Topic in Focus: Vaccine Misinformation

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6 reasons to join the AMA
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Stay professional in face of social media misinformation

Tune into this discussion about online doctor ratings, anti-vaccine attacks on social media, celebrity doctors and more.

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Career Development
Moving Medicine Podcast
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3 ways physicians can improve the vaccine conversation

Widespread vaccine hesitancy threatens the progress public immunization has made in the last few decades. This is how physicians can advance the conversation around vaccination.

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With bold actions, physicians earn public’s trust: AMA president

Doctors can use the public’s faith in them to fiercely advocate for the greater good, Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA, says in the AMA House of Delegates’ opening session.

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Restoring trust in vaccines

For a physician scientist and father of an adult daughter with autism, there is no backing down when he sets his sights on putting vaccine misinformation in the past.

Public Health
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What it’s like to be a pediatrician-scientist: Shadowing Dr. Hotez

Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, always wanted to be a physician scientist focused on vaccines. Now he runs a large laboratory developing neglected-disease vaccines.

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series
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Why physicians should engage the podcast generation

After an impressive two-hour interview on “The Joe Rogan Experience,” author Peter Hotez, MD,PhD, answered our questions about the opportunities physicians should explore on podcasts.

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Quick Take: Measles cases at second-highest level in decades

2019’s measles tally already tops all of 2018. Everyone without a medical contraindication should get immunized, and tech platforms must rein in vaccine misinformation.

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Stopping the scourge of social media misinformation on vaccines

The spread of vaccine-preventable disease has been matched by the spread of misinformation on vaccines. It’s time for social media’s top CEOs to step up to the plate.

Public Health
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AMA urges tech giants to combat vaccine misinformation

AMA sends letter to CEOs of leading tech and social media companies urging them to ensure user access to accurate, scientifically-sound vaccine information.

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