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What doctors want patients to know about unhealthy alcohol use

The COVID-19 pandemic led to more social isolation, drinking. When is it a problem, and what can be done about it? Learn more with the AMA.

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Behavioral Health
What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Oct. 4, 2021

In the news: Americans urged to get flu and COVID vaccines, myocarditis more common after second Pfizer dose, anxiety, depression in U.S. adults, WHO recommends malaria vaccine.

Publications & Newsletters
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Why organized medicine must “clean up” to advance health equity

The AMA and other physician organizations offer candid apologies for their history of racial exclusion. Learn why that’s needed to right today’s wrongs.

Optimal Health
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Sept. 27, 2021

In the news: COVID-19 booster rollout, lead levels in children’s blood, health insurance competition, COVID-19 vaccination in pregnant people, surprise medical bills.

Publications & Newsletters
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5 Min Read

3 keys to help women physicians win at the negotiating table

Find out why men are likelier to ask for higher pay, time off and more. One tip from a physician expert: “Just ask.” Learn more with the AMA.

Optimal Health
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COVID-19’s impact on women physicians’ work life in academia

Women were already underrepresented in academic medicine faculty leadership positions. Now many ponder quitting or cutting back, a survey shows.

Physician Health
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4 Min Read

City-level data reveals health inequities are far from inevitable

New book from AMA researcher details how research, equity-focused data analysis and community mobilization can help slash health inequities.

Optimal Health
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3 ways to achieve gender equity in academic medicine promotions

Women physicians face a slower promotional timeline. Read some proposals on how to overcome this gap in academia and promote gender equity.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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How race, and racism, enter the exam room in 2021

In the ’60s, Dr. David Satcher’s first patient refused care from a Black doctor. Today, medicine still struggles to advance health equity.

Optimal Health