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Category: Advocacy

Advocacy

Study Points to Need for E-Cigarette Law to Stop Wave of Poisonings

The number of calls to poison centers nationwide involving e-cigarette liquids containing nicotine soared from one a month in September 2010 to 215 in February … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy

E-Cigarette Sales Ban to Minors Proposed in Philadelphia

Two bills are currently being proposed in Philadelphia City Council that relate to e-cigarette use in Philadelphia. The first seeks to prevent the sale of … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy

Election Night 2014 in Pennsylvania: A PAMPAC Recap

As votes were being counted on election night, PAMPAC-supported candidates across the commonwealth repeatedly emerged as the winners in key races. Against the backdrop of … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy

FDA Proposed Rules Would Tighten Regulations on E-Cigs and Other Tobacco Products

Despite decades of efforts to reduce tobacco use, it continues to be the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States. To … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy

Advocating to Address Physicians Concerns with Meaningful Use, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, and More

While the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) advocates here in Harrisburg on a daily basis on behalf of Pennsylvania physicians and their patients, some physicians may … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy

What’s Being Done to Advance Telemedicine in Pennsylvania and on the National Level?

The need to secure co-sponsors for bipartisan legislation that would advance the practice of telemedicine was among the advocacy priorities advanced by the American Medical … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy, Analysis

Number of Medical Malpractice Cases Filed in Pennsylvania Reaches 14-Year Low

According to the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC), the number of medical malpractice cases filed in Pennsylvania declined last year to the lowest it … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Advocacy, Analysis

PAMED Outlines Why Medical Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Is Key

According to the Association of American Medical College’s Medical Student Education: Costs, Debt, and Loan Repayment Fact Sheet, medical student debt has skyrocketed to an … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022

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