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DEA eases some controlled-substances rules during pandemic

Learn how the DEA is making allowances on its registration and shipping rules for satellite care locations created to meet COVID-19 patient surges.

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Letting the science speak: Lessons learned from COVID-19

As the number of COVID-19 cases grows, so does the need to understand the pandemic. JAMA Editor-in-chief Howard Bauchner, MD, talks about what we know and what we can expect.

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AMA President: We’re channeling your collective voices into action

In a national townhall, Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA, urges physicians to share where they need COVID-19 support so the AMA can continue to help shoulder the burden.

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Clinical research versus patient care: Access to experimental treatment

Read the guidance based on the AMA Code of Medical Ethics Opinions about the quality of decision making and consent for use of unproven, experimental therapies in patient care.

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AMA to governors: Stay-at-home orders help limit COVID-19 spread

COVID-19 doesn’t stop at state borders, so the AMA is urging all 50 of the nation’s governors to support statewide, emergency stay-at-home orders.

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AMA urges all governors to adopt stay-at-home orders to fight COVID-19

In this urgent moment, it’s time for all states to start enforcing physical distancing and stay-at-home policies.

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COVID-19: How to persuade patients to practice social distancing

Here is what to tell your patients about social distancing and why it is the right thing to do to protect those at greatest risk of exposure to COVID-19.

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Health System Spotlight
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March 27, 2020: State Advocacy Update

State policy options compiled for state regulators on COVID-19 and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

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AMA, APhA, ASHP issue joint statement about COVID-19 medications

The joint statement is in response to reports of physicians and others prophylactically prescribing, medications currently identified as potential treatments for COVID-19.

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