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Residency

AMA-brokered deal poised to cover residents affected by Hahnemann closure

1,500-plus displaced Hahnemann doctors could get long-tail liability coverage if judge OKs AMA’s underwriting legal representation of orphaned residents, fellows in the case.

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Digital

Why health care AI can’t replace medicine’s human component

The AMA deliberately uses the term “augmented intelligence” rather than the more common “artificial intelligence”—and there’s a good reason for that.

Precision Medicine

Driving the future of precision medicine

Over 75,000 genetic tests exist on the market, magnifying a host of issues with regulation, prior authorization and health equity.
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Public Health

Doctors demand presidential action on climate change

The AMA and 23 other organizations tell President Trump there is no single step that can do more for the health of Americans than meeting the Paris Climate Agreement obligations.

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Population Care

Exclusionary bathroom policies harm transgender students’ health

Physicians tell a federal appellate court why the medical community agrees that these policies hurt transgender students physically and mentally.

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Physician Diversity

Identifying medicine’s gender equity gaps is just the start

Discover practices and processes that can reduce gender bias in hiring, promotion, leadership and inclusivity.

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Ethics

Your patient requests an investigational therapy: How to respond

The FDA allows some critically ill patients to access unapproved therapies. The AMA Code of Medical Ethics has guidance for shared decision-making.

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Public Health

AMA: Stop sales of e-cigarettes that lack FDA approval

The surge in e-cigarette use among youth and lung illness outbreak linked to more than 2,000 illnesses and more than 40 deaths led delegates to call for a ban on e-cigarette products.

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