AMA head urges grassroots lobby against regulation
AMA president Dr. Carl A. Hoffman urges doctors to lead grassroots lobbying with patients to resist federal regulation. He warns against loss of independence and cautions against HMOs and wage-based pay, stressing the physician’s role in community life. The convention marks the AMA’s 127th presidency.
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Doctors urged to treat sex as normal as eating
UPI reports at the AMA meeting Masters and Johnson urged physicians to normalize sexual education for doctors and patients. They warned growing public demand for sex counseling will strain a profession with widespread sexual ignorance and called for medical schools to teach sexual function as integral to health.
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