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6 MIN READ

How to ensure application questions support physician wellness

Application questions about past diagnosis or treatment impede physicians’ well-being. Learn how to get them changed where you practice.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, moderating a panel discussion at the 2023 AMA Annual Meeting
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5 MIN READ

AMA works to address stigma, barriers in LGBTQ+ care

Find out how the HIV/AIDS crisis helped propel the AMA to step up efforts to address LGBTQ+ health inequities.

Health Equity
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5 MIN READ

Boosting treatment for incarcerated pregnant patients with SUDs

Pregnant people with a substance use disorder have the same right to treatment as any other person with an SUD. Learn more.

Overdose Epidemic
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4 MIN READ

Narcan lands OTC approval: What it means for patients, doctors

The drug’s manufacturer and retailers must help ensure the lifesaving opioid overdose-reversal medication is widely available at an affordable price. 

Overdose Epidemic
Pregnant patient and physician
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4 MIN READ

Stepping up to help pregnant patients with substance-use disorders

AMA member Ruchi Fitzgerald, MD, helps run an innovative effort to help pregnant patients and others with substance-use disorder get lifesaving care.

Overdose Epidemic
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7 MIN READ

April 29, 2022: Advocacy Update other news

Helping children and families, patients with pain on the latest Advocacy Update other news.

Advocacy Update
Apr 28, 2022 ·
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AMA Advocacy Insights webinar series: Drug overdose epidemic

Watch the latest AMA Advocacy Insights webinar and download slides on the nation’s drug overdose epidemic—helping children and families, patients with pain.

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Events
Advocacy Insights Webinar Series
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16 MIN READ

Shifting the conversation about substance use disorder with Bobby Mukkamala, MD

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Bobby Mukkamala, MD, on substance use disorder.

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Overdose Epidemic
Moving Medicine Video Update
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4 MIN READ

Ending the stigma of opioid-use disorder in the emergency department

Need for cultural shift in medicine on opioid-use disorder is long overdue. Learn about one emergency physician’s journey to understanding.

Overdose Epidemic