Physician writing on a prescription tablet
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4 MIN READ

Untangling the medical ethics of prescribing opioids

Patient-centered decision-making can help physicians resolve ethical issues in pain management that arise when prescribing opioids or treating substance-use disorder.

Ethics
Internist Niva Lubin-Johnson, MD
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4 MIN READ

2 ways to spark change in minority patients and prevent diabetes

Longtime AMA member Niva Lubin-Johnson, MD, talks about how to manage patients with prediabetes and diabetes to improve health outcomes for minority patients.

Health Equity
Kelly Landeen, MD, otolaryngology resident at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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2 MIN READ

Kelly Landeen, MD: A military family set the example to serve

AMA member Kelly Landeen, MD, learned the importance of service early in life and acts on it by helping patients through advocacy.

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Leadership
Members Move Medicine
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2 MIN READ

New policies adopted on segregation, homelessness

Racial segregation in housing and chronic homelessness are detrimental to health and contribute to disparities.

Health Equity
Moudi Hubeishy, medical student
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2 MIN READ

Moudi Hubeishy: Helping patients wherever they are

AMA member Moudi Hubeishy is still a medical student, but he is already directing a street-medicine program that delivers medical help to homeless people in Buffalo.

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Leadership
Members Move Medicine
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7 MIN READ

AMA adopts new public health policies to improve health of nation

AMA voted to adopt new policies aimed at improving the health of the nation. The new policies were approved during the voting session of the Annual Meeting.

Press Releases
2018 Annual Meeting
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3 MIN READ

Top 10 stories from the 2018 AMA Annual Meeting

The AMA House of Delegates weighs in on gun violence, health care AI, the cost of health insurance, barriers to opioid-use disorder treatment, and more.

Annual Meeting
2018 AMA Annual Meeting
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3 MIN READ

AMA puts its organizational muster behind health equity push

Physicians define “health equity” as optimal health for all. The move is aimed at eliminating disparities affecting racial and ethnic minorities and other populations.

Health Equity
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2 MIN READ

AMA outlines ambitious approach toward health equity

AMA adopted policy to define health equity and outline a framework toward the goal of achieving optimal health for all, referring to all aspects of health.

Press Releases