HIV, STIs, Viral Hepatitis and LTBI Routine Screening Toolkit

The AMA’s new toolkit for community health centers and emergency departments guides you from patient intake to linkage to care.

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Social media networks must crack down on medical misinformation

Information on Facebook and other social media sites lacks the vetting that news organizations employ. Delegates address these shortcomings.

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“Trial-In-A-Box” to help more practices take part in clinical trials

SiteBridge Research, a spinout of AMA subsidiary Health2047, will connect community-based physician practices with industry-sponsored clinical trials.

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Pandemic exposes dire need to rebuild public health infrastructure

While overcoming COVID-19 will be a significant victory, the larger campaign to rebuild our public health infrastructure will remain before us.

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Overreach on anti-kickback rule stymies medical innovation

AMA urged federal appeals court to reverse a podiatrist’s conviction saying the precedent prohibits innocent business practices and harms patients.

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Preventive health: 4 ways social media could be a game-changer

The pandemic has amplified how quickly information is spread. Learn with the AMA how social media can be used to improve preventive health.

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Equity centered in revised list of essential public health services

Revised 10 Essential Public Health Services list is built around equity and emphasizes need for cross-sector community partnerships for optimum health for all.

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Release of the revised Essential Public Health Services Framework

The 10 Essential Public Health Services (EPHS) framework was developed in 1994 and has been updated in 2020 for today's communities. Learn more.

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America’s health care crisis is much deeper than COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic didn’t create the problems in our health system, it revealed them in a way that can no longer be ignored.

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Leadership Viewpoints
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Physicians united: Here’s why pulling out of WHO is a big mistake

Speaking in unity, physician leaders voice disapproval of withdrawing from the World Health Organization and urge Congress to retain the relationship.

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