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What doctors wish patients knew about Tommy John surgery

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What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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COVID-19 (2019 novel coronavirus) resource center for physicians
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AMA: Physicians should grant medical exemptions to vaccines

To protect everyone, we must be sure that a trained, licensed physician is making the judgment on whether a person actually warrants an exemption.

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Bechara Choucair, MD, discusses the nation's vaccination strategy [Podcast]

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to podcast updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the nation’s vaccination strategy.

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AMA Update Podcast
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AMA adopts policy aimed at bolstering U.S. public health infrastructure

New policy calls for consistent, sustainable funding, a robust public health workforce and data modernization.

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17 MIN READ

Bechara Choucair, MD, discusses the nation's vaccination strategy

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the nation’s vaccination strategy.

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Public Health
AMA Update
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Why court must preserve OSHA’s vaccine mandate

The AMA urged appellate court to preserve Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccination-and-testing standard for companies with 100 or more employees.

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4 MIN READ

6 times the AMA stood up for public health in court this year

Amid pandemic and falling U.S. life expectancy, public health measures are more important than ever. Learn how the AMA fights to protect them in court.

Public Health
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AMA urges court to preserve OSHA vaccination and testing mandate

Effective policies that require widespread vaccination must be preserved to end the COVID-19 pandemic.

Press Releases
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November 2021 AMA Special Meeting: 10 issues to watch

Track the big health care policy proposals that physicians, residents and medical students will consider at their virtual meeting Nov. 12–16.
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How pandemic’s toll adds up to “moral injury” for physicians

Physicians keep seeing—and treating—the consequences of the pandemic. Learn how doctors can cope with this exhausting reality.

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Physician Health
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