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How prioritizing BP control can transform care delivery

An evidence-based quality improvement program has reshaped how a Michigan health system approaches and treats established and new patients. Learn more.

Hypertension
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What doctors wish patients knew about high blood pressure

While almost half of all adults have high blood pressure, many don’t know they have this condition. A family physician shares what is important to know.

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Hypertension
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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AMA offers 10 health recommendations for new year

10 recommendations to help Americans make the most impactful, long-lasting improvements to their health in 2022 and beyond.

Press Releases
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Dec. 6, 2021

The news: COVID vaccine demand growing, BP rose in pandemic, youth mental health, CDC recommends physicians talk about PrEP, federal gov’t sued over surprise billing

Publications & Newsletters
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How medical schools are driving better BP measurement

A new effort by the AMA aims to improve hypertension care by training the next generation of physicians to measure BP accurately every time.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Help patients get back to care and improve health outcomes

New PSAs detail the power that patients and doctors have when joining forces to prevent diabetes and control their blood pressure. Learn more.

Physician-Patient Relationship
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James L. Madara, MD, address at the November 2021 Special Meeting of the HOD

In an address to the AMA House of Delegates at the November 2021 AMA Special Meeting, Dr. Madara discusses the power of trust in a crisis, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Speeches
AMA CEO James L. Madara, MD, speech at the November 2021 Special Meeting of the HOD
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Patients still trust doctors. Learn why doctors count on the AMA.

The AMA benefits the public by being the physicians’ powerful ally in patient care, AMA CEO James Madara, MD, told delegates. Find out how.

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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Nov. 8, 2021

In the news: Antiviral effective against COVID, border opens to vaccinated travelers, sleep and CV trouble, bariatric surgery and liver health, infants missing measles vax.

Publications & Newsletters