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An Automated External Defibrillator, (AED) placed on the wall
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Put naloxone next to defibrillators in public places

Tens of thousands of overdoses have been reversed by laypeople using naloxone. The AMA says the overdose antidote should be easier to get in public.

Overdose Epidemic
Health care worker applies adhesive bandage to patient after receiving a vaccine
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5 MIN READ

To raise HPV vaccination rates, doctors must gain families’ trust

Direct-communication campaigns by Doug Eisert, MD, a pediatrician at Confluence Health, and colleagues boosted HPV vaccinations by 31% in rural Washington.

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Public Health
Health System Spotlight
Patient listening attentively to a physician during a routine check-up
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6 MIN READ

Why we must keep the doors open for physician-owned practices

Ensuring the sustainability of private practice—where millions get care—is an AMA priority, and starts with reforming the Medicare payment system

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
Young adult male with vape smoke obscuring his face
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More needs to be done to decrease youth access to e-cigarettes

Teen e-cigarette use has fallen, yet it’s still too high given the risk of lifelong nicotine addiction. AMA calls for stronger tobacco-control efforts.

Public Health
Senior businesswoman at her desk using cell phone
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Heading off ageism means supporting patients—and physicians too

The AMA adopts new policy on ageism, which can affect older adults’ care outcomes and hamper physicians at both ends of the career spectrum.

Population Care
Patient and physician in conversation
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Newest AMA section will seek to advance LGBTQ+ health

The AMA LGBTQ+ Section, which grew out of an advisory committee, now has its own representation within the AMA House of Delegates.

LGBTQ+ Section
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The AMA’s 2024—2025 strategic plan to advance health equity

Read about the AMA's 2024-2025 health equity strategic plan which reaffirms its commitment to equity, building upon the foundation laid by its 2021-2023 plan.

Leadership
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AMA’s Center for Health Equity mission and guiding principles

Learn about the AMA’s Center for Health Equity mission and guiding principles for embedding health equity within the association and the medical profession. Download PDFs of their work.

AMA Center for Health Equity
Doctor listening to heart beat and breathing of patient
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Training physicians to serve rural communities, close care gaps

For medical students interested in practicing in small towns, University of Iowa Health Care has a program to build pathways for rural physicians.

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Population Care
Health System Spotlight