News Release Archive - 2021

12/21/21

Internists Say Administration’s Increased Efforts Quickly Needed in Fight Against COVID

12/20/21

Internists Say Administration’s Actions to Limit Vehicle Emissions Will Protect Public Health

12/13/21

ACP, Annals of Internal Medicine Host 7th Virtual COVID-19 Forum for Physicians

12/03/21

American College of Physicians urges all adults to get influenza vaccination

12/02/21

Internists Say Administration’s Efforts to Continue Fight Against COVID are Critical

11/04/21

Internists Support Administration’s New Vaccine Requirements

11/03/21

Internists Say 2022 Medicare Fee Schedule Includes Positive Changes for Physicians

11/02/21

Society of General Internal Medicine and the American College of Physicians Announce 2021 ProudtobeGIM Grantees

11/01/21

Leading Internal Medicine Organizations Sponsor $400,000 Grant Program to Build Trust and Advance Health Equity

10/27/21

ACP and AHA Name Editor In Chief and Deputy Editor for Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases

10/26/21

American College of Physicians supports COVID-19 booster doses for designated age and risk groups

10/22/21

American College of Physicians Celebrates National Internal Medicine Day

10/20/21

Internists Say Strategy Outlined for Innovation Office is Promising

10/13/21

American College of Physicians partnering with YouTube on educational content to counter misinformation around COVID-19 treatment and vaccines

10/12/21

ACP, Annals of Internal Medicine Host 6th Virtual COVID-19 Forum for Physicians

10/04/21

ACP Calls for Policies to Strengthen Health Care for Our Nation’s Veterans

09/27/21

ACP Leaders Call for Strategies to Support the Well-being of the Physician Workforce in the COVID-19 Environment

09/17/21

ACP Supports the Use of Science and Evidence for COVID-19 Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatments, Cautions Against Interference

09/15/21

ACP Says Employers and Others Can Require Proof of Vaccinations

09/09/21

Internists Concerned About COVID-19 Misinformation

09/07/21

ACP Says Profit Motive in Medicine May Contribute to a Broken Health Care System

09/02/21

Leading Physician Groups Oppose Texas Legislation That Threatens Access to Reproductive Patient Care

09/01/21

ACP Supports ACIP Recommendation of Full FDA Approval for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

09/01/21

Internists Say Texas Law Violates Patient Autonomy and Egregiously Harms the Patient-Physician Relationship

08/31/21

How ACP Members Can Support Hurricane Ida Recovery and Aid Efforts

08/18/21

American College of Physicians urges adults to get recommended vaccinations to protect against preventable diseases

08/17/21

ACP supports ACIP recommendation for an additional mRNA COVID-19 vaccine dose for immunocompromised persons and WHO call for delay of additional doses for non-immunocompromised persons to ensure equitable global vaccine distribution

08/13/21

ACP Says Masks Should be Required in Schools

08/11/21

Internists Say Senate Bills Would Help Improve the Health of Americans

07/25/21

Major Health Care Professional Organizations Call for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for All Health Workers

07/15/21

American College of Physicians Names New Chief Strategy Officer

07/14/21

Internists Encouraged by a Number of Policies in Proposed Medicare Rules

06/29/21

The American College of Physicians Comments on ABMS Draft Standards for Continuing Certification

06/23/21

Statement Following CDC ACIP Meeting from Nation’s Leading Doctors, Nurses and Public Health Leaders on Benefits of Vaccination

06/17/21

ACP Says Supreme Court Decision on ACA Protects Health Care for Millions

06/16/21

ACP Supports AMA Actions to Combat Racism and Discrimination

06/14/21

The American College of Physicians says organ procurement method raises significant ethical concerns

06/11/21

Panel discusses care for patients with persistent symptoms after acute SARS-CoV-2 infection

06/09/21

ACP issues new policy statement on the ethics of global COVID-19 vaccine distribution and allocation

