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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Aug. 23, 2021

In the news: Hospital pricing, Pfizer shot gets FDA approval, new T2D screening recommendation, health spending, outcomes across races, Benzodiazepine overdoses.

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Time to revamp CDC’s problematic 2016 opioid Rx guideline

The CDC should remove arbitrary thresholds, restore balance and support comprehensive, compassionate care as it revises the guideline later this year.

Behavioral Health
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What every U.S. employer can do to help end the overdose epidemic

The nation saw a record-high tally of drug-overdose deaths during the pandemic. Employers play a vital role in prevention. Learn more with the AMA.

Behavioral Health
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July 30, 2021: State Advocacy Update

Educating prescribers and medical students about buprenorphine treatment for OUD and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

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AMA backs update to CDC opioid prescribing guidelines

The AMA is urging the CDC to remove arbitrary thresholds, restore balance and support comprehensive, compassionate care as it revises the guidelines.

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When arbitrary policies collide with patient care

Correcting a national pharmacy chain’s misinterpretation of CDC opioid-prescribing guidelines turned into a six-month headache for an Illinois doctor.

Behavioral Health
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of July 12, 2021

In the news: Johnson & Johnson vaccine and Guillain-Barré, COVID infections doubled in three weeks, CDC reports 29% increase in overdose deaths, additional COVID shots for immunocompromised.

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Rhode Island is first state to support pilot harm reduction center

AMA strongly supports efforts to reduce drug-related overdose and death.

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Require access to Rx for opioid-use disorder in prisons, jails

Delegates seek to ensure that evidence-based treatment for substance-use disorders, along with social support, is available in correctional facilities and upon release.

Population Health