Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan AMSA applauds President Biden and Vice President Harris for their commitment to remove lead from American homes. For over 35 years, Congress has not changed or updated the Safe Drinking Water Act to protect Americans from lead. On Tuesday, December 14, President Biden and Vice President Harris fixed that;…

By: Hannah Hendrix, AMSA National President 2020—2021 The new year offers an opportunity for reflection on the triumphs and challenges of the year. We continue to face the tragedy of a global pandemic including distance from loved ones, crowded hospitals, and lives lost. We were thrilled to start off 2021 with vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2…

Abortion is Health Care, Restrictions Should Not Apply Written by: Shan Jin, AMSA Scholars Programs Chair, Eboni Peoples, AMSA Gender & Sexuality Action Committee Chair, Holly Grace, AMSA Community & Public Health Action Committee Chair, Aqsaa Chaudhry, AMSA St. James SOM Alumni Member, Rachel Feltman & Preet Sawhney, AMSA NYITCOM Chapter Members   Currently, roughly…

By: Oscar Cazares, 2020-2021 AMSA WSL Programming Coordinator Oscar Cazares is a senior majoring in Psychology and Biology at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.   June 2021, Pride month, brought some great news to the LGBTQ+ community, as the U.S. Department of Education announced Title IX will now cover the prohibition of discrimination…

Better Health & Healthcare One Vote Away! Join Call for U.S. Senate Yes Vote on Build Back Better Act Imagine you live in a nation:  where all with diabetes could get their insulin for $35 a month, and Rx companies are required to negotiate discounts that ensured all their children have health coverage without gaps…

Written by AMSA-GoodRx Education and Advocacy Fellows Peter Papaioannou & Remy Arnot Yesterday, another senseless massacre took place at Oxford High School in Michigan. As medical students, we are horrified at the loss of life and by how often people in our nation turn to guns for answers. We extend our deepest condolences to the…