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AMA statement on updated CDC report about antibiotic resistance

AMA is pleased that CDC has released an updated report on antibiotic resistance threats.

Press Releases
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Fighting stigma, building a career treating substance-use disorders

Learn how AMA member Alena Balasanova, MD, is helping to fill the gaps in addiction psychiatry and medication-assisted treatment in Nebraska.

Behavioral Health
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Black patients less likely to get treatment for opioid-use disorder

Financial barriers widen racial inequities in access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid-use disorder, creating a large disparity in prescriptions.

Behavioral Health
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Oct. 31, 2019: National Advocacy Update

E-cigarette regulation, Executive Order on scope of practice laws, Primary Care First model and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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6 Min Read

Oct. 31, 2019: State Advocacy Update

Cancer, hospice and palliative care resources, Walmart's "refusal to fill" policy and more in AMA's latest state advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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17 Min Read

The opioid epidemic and emerging public health policy priorities

Adm. Brett P. Giroir, MD, of the Department of Health and Human Services, explores this national problem, along with potential solutions.

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Behavioral Health
Moving Medicine Podcast
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90% who need substance-use disorder treatment don’t get it

But we can change that by removing the barriers to evidence-based medical treatment for this chronic medical condition.

Behavioral Health
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7 Min Read

Oct. 18, 2019: State Advocacy Update

Bridging the gap between the ED and long-term SUD care and raising awareness about the opioid epidemic in the latest AMA state advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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Tech giants must police illicit vaping products sold on platforms

The materials used to create counterfeit vaping products are easily found online. The AMA urges e-commerce CEOs to do what’s needed to change that.

Behavioral Health