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4 MIN READ

7 ways to help your Black patients control high blood pressure

Most Black adults have hypertension. Learn how physicians and other health professionals can improve care for Black patients with high BP.

Hypertension
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28 MIN READ

Prioritizing Equity video series: COVID-19 Vaccine & Equitable Distribution

In the AMA's first Prioritizing Equity panel of 2021, leaders in health justice discuss strategies for equity in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.

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Health Equity
Prioritizing Equity Video Series
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5 MIN READ

How to get up to 3,000 more Black people in physician pipeline

Creating a physician workforce that more closely resembles the nation is a vital task. Learn more with the AMA about how it can be achieved.

Medical School Diversity
People wait in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at a mass vaccination site
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5 MIN READ

3 ways physicians can help combat COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

AMA President Susan R. Bailey, MD, and other physicians identify what’s driving vaccine hesitancy and how to help patients overcome it.

Public Health
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20 MIN READ

Physician tips on how to talk to patients about vaccines

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 tips for physicians on how to talk to patients about vaccines.

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Public Health
AMA Update
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5 MIN READ

Put in context, data can help expose and fix health inequities

Health data can do more than describe problems. It can contribute to alleviation of those problems and help build recognition of health inequities.

Health Equity
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10 MIN READ

Q&A: Why the pandemic demands 2021 focus on preventing high BP 

Top cardiologist Clyde Yancy, MD, reflects on lessons learned during COVID-19, health equity and hypertension prevention. 

Hypertension
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5 MIN READ

How a stroke led radio icon Tom Joyner to push Black heart health

In interview with AMA Immediate Past President Patrice Harris, MD, MA, Joyner shares why the health scare is bringing him out of retirement.

Hypertension
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8 MIN READ

Q&A: 2021 will test dedication to ending health inequities

Learn how a physician leader at Ascension Medical Group is working with his colleagues to address health inequity challenges on many fronts.

Health Equity