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5 Min Read

Targeting COVID-19 inequities requires a data-driven approach

Find out how a health system in Cambridge, Massachusetts, scrutinizes trends and works with the community to reach underserved populations.

Health Equity
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6 Min Read

Police brutality must stop

Violence between law enforcement and the public is a critical determinant of health. The AMA urges a multi-fold response to address longstanding societal racism.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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4 Min Read

AMA urges HHS to address funding for Navajo COVID-19 hot spot

Money allocated by Congress is not getting to where it’s needed to cool a COVID-19 hot spot and provide testing for American Indian/Alaska Native people.

Population Health
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12 Min Read

Obstacles to providing care for underserved communities during COVID-19

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the challenges of treating medically underserved communities.

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Health Equity
AMA Update
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8 Min Read

Top docs offer advice, encouragement to new medical school grads

The nation’s newest doctors were welcomed to the physician family by some of the nation’s most famous physicians during a star-studded celebration.

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Med School Life
Succeeding in Medical School
3 Min Read

COVID-19: National Physician Town hall questions on health equity

Find answers to your pressing questions about health equity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health Equity
Ceremony as Northwell discharges its 10,000 COVID-19 patient
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6 Min Read

Health system supplies crucial early data on COVID-19 response

Some 1.5 million people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the U.S. Northwell Health researchers helped physicians learn who these patients are.

Infectious Diseases
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11 Min Read

How COVID-19 has amplified LGBTQ health care inequities

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the disparities in health care within the LGBTQ population.

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Population Health
AMA Update
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4 Min Read

Medical students offer insights on inequities during COVID-19

Medical students from across organized medicine are working to address the health inequity laid bare by the pandemic.

Health Equity