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Supreme Court listens to AMA regarding adolescents’ development 

When the U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to rule on cases that involve adolescents, justices trusted what the AMA has to say about developing minds. 

Judicial Advocacy
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Physicians support paid parental leave to boost health outcomes

Increases in paid parental leave linked to lower perinatal, neonatal, post-neonatal, infant and child mortality. More employers should step up, the AMA says.

Population Health
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May 31, 2019: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn more about the AMA urging strict enforcement of laws and regulations prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to minors.

Advocacy Update
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Exclusionary bathroom policies harm transgender students

Transgender students’ health, safety and well-being is jeopardized when they’re forced to use bathrooms that don’t match gender identity, physicians say.

Judicial Advocacy
Doctor talking to teen girl
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Teens, pregnancy, confidentiality: 4 tips to navigate the waters

Adolescent pregnancy is risky and can be a fraught topic in the exam room. Emphasize confidentiality to send the conversation in the right direction.

Ethics
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Feb. 7, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Step therapy & pharmaceuticals limiting, youth tobacco use and more in the latest AMA national advocacy update.

Advocacy Update
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AMA applauds Surgeon General’s e-cigarette advisory

The AMA strongly supports the Surgeon General’s advisory calling for immediate action to address the skyrocketing use of e-cigarettes by youth.

Press Releases
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Vaping is an epidemic and the FDA must act, physicians say

FDA should ban flavoring agents and consider tight restrictions on marketing of e-cigarettes to people under 21.

Behavioral Health
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AMA statement on FDA plan to prevent youth access to flavored tobacco

The AMA applauds FDA’s announcement of its plan to make harmful tobacco products less accessible and less appealing to our nation’s youth.

Press Releases