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Speaking up for quality, affordable health care for all

Senator Bernie Sanders opened his announcement of the Medicare for All Act of 2019, “Let me be as clear as I can be. Health care is a human right. Not a privilege.” The American Medical Student Association has outlined support for this idea in its governing documents as early as 1994. For over two decades,...

Top stories of 2018: Medicine, health care, and medical education

This year was a wild ride for health care. We saw large tech organizations like Apple breaking into health care, the first doctor in nearly fifty years named as President of Planned Parenthood, and more. We like to help you stay on top of the breaking news. AMSA’s Weekly Consult e-newsletter is a weekly news...

Report from Puerto Rico: You can help

by Michael Rivera Rios It is currently Day 14 after Hurricane Maria; I consider myself among the fortunate ones. I decided to spend the storm in my apartment, near my medical school where I felt safe and secure. Sadly this meant being away from my family in Lares. Two days after the hurricane, communication within...