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6 heart-health points to drive home with patients

With nearly half of American adults living with high blood pressure, the AMA is offering advice to help physicians improve their patients’ heart health and cut the risk of heart attack and stroke.

Prevention & Wellness
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AMA offers 6 tips to improve heart health during American Heart Month

The release of these tips coincides with the start of February’s American Heart Month.

Press Releases
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Dec. 30, 2019

In the news: HPV vaccines, organic pollutants effect on fetal growth, e-cig flavor ban, veterans’ health and pyrethroids association with cardiovascular risks.

Publications & Newsletters
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JAMA editors name the journal’s best articles of the decade

High blood pressure, septic shock, learning algorithms, and waste in the U.S. health system top the decade’s reading list from JAMA’s editors.

Publications & Newsletters
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5 changes your patients can make to improve BP control

High blood pressure can lead to more serious health conditions. Here are five changes your patients can make to improve their blood pressure.

Prevention & Wellness
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Help patients monitor cholesterol to lower heart disease risk

High cholesterol strongly contributes to heart disease risk. Find out how you can help your patients monitor and lower their cholesterol levels.

Chronic Diseases
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A crisis in cardiovascular health: What to tell your patients

Heart disease is America’s biggest killer, and it's making a deadly comeback. Here's how you can talk to your patients about preventing heart disease.

Chronic Diseases
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What is the physician role in patients’ experience of death? 

Advanced cardiopulmonary technologies can postpone certain death and reshape a physician’s view of what is considered good end-of-life care.   

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New heart-disease prevention guideline: What physicians must know

Evidence-driven recommendations from the ACC and the AHA mean goodbye to baby aspirin for healthy older adults. Here is what else you should know.

Prevention & Wellness