AMA in the News: June 2022

AMA in the News covers media coverage and mentions about the American Medical Association. Find articles recognizing our efforts in health care, advocacy, medical education and improvements in public health. Read coverage on the achievements of our leadership and the members of the AMA community.

1. AMA adopts policy on public health disinformation

   1. Healthcare Innovation, June 17, 2022 
   2. The AMA adopted policy during the 2022 Annual Meeting to address health-related disinformation spread by health professionals.

2. American Medical Association declares abortion bans ‘violation of human rights’

   1. The Hill, June 15, 2022 
   2. The nation’s physicians and medical students at the AMA Annual Meeting adopted policy recognizing that it is a violation of human rights when government intrudes into medicine and impedes access to safe, evidence-based reproductive health services, including abortion and contraception.

3. Climate change is increasingly viewed as a public health crisis

   1. Washington Post, June 14, 2022 
   2. American Medical Association adopted a policy declaring climate change a public health crisis. (Publication subscription is required for full or unlimited access.)

4. American Medical Association pushes 'Recovery Plan' for physicians

   1. Health Leaders, June 14, 2022 
   2. American Medical Association President Gerald E. Harmon, MD, announced the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians, an ambitious roadmap to renewing our country’s commitment to physicians.

5. Doctors: Bipartisan Senate gun safety deal ‘will save lives’ 

   1. Forbes, June 12, 2022 
   2. Gerald E. Harmon MD, quoted on thew Senate bipartisan gun safety measures. (Publication subscription is required for full or unlimited access.)