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