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AMA adopts new telehealth policy

Nov 30, 2020 at 12:00 am by Staff

The five-day policy-making meeting of the American Medical Association concluded business yesterday after virtually gathering physicians and medical students from all corners.... Read More

New AMA Policy Recognizes Police Brutality as Product of Structural Racism

Nov 20, 2020 at 10:14 am by Staff

Physicians, residents and medical students at the American Medical Association's (AMA) Special Meeting of its House of Delegates (HOD) recognized the detrimental public health.... Read More

New AMA policies recognize race as a social, not biological, construct

Nov 20, 2020 at 10:04 am by Staff

CHICAGO -- In support of efforts to confront our country's history of racism and injustice, the nation's leading physicians voted to adopt two new policies today recognizing r.... Read More

Statins to be Studied for Prevention of Dementia, Disability, and Heart Disease

Nov 20, 2020 at 09:09 am by Staff

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) researchers are enrolling adults age 75 and over to study whether taking atorvastatin, a drug commonly used to lower cholesterol, a.... Read More

AMA Urges Multifaceted Approach to Address Social Determinants of Health

Nov 20, 2020 at 09:07 am by Staff

At the Special Meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates, physicians adopted policies today to address social determinants of health as part of heal.... Read More

The Great American Smokeout, a Day to Call for Action on Disparities in Tobacco Use

Nov 19, 2020 at 08:43 am by Staff

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network is marking the American Cancer Society's 45th annual Great American Smokeout happening on Thursday, Nov. 19, by calling on st.... Read More

Nashville Health Care Council: 25 Years Old & Growing

Nov 18, 2020 at 04:54 pm by Staff

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Nashville Health Care Council, an organization that was founded by the local health care community with the purpose of establishing.... Read More

AMA Amends Ethical Guidance on Physician Immunizations

Nov 18, 2020 at 04:47 pm by Staff

Outlines precautions for non-immunized physicians to protect patients and colleagues CHICAGO - Physicians who are not immunized from a vaccine-preventable disease have an eth.... Read More

New AMA policy recognizes racism as a public health threat

Nov 18, 2020 at 04:46 pm by Staff

New policy adopted by physicians at the American Medical Association's (AMA) Special Meeting of its House of Delegates (HOD) recognizes racism as a public health threat and co.... Read More

Nashville Health Care Council Hosts Sarah Cannon CEO Dee Anna Smith for HEALTH CARE BRASS TACKS Series Event

Nov 18, 2020 at 04:27 pm by Staff

On November 11, the Nashville Health Care Council hosted a member discussion with Dee Anna Smith, CEO of Sarah Cannon, the Cancer Institute of HCA Healthcare. This virtual eve.... Read More