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AMA in the News: June 2024

Read media highlights mentioning the American Medical Association for June 2024.

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Firearm safety and care CME

Identify a physician’s role in promoting firearm safety, follow trends in fatal and non-fatal injuries and describe firearm violence and survival care with behavioral health insights.

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AMA applauds Surgeon General Advisory on firearm violence

Latest move in the push to curb firearm violence builds on more than two decades of AMA policy, advocacy efforts.

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AMA statement on Supreme Court decision in U.S. v. Rahimi

The AMA applauded today's Supreme Court decision preserving critical protections for survivors of intimate partner violence.

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Council on Science & Public Health reports

Download PDFs of CSAPH reports presented at the AMA House of Delegates Interim and Annual Meetings.

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Prioritizing Equity video series

The Prioritizing Equity video series examines how health care equity determines care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Annual Meeting education sessions

Get a detailed overview of the upcoming education sessions being held during the 2024 Annual Meeting.

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AMA Update for April 19, 2024: Firearm injury prevention, safety tips and secure storage: Why do pediatricians ask about guns?
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Firearm injury prevention, safety tips and secure storage: Why do pediatricians ask about guns?

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about firearm injury prevention.

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Gun violence is a public health issue

Megan Ranney MD, MPH, practicing emergency physician, researcher and advocate on why we need to treat gun violence as public health issue with physicians playing an important role.

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Firearm injury prevention, safety tips and secure storage: Why do pediatricians ask about guns? [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about firearm injury prevention.

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March 8, 2024: State Advocacy Update

New AMA report on overdose crisis in pregnant and postpartum people and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

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