Doctors for America

01/17/2026

SAMHSA Cuts Could Kill: Doctors for America Calls for Adequate Funding for Mental Health and Addiction Resources

This week, the Trump administration proposed cutting $1.9 billion in funding and grants to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) that uses its funding to provide life-saving medical services, education, research and programming for some of our most vulnerable populations, namely, those who suffer from mental illness, substance use disorder, and homelessness. Though the imposed budget cuts have been reversed, Doctors for America strongly emphasizes the importance of adequate funding of SAMHSA and ensuring that patients continue to have access to the health services that they need. Extreme funding cuts would result in reduction of vital operations and reduce SAMHSA’s ability to provide care and support to millions of Americans across the country.

Full statement:

DFA strongly emphasizes the importance of adequate funding of SAMHSA and ensuring that patients continue to have access to the health services that they need.

01/16/2026

Today's features Jasskiran (Jass) Kaur! Dr. Kaur is a third-year Internal Medicine resident at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. She earned her medical degree from the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences. Dr. Kaur is passionate about advancing health equity through policy, community engagement, and organized medicine.

As a first-generation immigrant and future oncologist, she is particularly focused on addressing healthcare disparities including the disproportionate breast cancer mortality among African American women, the rising cost of prescription drugs, and barriers to healthcare access and preventive services.

She has held leadership roles within the American Medical Association and the Ohio State Medical Association, where she successfully championed state-level resolutions on climate change and reproductive health. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Kaur co-founded the UTCOM Cares project to support frontline healthcare workers with essential services. She continues to mentor future physician-advocates and hopes to bridge academic medicine with grassroots advocacy to drive sustainable, systemic change.

Welcome, Jass! 🛫

01/15/2026

Doctors for America strongly condemns the U.S. Senate HELP Committee’s January 14 hearing on medication abortion, which is being falsely framed as a “safety” review while relying on misleading claims and discredited science to undermine evidence-based care.

DFA strongly condemns the U.S. Senate HELP Committee’s hearing on medication abortion, which is being falsely framed as a “safety” review while relying on misleading claims and discredited science to undermine evidence-based care.

01/14/2026

In an era where laws and politics increasingly interfere with the patient–clinician relationship, healthcare professionals are often forced to navigate painful ethical gray zones. When the System Says No brings together leading voices in medicine, law, and ethics to explore how clinicians can uphold their duty to care—even when policy and politics stand in the way.

Whether you are a clinician, medical student, policymaker, or advocate, this conversation will challenge and inspire you to reaffirm the values that define medicine itself: empathy, integrity, and the unwavering commitment to put patients first.

Register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZrFeV0mTT7WD-9DqHv0JTQ #/registration

01/14/2026

The science on mifepristone is clear: it’s safe and effective.

Decades of rigorous research and real-world use show that mifepristone s highly effective and has a safety profile comparable to common medications many people take daily.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/health/abortion-pill-mifepristone-fda.html?unlocked_article_code=1.D1A.9VUU.kq_Fwbe7Sn8M&smid=bs-share

01/12/2026

Doctors for America’s FDA Task Force Concerned by Agency Turnover

Doctors for America’s U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Task Force is deeply concerned about the recent exodus of several FDA leaders. The continued turmoil reduces public trust and weakens the nation’s ability to respond to public health emergencies, ensure safety standards, and safeguard medical research.

Full Statement:

DFA's U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Task Force is deeply concerned about the recent exodus of several FDA leaders.

01/12/2026

⚠️TONIGHT⚠️

Our webinar on recent policy changes and announcements affecting GLP-1 therapies and emerging prescription drug initiatives, including TrumpRx.

