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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.

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Why inclusion should be part of every conversation in health care

What drove John Paul Sánchez, MD, MPH, to medicine was to have an impact on health inequities. But no one was talking about them. Learn more.

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Blood-donation changes bring equity. Next step: tissue rules.

Amid blood shortage, following the science could boost supply while battling LGBTQ+ stigma. Tissue-donation rules also should be revamped.  

Health Equity
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of June 5, 2023

In the news: U.S. trails dozens of countries in life expectancy, HRC sounds alarm on LGBTQ+ safety, ChatGPT could be endangering patients and more.

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For this Tulane doctor, advancing health equity has global focus

Learn how internist-pediatrician Anjali Niyogi, MD, MPH, has used her skills to help patients in New Orleans and around the world.

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What doctors wish patients knew about the shingles virus

If you’ve ever had chickenpox, then the virus that causes shingles is present in your body and can resurface at some point in the future. Find out more.

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Sexually transmitted infections: What doctors wish patients knew

Patients may think they learned all they need to know about sexually transmitted infections in sex ed. Not so, an infectious disease physician explains.

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Q&A: Physician advocacy for patients with HIV gets personal

Advocacy must be everywhere, because health inequities are everywhere, says Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellow Richard Silvera, MD, MPH. Learn more.

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Physicians make voices heard on threat to ACA preventive coverage

Pre-exposure prophylaxis is one of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) preventive services at risk in federal court, says Stephen Parodi, MD. Learn more.

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