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12 MIN READ

The search for answers to the genetic impact on case severity

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing genetics and COVID-19 in the first of a two-part series.

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Public Health
AMA Update
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4 MIN READ

What’s needed to vanquish COVID-19 health inequities

The pandemic underscores the need for structural supports for people of color, especially as a potentially worse second wave of COVID-19 deaths and infections looms.

Health Equity
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3 MIN READ

Health systems science proving vital during pandemic response

A new textbook chapter offers insight on the ways health systems science—the third pillar of medical education—can be applied to fight a pandemic.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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3 MIN READ

AMA Board of Trustees pledges action against racism and police brutality

At the Special Meeting of the American Medical Association House of Delegates, the AMA Board of Trustees pledged action to confront systemic racism and police brutality.

Board of Trustees
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11 MIN READ

How cultural factors and health disparities impact transmission

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 in the second of a two-part series, about the impact of COVID-19 on the Latinx community.

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Population Care
AMA Update
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5 MIN READ

Pandemic shines spotlight on chronic disease prevention priority

The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted in several directions, but one thing is clear: chronic disease prevention must be a priority in health care.

Public Health
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10 MIN READ

Todd Askew on AMA’s advocacy efforts for physician and patient protections

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 in the first of a two-part series, about AMA's latest advocacy efforts.

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Public Health
AMA Update
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5 MIN READ

Policies must address COVID-19 impact on minoritized communities

COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on minoritized and marginalized communities reveals need for strong health equity policy, the AMA told Congress.

Health Equity
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7 MIN READ

AMA past president Barbara L. McAneny, MD, on how COVID impacts Native Americans

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by learning about the devastating impact COVID-19 is having on Native Americans. 

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Population Care
AMA Update