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8 MIN READ

What doctors wish patients knew about colon cancer screening

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., but screening can cut risk by 80%. Learn more about your options.

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Public Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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9 MIN READ

Vaccine progress for kids under 5 and more with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH [Podcast]

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to podcast updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the latest on COVID-19 vaccines for fall.

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Public Health
AMA Update Podcast
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9 MIN READ

Vaccine progress for kids under 5 and more with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the latest on COVID-19 vaccines for fall.

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Public Health
AMA Update
Exterior of the U.S. Supreme Court
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4 MIN READ

Dobbs ruling is an assault on reproductive health, safe medical practice

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization puts lives at risk and potentially criminalizes care.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
Participant at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the HOD
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3 MIN READ

AMA: Low-wage work exacerbates health inequities

Doctors declare “poverty is detrimental to health.” Boosting pay among low-income workers would improve outcomes and lower health care costs.

Health Equity
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4 MIN READ

How banning menthol cigarettes could save 6,000 Black lives a year

After the AMA and others took the issue to court, the FDA proposed a ban. Learn how it would cut health inequity and stop smoking-related deaths.

Population Care
Maurice G. Sholas, MD, PhD
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8 MIN READ

Q&A: Kids with disabilities mark big milestones with this doctor

Learn how AMA member Maurice G. Sholas, MD, PhD, looks at the whole child patient in the context of family, community, hopes and dreams.

Population Care
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4 MIN READ

AMA, organizations launch effort to apply equity lens to patient care

New learning network aims to equip participating health systems with equitable quality and safety strategies to improve patient health outcomes for historically marginalized populations.

Press Releases
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10 MIN READ

High blood pressure, heart disease and more with Rachel Villanueva, MD

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion about ways to reduce hypertension.

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Hypertension
Moving Medicine Video Update