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Overdose epidemic requires state action to remove barriers to care

AMA, Mannatt report emphasizes the increasing importance of removing barriers to evidence-based care.

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Race-based medicine is wrong. How should physicians oppose it?

Race is a social construct, not a biological or genetic category. Learn how to help dismantle practices based on the false idea of racial essentialism.

Health Equity
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Prioritizing Equity video series: Trustworthiness & Vaccines

In the latest AMA's Prioritizing Equity series, experts discuss misinformation, trustworthiness and strategies to handle vaccine hesitancy among patients and health care professionals.

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COVID-19 health equity initiatives: Spectrum Health Lakeland

Spectrum Health Lakeland (SHL) addresses the impact of COVID-19 on racialized disparities in mortality rates and life expectancies in Berrien County, Michigan.

Population Care
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AMA in the News: November 2020

Read media highlights mentioning the American Medical Association for November 2020.

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AMA in the News
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11 vital coronavirus research findings you should know about

An “infodemic” has made it harder for patients and doctors to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. JAMA Network reports have helped set the record straight.

Public Health
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Prioritizing Equity video series: Research and data for health equity

In the Nov. 19, 2020 Prioritizing Equity panel, leaders in public health and academia have the conversation about the power of data in understanding health inequities.

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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Nov. 16, 2020

In the news: COVID-19 survivors and ongoing health issues, COVID-19 hospitalization across races, 3M estimated active SARS-CoV-2 cases in U.S., delirium in SARS-CoV-2 patients.

Publications & Newsletters
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AMA policy recognizes police brutality as product of structural racism

New policy recognizes police brutality as a manifestation of structural racism disproportionately impacting Black, Indigenous, and other people of color.

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