Topic: American Medical Association
AP News | 2009-11-05 17:34:29
<div id="subtitle">American Medical Assn. supports House health care bill; stops short of full endorsement</div><div><p>The American Medical Association says it supports the House Democratic health care bill, but it can't give a full endorsement yet.</p><p>AMA President Dr. James Rohack ...
AP Features | 2009-11-04 21:56:52
<div><p>Advice about soft drinks and health from one of the nation's largest doctors groups will soon be brought to you by Coke.</p><p>The American Academy of Family Physicians has prompted outcry and lost members over its new six-figure alliance with the Coca-Cola Co. The deal will fund ...
AP Features | 2009-11-04 17:22:32
<div><p>Dr. James Wang says he tries to tell his patients when extra medical procedures aren't necessary. If they insist, though, he will do it — not so much to protect their health as his own practice.</p><p>After being sued for allegedly failing to diagnose a case of appendicitis ...
AP Features | 2009-10-28 16:28:24
<div><p>Does the AMA matter in the health care debate? Congress is beginning to have its doubts, despite the medical association's deep pockets and platoons of lobbyists.</p><p>It's lost its principles, some lawmakers and physicians say. Perhaps more damaging: It can't produce votes.</p> ...
