HIV, STIs, Viral Hepatitis and LTBI Routine Screening Toolkit

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

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May 3, 2024: National Advocacy Update

AMA welcomes two rules with historic implications for Medicaid and CHIP patient access and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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What doctors wish patients knew about osteoporosis

10 million Americans grapple with a silent threat that weakens bones: osteoporosis. A rheumatologist from Hattiesburg Clinic shares more.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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Don’t turn back clock on peer-review confidentiality

 In New Jersey cases, appellate court should move to protect process that is essential to improving patient safety and health care quality. Learn more.

Judicial Advocacy
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Change Healthcare hack shows need for more competition

The Change Healthcare cyberattack highlights the perils of consolidation and its potential for harm to our entire health care system.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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SPS member profile: J. James Rohack, MD

AMA SPS member J. James Rohack, MD, former AMA president, discusses the importance of leveraging the experiences of senior physicians to address health care challenges.

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Senior Physicians
Senior Physician Section Member Spotlight
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Medical societies play big role in righting kidney-care inequity

More than 6,000 Black patients have had unjust kidney-transplant waitlist times remedied. Learn how state and specialty societies helped that happen.

Population Health
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What doctors wish patients knew about climate change's health impact

Climate change is not a distant threat. Three physicians explore what patients can do now to mitigate the health risks of climate change.

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Environmental Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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Senior Physicians Recognition Month information

Senior Physicians Recognition Month is an annual observance in May that pays tribute to the contributions of experienced practitioners in the field of health care.

Senior Physicians
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New rules will help boost coverage, protect consumers

The AMA welcomes Biden administration moves to crack down on junk health insurance and streamline Medicaid, CHIP enrollment. Learn more.

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