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Africa Pharma Brief: New Agency Hopes to Improve Africa’s Pharma Market
Shem Oirere
December 11, 2020
An efficient pharmaceutical regulatory framework can be part of a support system that catalyzes growth in a region’s clinical trials, minimizes trade in counterfeit, substandard and falsified medical products and hence protect patients from harm.
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Consumption of Ultraprocessed Food Up Among Youth
drugs
August 11, 2021
From 1999 to 2018, the proportion of calories coming from ultraprocessed foods increased among U.S. youths and comprised the majority of their total caloric intake, according to a study in the Aug. 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Associati
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U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Challenge to Affordable Care Act
drugs
June 18, 2021
The landmark Affordable Care Act, which has expanded health care coverage to tens of millions of Americans, has withstood a third challenge before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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AMA Plan to Fight Racism Criticized by Some Members
drugs
June 15, 2021
The American Medical Association is facing backlash from some of its members over a plan to fight racism and bias in medicine.
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2018 Saw More Employed Physicians Than Self-Employed
drugs
May 10, 2019
In 2018, employed physicians outnumbered self-employed physicians, according to a report from the American Medical Association (AMA).
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AMA Adopts New Policy on Housing for Homeless
drugs
August 15, 2018
The American Medical Association (AMA) calls for stable, affordable housing, without mandated therapy or service compliance, in order to improve housing stability and quality of life among individuals who are chronically homeless.
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AMA Adopts Policy to Advance Gender Equity in Medicine
drugs
August 10, 2018
The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates has adopted a new policy to study, act for, and advocate to advance gender equity in medicine, according to a report published in the association's AMA Wire.
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AMA Proposes Policy Opposing Medicaid 'Lockout' Provisions
drugs
August 08, 2018
A new policy opposing lockout provisions that block Medicaid patients from the program for lengthy periods and instead supporting allowing patients to reapply immediately for redetermination was adopted by the American Medical Association (AMA) House of D
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AMA Opposes Proposed Cuts, Gag Orders for Reproductive Health
drugs
July 31, 2018
The American Medical Association (AMA) strongly objects to the Trump administration's plan to withhold federal family planning funding from Planned Parenthood and other entities, according to a statement released by the organization.
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AMA: Docs Declare Drug Shortages Public Health Emergency
drugs
June 26, 2018
At the annual meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA), physicians adopted policy declaring drug shortages an urgent public health crisis.