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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Sept. 19, 2022

In the news: Norovirus rebounds, bivalent COVID boosters, USPSTF draft recommendation on screening for anxiety, preventable pregnancy-related deaths and more.

Publications & Newsletters
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Sept. 16, 2022: State Advocacy Update

Pharmacy organizations and AMA issue joint statement in support of patients’ access to medically necessary medications and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Ambiguous anti-abortion laws are putting patients at risk

Post-Roe, some patients have been denied medically necessary medications. Physicians, pharmacists seek clarity to use their professional judgment.

Population Health
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Statement on state laws impacting patient access to necessary medicine

The AMA, APhA, ASHP and NCPA are concerned about state laws that limit patient access to medically necessary medications and impede physicians and pharmacists.

Press Releases
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Breaking the cycle of gender based violence against women with Anita Ravi, MD [Podcast]

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to podcast updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing survivor-informed care.

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AMA Update Podcast
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Breaking the cycle of gender based violence against women with Anita Ravi, MD

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing survivor-informed care.

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Population Health
AMA Update
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Arizona AG wants to reinstate abortion law criminalizing medicine

The AMA and other physician organizations urge court to keep in place an injunction on a 1901 law that jeopardizes patients’ health.

Judicial Advocacy
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What doctors want patients to know about breastfeeding

Breastfeeding offers benefits for babies and moms, but it’s hard. Two pediatricians say shame over feeding choices has no place in the nursery.

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What Doctors Want Patients to Know™
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Release the Pressure toolkit for health care professionals

Download campaign toolkit resources from AMA, physician groups, heart health experts and ESSENCE that aim to support Black women in a movement for healthy blood pressure.

Prevention & Wellness