06/02/21

ACP offers guidance on physician suicide prevention and the role of a healing community from an ethics perspective

05/24/21

ACP Paper Details Transparent and Trustworthy Methods for Developing Evidence-Based Living, Rapid Practice Points

05/17/21

Internists Say Climate Change Legislation Appropriately Recognizes Toll on Human Health

05/13/21

American College of Physicians partners with The DEI Shift podcast to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in medicine and offer CME-accredited series

05/10/21

ACP Recommends Caution in the Use of Patient-Reported Outcome-Based Performance Measures

05/04/21

ACP Says New Recommendations from NASEM Could Help Strengthen Primary Care Medicine

04/29/21

ACP Strongly Supports FDA’s Plan to Ban Menthol Cigarettes In the U.S.

04/27/21

ACP releases new recommendations for appropriate use of high-flow nasal oxygen in hospitalized patients with acute respiratory failure

04/26/21

ACP Calls for Improving Privacy Protections to Increase Trust in Digital Health Technology

04/26/21

ACP Clinical Guideline recommends appropriate use of point-of-care ultrasound for patients in ER and in-patient settings

04/15/21

ACP and AHA partner on new open access journal–Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases

04/08/21

ACP Applauds Biden Administration’s Actions to Reduce Firearms-related Injuries and Death

04/05/21

ACP’s Best Practice Advice addresses appropriate use of short course antibiotics in common infections

04/01/21

Internists Say the American Jobs Plan Will also Protect the Health of Americans

03/26/21

ACP, Annals of Internal Medicine Host 4th Virtual COVID-19 Vaccine Forum for Physicians

03/25/21

Internists Reaffirm Urgent Need for Policies to Prevent Firearm Violence and Hate Crimes in Light of Recent Mass Shootings

03/19/21

Internal Medicine Residency Match is the Largest in History, Reflecting Essential Role of Internists

03/15/21

ACP releases new policy addressing Ethical Implications of Physician Employment and Health Care Business Practices

03/15/21

ACP Living Practice Points: Emerging evidence on antibody response and role in natural immunity

03/10/21

Internists Say American Rescue Plan Will Help Improve Health Care

03/10/21

American College of Physicians agrees to provide funding to Project N95 to ensure PPE is available for internists and other frontline healthcare workers

03/02/21

ACP Supports ACIP Recommendation for Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine

02/10/21

ACP Expresses Support for Legislation to Increase Health Care Access and Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic

02/09/21

Rapid, Living Practice Points from ACP: Update on remdesivir use for hospitalized COVID-19 patients

02/03/21

Internists Say Biden Administration Actions an Important Step Toward Protecting International Medical Graduates and All Immigrants

01/28/21

Internists Support Biden Administration's Actions to Begin to Improve Access to Health Care

01/27/21

Internists Call Biden Administration Actions to Protect Scientific Integrity, Combat Climate Change Promising Sign

01/26/21

Internists Praise Biden Administration Action on Racial Equity

01/25/21

ACP, Annals of Internal Medicine host third Virtual COVID-19 Vaccine Forum for physicians

01/22/21

Internists Applaud Swift Action on COVID-19 by Biden Administration

01/21/21

Internists Say Initial Steps of Biden Administration Will Improve Health in the U.S.

01/15/21

ACP Supports Plan Outlined by President-elect Biden to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic with Focus on Helping Those Underserved

01/13/21

ACP Urges Ethical Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccines, Says Medical Need Should Govern Prioritization

01/13/21

ACP Says Requirements for Masks in Community Settings Should be Expanded to Reduce Transmission of COVID-19

01/12/21

ACP Makes Recommendations on COVID-19 Vaccine Provision, Distribution and Payment

01/12/21

ACP Releases Comprehensive Framework to Address Disparities and Discrimination in Health Care

01/07/21

ACP Condemns Events at Capitol Building, Calls for Peaceful Transition of Power to Protect Public Health