Public Health & Policy

Organizations applaud actions on Covid-19, climate change, discrimination, and more CHICAGO — The American Medical Association (AMA) spoke out in support of the Biden Administration’s first-day executive actions that...

Task Force nixes e-cigarettes for smoking cessation Behavioral interventions and approved drug-based therapies for smoking cessation got the green light from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), although...

Resorbable implant offers alternative to reconstructive surgery WASHINGTON — The FDA approved an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) implant, the Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair (BEAR) Implant, as an alternative to allograft,...

New AMA policy seeks to fight systemic, cultural, and interpersonal racism CHICAGO — The American Medical Association (AMA) called racism a threat to public health as the organization adopted a new policy aimed at...

NEJM jumps into the political pool again to offer its predictions Politics is a lot like pregnancy: just as women can’t be a little bit pregnant, it appears that institutions like The New England Journal of Medicine...

An ’unprecedented attack on scientific freedom…’ The American Hospital Association (AHA), the American Medical Association (AMA), and the American Nurses Association (ANA) are pushing back on President Donald...

Battelle Memorial Institute fails to live up to EUA conditions WASHINGTON — The FDA issued a warning letter to Battelle Memorial Institute for failing to submit adverse events reports as required by the Emergency Use...

New legislation places treatment guidelines over financial considerations CHICAGO — The American Medical Association released a statement praising California’s new mental health reform law, Senate Bill 855, which is...

Busy week ahead—ESMO, EASD, ASGCT, FSCDR, plus regulatory decisions Lynne Peterson is the Senior Writer for Trends-in-Medicine.Here is the medical news to watch for Sept. 21-27, 2020. The week will be dominated by the ESMO...

In the 2014 elections, Republicans rode a wave of anti-Affordable Care Act sentiment to pick up nine Senate seats, the largest gain for either party since 1980. Newly elected Republicans such as Cory Gardner in Colorado and...

ESC readies packed program, FDA decisions pending, WIP to hold in-person conference Lynne Peterson is the Senior Writer for Trends-in-Medicine. Cardiology: The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) meeting has gone virtual and...

Virtual meetings and expected approvals on tap Lynne Peterson is the Senior Writer for Trends-in-Medicine.Here is the medical news to watch for August 17-23, 2020.Endocrinology: The World Congress on Osteoporosis,...

FDA decisions on tap for allergy, oncology, ophthalmology drug; SAGES virtual meeting 8/11-8/13 Lynne Peterson is the Senior Writer for Trends-in-Medicine.Here is the medical news to watch for August 10-16, 2020.Allergy: The FDA...

The physicians group wants to ’normalize mask wearing’ CHICAGO — The American Medical Association (AMA) has launched a social media campaign called #MaskUp to “normalize mask wearing in the fight against...