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AMA Update 568: Extreme risk protection orders and what physicians need to know about ERPO laws

What is an extreme risk order? How many states have ERPO laws? What are the criteria for an ERPO? Do ERPO laws work? American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger is joined by two guests from Johns Hopkins University. Spencer Cantrell, JD, is an assistant scientist of health policy and management at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions. She is also the co-lead of the National ERPO Resource Center. Katherine Hoops, MD, MPH, is an associate professor of pediatric critical care medicine. She also represents critical care medicine on the AMA Firearm Injury Prevention Task Force.

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📚 Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-gun-violence-solutions

🖥️ National Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Resource Center: https://erpo.org/

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AMA Update 288: How sleep affects your health with Molly Atwood, PhD

Are you getting enough sleep? How much sleep is good for your health? What are the benefits of napping—or are naps bad for you? Molly Atwood, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, dives into the science of sleep medicine to answer those questions and more. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Read «8 things doctors wish patients knew about healthy sleep habits», here: https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/8-things-doctors-wish-patients-knew-about-healthy-sleep-habits

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