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AMA Delegates Take Action on Cannabis, Medical Aid-in-Dying Resolutions

Concern expressed about lack of available evidence on harms of marijuana

AMA Supports Tighter Restrictions to Curb Pollution From Industrialized Farms

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations "may be a public health hazard," group says

AMA Delegates Divided on Federal Ban of the Corporate Practice of Medicine

"We need to move forcefully against the barbarians at the gate," one physician said

Getting the Incentives Right for Reducing Healthcare's Carbon Footprint

There are ways to save energy while also saving money, experts say

Health Organizations Making Strides In Health Equity, AMA Leader Says

Half of organizations have made progress toward barring race-based decision tools, survey finds

AMA Declines to Debate Resolution on Israel-Hamas Conflict

"This issue is too vital for us to evade discussion," one delegate argued unsuccessfully

Single-Payer Healthcare, Obesity Drug Coverage Discussed at the AMA Interim Meeting

Delegates agree the current system is broken but disagree on the solution

Medicine Is Not Just at a Crossroads, It's in a Crisis, AMA President Says

Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, uses his interim speech to "shine a light" on the challenges docs face

AMA to Amp Up Hospital Consolidation Scrutiny

"The entire healthcare industry is consolidating into one big clotted mass," says delegate

'We Need It Now': AMA Delegates Urge Public Health System Funding, Support

COVID-era funding is drying up as Medicaid rolls are shrinking

AMA Opposes Legacy Preferences in Med School Applications

Delegates persuade House members to acknowledge "discriminatory impact" of long-standing practice

New AMA President Urges More Action on Substance Use Disorder, Mental Illness

Jesse Ehrenfeld is the association's first openly gay person in the job

AMA Declares Payment Reform an 'Urgent' Priority

Delegates to hold leaders accountable for progress

AMA Delegates Make Short Work of Proposals on Abortion

But a bid to add vision, hearing coverage to Medicare lasted longer in the spotlight

Should Students Carry Naloxone? AMA Members Debate Policy Stance

Delegates also examine role in preventing border wall injuries and recidivism in jails, prisons

AMA Wrestles With Part B Drug Costs, Wheelchair Ramps, and Dementia Care

At the House of Delegates meeting, members debated on various topics

Airlines Need to Let Wheelchair Users Use Them on Planes, AMA Members Say

Rescheduling testosterone also under discussion at annual meeting

AMA Urged to Do More to Safeguard Adolescent Gender-Affirming Care

Association needs to move from passive support to proactive protection, delegate says

States Must Stop Criminalizing Medicine, AMA Delegates Say

"This is unacceptable...and it's time for us to push back"

Outgoing AMA President Calls for Unity in the Relay That Is Medicine

"Our common cause is to speak out for and to advance our flame," says Jack Resneck Jr., MD

Should Board Certification Organizations Have to Meet Particular Standards?

AMA delegates debate the question, air their grievances with maintenance of certification

AMA Edges Closer to Supporting Public Option

Members will also oppose employer mandates requiring docs to sign contracts waiving due process

AMA Discusses Emergency Cardiac Care, Abortion as Delegates Wrap Up Interim Meeting

Resolution on transgender athletes also approved

AMA Votes to Oppose Punishing Doctors When Necessary Care Results in Fetal Death

Doctors recount horrors of physician and patient arrests after loss of pregnancy

Expanding Vaccination Pay, 'Public Option' Fuel Debate Among AMA Delegates

Resolutions also advocate for greater accuracy in Medicare Advantage plan offerings and more

COVID Vaccine Mandates in the Spotlight at the AMA's Interim Meeting

Sobriety criteria for liver transplant patients also discussed

AMA President Says 'Enough is Enough' to Divisive Politics, Fake News in Medicine

"We cannot allow physicians or our patients to become pawns," says Jack Resneck Jr., MD

AMA President-Elect Comes By His Profession Naturally

As the child of a dentist and a psychologist, Jesse Ehrenfeld says he was "called" to medicine

Health Equity, Gun Violence Prevention Among Priorities for AMA's New President

Jack Resneck, Jr., MD, talks about running "the race we're in"

Unmatched Physicians' Futures a Focus at the AMA Meeting

Delegates debate allowing them to work in underserved areas with licensed physician supervision

AMA Acknowledges Voting Is a Social Determinant of Health

Gerrymandering has disenfranchised already vulnerable communities, delegates argue

AMA Delegates Pass Resolution on Gun Violence

The group also addressed use of BMI as a standard measure, protection of sexual assault victims

AMA Annual Meeting Marred by Election Violation Charge

President-elect candidate Willarda Edwards accused of vote-trading, denies any wrongdoing

Med Students Call for Comprehensive Sex Ed in Schools at the AMA Meeting

Making families responsible for sex education isn't working, say advocates of proposed policy

AMA Debates Policy on Informal Milk Sharing Amid Formula Shortage

"There's nothing nefarious going on here," said one delegate opposing proposed policy

Medicare Drug Price Negotiation in the Spotlight at AMA Annual Meeting

Amendment on international pricing draws controversy

Should Docs Get Paid for Time Spent on Prior Authorizations?

AMA delegates were split on this question at a reference committee hearing

Gun Violence Is a Scourge That Must Be Dealt With, Says Outgoing AMA President

It "cannot be our new normal," Gerald Harmon, MD, says at the House of Delegates meeting

Some AMA Delegates Decry Dismissal of Global Warming as a Health Crisis

Climate change harms patients and physicians' practices, they argue

AMA Calls for Greater Police Accountability in New Report

Excludes reform on qualified immunity and demilitarization, to some delegates' disappointment

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