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10 Min Read

Living with chronic pain, lifespan vs healthspan, and updated dietary guideline recommendations [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about chronic pain and updated dietary guidelines.

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Behavioral Health
AMA Update Podcast
AMA Update for Dec. 18, 2024: Living with chronic pain, lifespan vs healthspan, and updated dietary guideline recommendations (index only)
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10 Min Read

Living with chronic pain, lifespan vs healthspan, and updated dietary guideline recommendations

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about chronic pain and updated dietary guidelines.

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Behavioral Health
AMA Update
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5 Min Read

10 must-read bioethics articles published in 2024

On topics such as drug shortages and inpatient psychiatric care, a variety of bioethics articles published this year have caught readers’ attention. 

Ethics
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4 Min Read

Dec. 6, 2024: Advocacy Update spotlight on the 2024 AMA overdose report highlights

2024 AMA overdose report highlights national actions and state-by-state data, and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update
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Myth or fact? Rx durations are limited to 90 days plus 1 refill

Extending prescription duration to the legally allowed maximum—when appropriate—can help cut stress for patients and physicians. 

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Sustainability
Fighting for Physicians
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15 Min Read

Cannabis use and psychiatric disorders

In this episode of the Moving Medicine podcast, learn about cannabis use and psychiatric disorders.

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Behavioral Health
Moving Medicine Podcast
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3 Min Read

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Nov. 25, 2024

In the news: Deaths from alcohol-related diseases double, bird flu confirmed in child, mammograms could predict cardiovascular risks and more.

Publications & Newsletters
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UPDATED
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Physicians’ progress toward ending the nation’s drug overdose epidemic

Learn more about physicians’ actions toward ending the nation’s drug-related overdose and death epidemic—and what still needs to be done. Download PDF of the Overdose Epidemic Report.

Behavioral Health
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3 Min Read

New report calls for urgent action to combat overdose epidemic

The AMA's 2024 Overdose Epidemic Report includes new data from across the country and provides policy recommendations for state and federal policymakers.

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