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New JAMA channel will amplify research on women’s health

For decades, clinical trials enrolled only, or mostly, men as participants, reducing the medical research’s generalizability for physicians and health professionals working to determine the best course of treatment for their female patients. Now, with the proliferation of efforts to reverse that trend, more knowledge is shared every day on the way that sex intersects with health and illness.
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For this doctor, LGBTQ+ care is about the mission and the moment

In June, Dr. Maingi became chair of the AMA LGBTQ+ Section—the newest section at the AMA, created just last year—which addresses issues of interest to LGBTQ+ medical students, residents and fellows, physicians, patients and their allies. “We’re living in a very diverse world, with much more acceptance and acknowledgement that health care is for everybody—that there are differences that are unexplored, and we can't pretend everybody has the same set of needs,” said Dr. Maingi, who is a lesbian. 
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Mastectomy may contribute to worse sexual health, psychosocial outcomes

While mastectomy is often a necessary and life-saving treatment option for many women with breast cancer, the surgery may contribute to worse sexual health, body image, and several other physical and emotional challenges after surgery, according to a new systematic review on the effects of mastectomy in women with breast cancer. Surgeons said the research underscores the importance of screening women before they undergo a mastectomy. 
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The AMA strongly opposes government interference in health care

The AMA also supports patient access to the full spectrum of reproductive health care options, including abortion and contraception, as a right. Optimal reproductive health can only happen when patients and physician are able to choose the course of treatment, through shared decision-making that is fully informed by evidence-based medical science and shaped by patient autonomy. Learn more about how the AMA supports reproductive rights and ensures patients’ access to quality health care.
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Legal Alert: HIPAA Reproductive Health Rule Vacated Nationally—Updated HIPAA Guide

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal of a June 2025 federal district court ruling in Purl et al. v. Department of Health & Human Services vacating new HIPAA Privacy Rule protections for uses and disclosures of information related to lawful reproductive health care. Although Covered Entities no longer need to comply with the new Privacy Rule provisions addressing reproductive health care, the federal court ruling did not disturb the new Privacy Rule requirements addressing substance use disorder treatment records covered under 42 CFR Part 2. Accordingly, medical practices and other Covered Entities must still update their HIPAA…
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Post-Dobbs Reproductive Health Care Provider Considerations

Providers of abortion and other reproductive health care services should consider key issues and risks in the current legal landscape, as impacted by the US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, including reproductive health policy changes at the federal and state levels and state control of abortion laws, which impact provider penalties and protections.
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Study finds sexual health education less effective after COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted multiple facets of education, including how middle school students engage with sexual health education. New research presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 2025 National Conference & Exhibition in Denver examined how students’ knowledge and beliefs about sexual health differed before and after the pandemic.
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