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AMA Advocates to Strengthen Title IX Protections for Sexual Assault Victims

Proposed DOE rules disempower victims, exclude off-campus complaints, argue proponents for change

AMA Ready to Target Disinformation Docs

"Role of social media in amplifying" disinformation docs also needs to be examined, says delegate

AMA's Strategic Equity Plan Under Fire

Delegates debate issues of free speech and whether an individual or group can be named "racist"

AMA Delegates Target Naturopaths Who Write Vaccine Exemptions

Other proposals focused on minimum wage, access to menstrual care products, and looming pay cuts

AMA Delegates Spar Over Medicaid Coverage for Undocumented Pregnant Women

"We have to stop looking at this as an 'us versus them'" situation, says delegate

Med Students Call for 'Virginity Testing' Ban in U.S.

AMA needs to "make a concerted effort to educate patients and their families about such harm"

AMA Delegates Spar Over Medicare Drug Price Negotiation

Some worry this could lead to price controls for physician services

More Support Needed for Abortion Training for Med Students, Say AMA Delegates

"Termination of pregnancy is a critical aspect of caring for our patients"

Young Physicians Need Support From Organized Medicine, Says AMA President

"The fear and weariness ... I'd call it battle fatigue"

AMA Punts on Vaccine Strategy for Immigrants

Also asks for more in-depth report on short-term medical trips, so-called 'voluntourism'

AMA Debates Value of Natural Immunity to COVID

Should those who have had a prior SARS-CoV-2 infection receive vaccination credentials?

AMA Supports Docs Receiving MAT for Substance Use

Organization also embraces physicians with disabilities or illness

Remember Your 'Why,' New AMA President Tells Delegates

Gerald Harmon, MD, sworn in as AMA's 176th president

Child Mental Health Crisis Needs Attention, AMA Delegates Say

"The pandemic exacerbated a problem we already had and made it a catastrophe"

Effort to Strengthen AMA Anti-Discrimination Policy Encounters Resistance

Critics of the draft resolution wonder if it's a "bridge too far"

Medical Residents Need Better Working Conditions, AMA Delegates Say

More access needed to healthy food, child care

A National Task Force for Obesity? AMA Delegates Debate the Idea

Policy eyes reducing maternal mortality, COVID-19 deaths among minorities

AMA Delegates Pan Physician Assistants' Name Change Announcement

"We call this 'Scope-A-Dope'"

AMA Delegates Debate Making Sex on Birth Certificate Private

Also discuss improving doc access to tools to identify youth at "imminent risk" for suicide

AMA Delegates Tussle Over Lowering Medicare Eligibility Age to 60

Resolution asks association to urge Congress to take action

AMA: Cautious 'Yes' to Public Option; 'No' to Legal Cannabis

Public option health insurance shouldn't require blanket participation from docs, group says

AMA Condemns Police Brutality, Urges Reform

But floor discussion heats up over question of "structural racism"

AMA Delegates Urge More COVID Financial Relief for Docs

But debate ensues over loan repayment deferment vs forgiveness

AMA Must Work Harder to End Racism in Medicine, Delegates Say

"It's time for our AMA to recognize that Black lives matter"

AMA Responds to Racial Injustice, Failing Practices During COVID-19 Town Hall

Policy experts also discuss physician wellness, ways to preserve advances in telemedicine

AMA Votes Against Neutrality on Medicare for All

But some fear opposition to single-payer could leave association out of healthcare reform talks

Physician-Assisted Suicide Once Again Divides AMA Members

Some expressed a clear desire to decide a policy and move on

AMA Moves on Policing Harassment

Board backs new policy for complaints at AMA events; TIME'S UP Healthcare partnership could be next

AMA Delegates Debate Privacy of Substance Use Tx Records

Comments address patient privacy, treatment needs

Protesters Rally, Disrupt Opening Session at AMA Meeting

Activists urge the association to support Medicare for All

How Can Competency be Measured in Older Docs?

AMA council guidance for testing fails to win over delegates

AMA Delegates Back Physician Freedom in Opioid Prescribing

CDC guidelines are well-intentioned but shouldn't restrict prescribing, they say

AMA Urges Coverage for Added Breast Cancer Screening

Resolution aimed at women with dense breasts

AMA Delegates Support Site-Neutral Insurance Payments

Proposal to send report to trustees for further discussion rejected

#MeToo Comes Home at AMA Meeting

Emergency resolution calls for outside review of group's harassment policies

AMA Wrestles with Physician-Assisted Suicide Stance

Proponents of PAS/medical aid-in-dying push back

AMA President Discusses Opioid Issues, Sexual Harassment

Pain undertreatment is a problem too, says Barbara McAneny, MD

What Physicians Can Do Tomorrow to Reduce Gun Violence Deaths

Yes, you can talk to your patients about firearms, say gun violence experts

Opinions Divided at AMA on Prostate Cancer Screening

Resolution referred for further study

AMA Wants to Get Tough On Guns

Supports assault weapons ban, mandatory safety training, gun-free schools

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