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What doctors wish patients knew about kidney stones

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5 ways health care must change for a post-pandemic world

The pandemic shed harsh light on the dysfunctional, inequitable U.S. health system. AMA member Shantanu Nundy, MD, details how to set things right after COVID.

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Q&A: How Ochsner Health gives moms a digital connection to care

Ochsner helps moms measure vitals at home and share them with doctors. Some in Congress—alarmed by rising U.S. maternal death rate—want to take the idea national.

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Examining the Black U.S. maternal mortality rate and how to cut it

Black women are up to four times likelier than white women to die from a pregnancy-related cause. Learn more with the AMA.

Population Care
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May 21, 2021: National Advocacy Update

COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act enacted and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Prioritizing Equity video series: How the past informs the present

In Prioritizing Equity’s panel, leaders in health and higher education discuss why acknowledging historical harms is critical to bringing lasting change to health care.

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Prioritizing Equity Video Series
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Why eGFR-reporting change helps tackle kidney disease inequities

Doctors, health systems are moving away from the race-modified eGFR that greatly hinders Black patients’ access to lifesaving transplantations.

Population Care
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How the AMA plans to tackle root causes of U.S. health inequities

Within the organization and across health care, the AMA will push upstream to tackle the forces driving the inequities that pervade American medicine.

Health Equity
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AMA releases plan dedicated to embedding racial justice and advancing health equity

New strategy represents three-year roadmap for action, historical reflections on past harms, and accountability in operationalizing equity and justice.

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What we need to advance equity: reflection, partnership, accountability

With new plan, the AMA will use its resources and influence to help dismantle structural racism and work toward a more equitable future for all people.

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