fight the harmful effects of “period poverty.”

Population Health
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5 Min Read

Race-based medicine is wrong. How should physicians oppose it?

Race is a social construct, not a biological or genetic category. Learn how to help dismantle practices based on the false idea of racial essentialism.

Health Equity
3 Min Read

COVID-19 vaccine development: AMA news

The AMA is tracking the developments on the COVID-19 (2019 novel coronavirus) outbreak, including vaccine developments. Find news and media coverage on this topic.

Infectious Diseases
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4 Min Read

How to take an LGBTQ-inclusive social history to improve care

LGBTQ adolescents are more prone to depression, suicidality, substance-use disorder. Learn more with the AMA about effective screening conversations.

Population Health
Telemedicine appointment
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4 Min Read

Survey: Physicians laud telehealth’s value, still find barriers

Learn more about what nearly 1,400 doctors are experiencing with telehealth. AMA will keep pushing to eliminate telehealth’s regulatory impediments.

Digital
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13 Min Read

AMA Special Meeting insights: Policymaking during a pandemic

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing policymaking during the pandemic.

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AMA Update
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3 Min Read

Nov. 20, 2020: Advocacy Update spotlight on Highlights from the November 2020 AMA Special Meeting

Highlights from the November 2020 AMA Special Meeting in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update
1 Min Read

Proceedings of the November 2020 Special Meeting of the House of Delegates

Download PDFs of the details of the proceedings of the November 2020 Special Meeting of the House of Delegates.

2020 Special Meeting of the HOD virtual session
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10 Min Read

Top 10 stories from the November 2020 AMA Special Meeting

Amid a tragic tide of COVID-19 cases, physicians from across the U.S. gathered virtually to improve public health during the pandemic and beyond.