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Litigation Center

Court listened to AMA on defining alcoholism as a disease, not a crime

See how U.S. Supreme Court justices looked to AMA policy and research to change its views toward alcoholism and other alcohol-related matters.

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Leadership

How AMA follows science to be powerful voice on today’s top issues

 AMA President Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA, explains how action on gun violence, climate change and other critical topics flows from physicians’ commitment to the evidence.

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Public Health

America's heartbroken physicians demand action on gun violence

AMA members are repulsed by the horrific, deadly trauma of gun violence, which amounts to a public health crisis.

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Digital

Get ready for AI in health care: Here is the outlook

Enthusiasm for augmented intelligence is tempered by memories of the EHR rollout, which has created an urgency to “do it right, from the start.”

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Population Care

Congress told impact of immigrant children’s trauma may be lifelong

AMA tells Congress that conditions in Customs and Border Protection facilities are inappropriate for children and pregnant women.

Litigation Center

AMA advises U.S. Supreme Court on transgender individuals’ rights

The U.S. Supreme Court has looked to the AMA for a medical definition and the AMA Litigation Center has filed amicus briefs supporting patients’ rights.

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Digital

Machine learning: 3 ways to tell hype from reliable research

In the too often murky world of health care AI, physician experts offer a roadmap to distinguishing real innovation from black-box promises.

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Digital

FDA must guard against bias in AI, focus on patient outcomes

Physicians urge the agency to address risks and to focus on patient outcomes, particularly for systems that use machine learning.

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