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AMA Update for Nov. 8, 2024: Hurricane recovery in Florida, the IV fluid shortage and health care emergency preparedness
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Hurricane recovery in Florida, the IV fluid shortage and health care emergency preparedness

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about health care emergency preparedness.

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Public Health
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AMA Update for Nov. 6, 2024: New ACIP recommendations: COVID vaccine frequency for seniors and RSV vaccine safety concerns
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New ACIP recommendations: COVID vaccine frequency for seniors and RSV vaccine safety concerns

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about new ACIP recommendations for COVID, RSV and more.

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Public Health
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AMA Update for Nov. 4, 2024: American Medical Association Political Action Committee: How does the AMA affect health care policy?
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American Medical Association Political Action Committee: How does the AMA affect health care policy?

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about AMA’s bipartisan political action committee.

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Federal Advocacy
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AMA Update for Oct. 31, 2024: New bipartisan bill would stabilize Medicare physician pay for 2025: Now it has to pass
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New bipartisan bill would stabilize Medicare physician pay for 2025: Now it has to pass

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about Medicare physician pay for 2025.

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Medicare & Medicaid
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AMA Update for Oct. 30, 2024: McDonald's E. coli outbreak, new COVID and flu tests, plus bird flu 2024 and the latest H5N1 news
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McDonald's E. coli outbreak, new COVID and flu tests, plus bird flu 2024 and the latest H5N1 news

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the latest on new COVID and flu tests and bird flu transmission.

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Public Health
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AMA Update for Oct. 28, 2024: Why overdose deaths declined, barriers to SUD treatment and ending the overdose epidemic
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Why overdose deaths declined, barriers to SUD treatment and ending the overdose epidemic

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the latest in fighting to end the overdose epidemic.

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Overdose Epidemic
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AMA Update for Oct. 25, 2024: Challenges with Matching for international medical graduates and how IMGs help residency programs
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Challenges with Matching for international medical graduates and how IMGs help residency programs

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the Match rate for IMGs and more.

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International Medical Education
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AMA Update for Oct. 23, 2024: IV shortage update: Baxter facility damage after hurricane in North Carolina 2024 (index only)
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IV shortage update: Baxter facility damage after hurricane in North Carolina 2024

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the drug shortage caused by hurricane damage.

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Public Health
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AMA Update for Oct. 21, 2024: Sutter Health on effective health care recruitment, physician retention & adding new residency spots (index only)
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Sutter Health on effective health care recruitment, physician retention & adding new residency spots

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about one health system's solution to the physician shortage.

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Sustainability
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