Last chance to register! https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aGu73zWYTY2Js8oPxslKJQ

01/09/2026

Let's welcome Rosemary Falama, MD, DTMH for this week's ! Rosemary is currently a rising second year internal medicine resident at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland, Oregon, where she is part of the Global Health Pathway. She is a graduate of the inaugural class at the University of Botswana—the country’s first medical school—and holds a postgraduate diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

Rosemary Falama was born and raised in Botswana to parents from Sierra Leone who sought refuge there amid political instability and civil unrest. She works with underserved populations, caring for her community’s most vulnerable individuals, many of whom face complex medical needs compounded by adverse social determinants of health.

During her residency training, she explored solutions to improving community health of incarcerated populations through advocacy. Her clinical and public health experience spans urban and remote settings across Botswana, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and the United States. Additionally, she contributed to an award-winning COVID-19 crowdsourcing initiative through the London School of Hygiene that supported global pandemic response efforts, and participated in a humanitarian mission assessing health system needs in war-torn Ukraine to help prioritize limited health resources. Her postgraduate research has focused on palliative care access in under-resourced communities and on Nodding syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that devastates rural population’s health and economy.

Across her work, Rosemary is driven by a commitment to global health equity, medical education, and system-level innovation for marginalized communities which have been proposed to international audiences. Outside of medicine, Rosemary enjoys Anime, ice baths, hot yoga, nature walks, and international travel. She lives in Portland with her son, Seth—and their two affectionate indoor cats, Ocean and Zen.

Welcome, Rosemary! 🧘‍♀️

01/08/2026

RFK Jr. Slashes Number of Recommended Vaccines, Physician are Speaking Out

CDC data show that routine childhood immunization in the U.S. from 1994 - 2023 w/ vaccines not recommended by Denmark prevented 6 million hepatitis B cases, 4 million hepatitis A cases & 30 million rotavirus cases.

"Today's announcement by federal health officials to arbitrarily stop recommending numerous routine childhood immunizations is dangerous and unnecessary." - Andrew D. Racine, MD, President of The American Academy of Pediatrics

"The ACP is vehemently opposed to the administration's attempt to throw out the U.S. vaccine schedule and unilaterally substitute guidance from other countries." - Jason Goldman, MD, President of The American College of Physicians

"Abandoning recommendations for vaccines ... and changing the recommendation for HPV without a public process to weigh the risks and benefits, will lead to more hospitalizations and preventable deaths among American children." - Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH, of the Vaccine Integrity Project

"Kennedy's decision will harm and kill children... this is like asking farmers in North Dakota to grow pineapples. It won't work and can't end well." - James Alwine, PhD, member of the Coordinating Committee of Defend Public Health

'It won't work and can't end well,' one vaccine expert said

01/08/2026

Join our next webinar for a timely discussion on recent policy changes and announcements affecting GLP-1 therapies and emerging prescription drug initiatives, including TrumpRx.

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01/07/2026

Doctors for America Condemns Overhaul of U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule

We are deeply concerned about yesterday’s announcement regarding the reckless overhaul of the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule by the current Administration.

The profound overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule represents a dangerous departure from decades of evidence-based vaccine recommendations and threatens the trust of families and clinicians who rely on federal guidance during the critical early years of childhood health care.

Full Statement:

Doctors for America is deeply concerned about yesterday's announcement regarding the reckless overhaul of the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule by the current Administration.

01/06/2026

Doctors for America strongly opposes the Department of Justice–directed policy ending abortion care within the Veterans Affairs (VA) health system, including in cases of r**e, in**st, or serious threats to a patient’s health.

“As a nation, we have an obligation to ensure that our veterans, who have bravely served and sacrificed for our country, receive the highest standard of healthcare, including comprehensive reproductive services. As physicians, and particularly OBGYNs, we have an obligation to ensure that our patients receive evidence-based care that is free of political restrictions,” said Dr. Anita Somani, OBGYN Physician and Ohio State Representative.

Full Statement:

DFA strongly opposes the Department of Justice–directed policy ending abortion care within the VA health system, including in cases of r**e, in**st, or serious threats to a patient’s health.