Washington Wire
June 19, 2013
Robert M. Wah, M.D., a reproductive endocrinologist and ob-gyn in the Washington, D.C. area, has been elected president-elect of the American Medical Association, the nation's largest physician organization. Dr. Wah will serve as president-elect for one year and be sworn in as AMA president in June 2014.
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
June 14, 2013
Researchers and biotech firms say European court ruling will deter investors from funding new cures.
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
June 13, 2013
"How We Do It" may sound like a sex manual, but it isn't: In fact, that's about the only topic you won't find addressed in anthropologist Robert Martin's book-length survey of human reproduction and what we can learn from the animal world.
ASRM Bulletins
May 29, 2013
As Congress tackles the federal budget, ASRM is working with a number of coalitions that have joined together to protect programs that provide critical services to Americans. ASRM is particularly concerned about drastic cuts to the National Institutes of Health and the funding of important scientific and medical research in reproductive health.
ASRM Bulletins
May 07, 2013
Late Tuesday, FDA approved the application of Teva Women’s Health to allow women 15 and older buy the company’s Plan B One-Step emergency contraceptive pill without prescription.
ASRM Bulletins
April 17, 2013
An AMA webinar April 24 will help physicians get ready for a forthcoming database that will report payments and other "transfers of value" physicians receive from drug and medical device manufacturers to the public.
Press Releases
April 10, 2013
“All of us in the American Society for Reproductive Medicine mourn the passing of Sir Robert Edwards. Dr. Edwards was a great scientist whose stellar scientific work advanced our understanding of human reproduction, human embryonic stem cells, advanced pre-implantation genetic diagnosis and revolutionized the treatment of infertility. We extend our condolences to his family, and his many friends around the world.”
ASRM Bulletins
April 10, 2013
Dr. Edwards was a great scientist whose stellar scientific work advanced our understanding of human reproduction, human embryonic stem cells, advanced pre-implantation genetic diagnosis and revolutionized the treatment of infertility. We extend our condolences to his family, and his many friends around the world.”
ASRM Bulletins
April 03, 2013
For the first time, using the latest in video technology, ASRM participated in a live online transcontinental Journal Club for practicing physicians, academics and students. The Journal Club Live™ platform featured a ten-way discussion of fellows and professors from the USA, Europe, and India well as the article's author. The sessions are archived at http://fertstertforum.com/journalclubmarch2013/ and http://fertstertforum.com/journalclubfeb2013/
ASRM Bulletins
April 02, 2013
On Monday, April 1, a 2 percent across-the-board cut in Medicare provider payments will take effect due to the sequestration that Congress recently implemented. The sequester will be in effect for nine years, unless Congress and the White House reach a deficit reduction agreement that replaces it.