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2. American Medical Association - Wikipedia

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   President. Jesse M. Ehrenfeld (MD, MPH) [2] Revenue (2022) $493,147,829 [3] Website. ama-assn.org. The American Medical Association (AMA) is an American professional association and lobbying group of physicians and medical students. Founded in 1847, it is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. [4][5] Membership was 271,660 in 2022.

3. The Differences Between Hospitals and Clinics - WebMD

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   Cons of hospitals. When you visit a doctor’s office or clinic, you often pay a copay based on your insurance plan. At a hospital, you may pay for the time you stay in a room in addition to your ...

4. Infection prevention and control - Wikipedia

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   Infection prevention and control is the discipline concerned with preventing healthcare-associated infections; a practical rather than academic sub-discipline of epidemiology. In Northern Europe, infection prevention and control is expanded from healthcare into a component in public health, known as "infection protection" (smittevern ...

5. Gender Bias in Healthcare: Examples, Impact, Solutions, and More

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   Takeaway. Gender bias refers to any practice or set of beliefs that favors people of one gender over those of other genders. Traditionally, gender bias favors men and boys, placing them in ...

6. What Is Preventive Health and Why Is It Important?

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   Preventive care for adults involves screening for chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease, as well as immunizations against serious illnesses like the flu and COVID-19. It also involves ...

7. Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare

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   The speech was published as a healthcare manifesto called "Escape Fire: Lessons for the Future of Healthcare." Berwick draws a parallel between American healthcare and a 1949 Mann Gulch fire in Montana. Just as the healthcare system lies perilously on the brink of combustion, the forest fire that seemed harmless at first was waiting to explode.

8. Gender-Affirming Healthcare: Types and Benefits

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   Benefits of care. Gender-affirming healthcare improves the mental health and overall well-being of gender-diverse people. “It is important to realize that gender-affirming care is lifesaving ...

9. What a General Practitioner Is and When to See One - WebMD

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   General practitioners provide acute, chronic, and follow-up care to their patients. Their duties include assessing you with a physical exam and a review of your medical history. From there, they ...