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Chicago-area non-profits to receive 180K masks for COVID-19 prevention

Donated PPE will be directed to Black, Latinx and LGBTQ communities that have been disproportionately impacted.

Press Releases
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Discrimination against LGBTQ+ Americans must end, doctors say

AMA joins National Association of Manufacturers and many others to back the Equality Act’s passage in the House of Representatives. Find out why.

Population Care
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Fellowship program offers chance to transform nation’s LGBTQ+ care

$750,000 AMA Foundation grant open to develop program to improve care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer patients.

Population Care
Alëna A. Balasanova, MD
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Q&A: Training the physicians who will fight resurgent opioid epidemic

Eradicating stigma is a major part of Dr. Alëna Balasanova’s work to better integrate substance-use treatment into medicine and medical training.

Overdose Epidemic
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AMA Foundation boosts hypertension work on Chicago’s West Side

$100,000 donation will aid efforts to help patients with hypertension better manage their BP remotely. Learn more with the AMA.

Hypertension
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AMAF honors Omaha physician with health education award

Dr. Balasanova has spent her career as a physician, educator, and innovator contributing to the development of addiction and psychiatric clinical service.

Press Releases
Charles E. Moore, MD
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Otolaryngologist honored for dedication to Atlanta’s uninsured

Charles E. Moore, MD, is among the physicians and executives honored by the AMA for their work in public health and organized medicine.
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AMA Foundation helps west side patients managing high blood pressure

Through the AMAF funds, underserved patients on Chicago's west side will gain access to BP measurement devices, wrap-around support.

Press Releases
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How two research projects aim to empower women in medicine

Five women are awarded for research on negotiation tactics as well as sponsoring and empowering women in medicine and science.

Health Equity