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CMA Members Join Tens of Thousands at March for Life
February 14, 2025 2:57 pmMembers of the Catholic Medical Association (CMA) will join tens of thousands in Washington D.C. today for the 52nd National March for Life. CMA remains steadfast in its commitment to the sanctity of life, aligning with the 2025 March for Life theme, “Life: Why We March.” “The March for Life serves as a vital platform for CMA and the broader medical community to advocate for the protection of unborn lives and the promotion of authentic women’s health care,” said Executive Director Mario R. Dickerson, M.T.S. “By participating in this event, our members collectively and courageously emphasize the importance of life-affirming... View Article
Restoring Male Fertility: A Training Course
February 14, 2025 2:57 pmBy Dr. Giuseppe Grande In 2024, the Unit of Andrology and Reproductive Medicine of the Department of Medicine at the University of Padova, Italy held its first international high level training course on Reparative Medicine for Male Reproductive Health. The course trained several physicians from different countries in the diagnosis and treatment of male factor infertility with the aim of restoring natural fertility. This year, a second edition of the course will be offered and CMA members in related fields are encouraged to attend. The target of the course is not only training in Andrological Reparative Medicine, but also building... View Article
Lessons From Our Medical Student Colleagues
February 14, 2025 2:57 pmBy Roberty Motley, M.D. February makes us wish for Springtime here in Philadelphia. Yet, this month brings us many celebrations: our Eagles won the Super Bowl, Valentine’s Day, and my favorite—there’s more daylight with each passing day! For a number of years now, I have had the privilege of working with our area Catholic medical students. They are “growing up” in a vastly different health care environment, yet they are filled with hope. Why is that? At a recent focus group with the students, they shared the things they are grateful for and the mentoring connections that are helping them... View Article
CMA Commends the Trump Administration for Re-establishing the Scientific Definition of Sex as Male and Female
February 14, 2025 2:57 pmThe Catholic Medical Association (CMA) commends the Trump Administration for the immediate action in re-establishing the science-based definition of sex as male and female. “In the executive order signed on his first day in office, President Trump demonstrates his administration’s commitment to science and facts rather than ideology and political pressure,” said Board Member Dr. Tim Millea, the chair of CMA’s Health Care Policy Committee. “Sex is a binary factor, and CMA welcomes this acknowledgment of incontrovertible truth in the practice of ethical medicine.” CMA has been sounding the alarm on the dangers of “gender affirming care,” which continues to... View Article
I am the Light of the World
February 14, 2025 2:57 pmIn medical school, students are reminded that we possess five senses: sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste. Imagine growing up blind. If that prospect is not bad enough, imagine growing up blind and deaf. This was the life of a woman named Helen Keller. In her autobiography entitled, Helen Keller, The Story of My Life, she explains how she learned to communicate without the ability to hear or see. It was quite interesting reading how she learned what love is which we know is God (1 John 4:8). At the end of the final chapter she writes, “Thus it is... View Article
CMA Challenges HHS Abortion Mandate
February 14, 2025 2:57 pmAlliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for trying to force emergency room doctors to perform abortions under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. In the case, ADF attorneys represent the Catholic Medical Association, a national network of about 2,500 physicians and health care providers, arguing that the mandate violates members’ conscience rights and oversteps executive authority. After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and gave health care decision-making power back to the states in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Biden administration announced its intention to force doctors to... View Article
Medically Necessary vs. Medically Relevant Services
February 14, 2025 2:57 pmby Gina G. La Prova, MD The American Medical Association defines medical necessity as a concept that describes the need for health care services that are justified. These services must meet accepted standards of medicine and be supported by scientific evidence. Medical necessity is determined by: Patient’s medical condition: The severity and urgency of the patient’s condition is a primary factor. Clinical guidelines: The services must be in line with accepted standards of medical practice. Scientific evidence: The services must be supported by scientific evidence. Documentation: The patient’s medical history, symptoms, and relevant family history must be documented. The most... View Article
Embers November 2024
October 31, 2024 3:44 pmWe are coming to the end of another year and the FIRE committee hopes you have been applying the principles of the Catholic faith in your practice of medicine, even with your non-Catholic and non-Christian patients. The image this month is the official icon of the CMA, Christ the Life Giver, painted by Dr. Lynne Bissonnette-Pitre and our theme for this month is Recognizing the Image of God in Our Separated Brethren. Today is a Holy Day of Obligation as we celebrate All Saints Day (Nov. 1). In each EMBERS we focus on saints in the calendar that month... View Article
CMA Members Speak Out Against Proposed Abortion Amendments
October 28, 2024 11:03 pmBy Tim Millea, M.D. Every four years, a precautionary note is proclaimed by presidential campaigns: “This is the most important election of your life!”. Of course, hyperbole is standard fare in politics, but for this year’s election, that statement is distressingly accurate. The results are very important, but not only to us today. The 2024 election will have a multigenerational impact for those who come after us. However, the most troubling question is whether or not they will be allowed to come after us. CMA Physicians join Gov. Ron DeSantis in explaining why the proposed Amendment 4 in Florida is... View Article
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October 22, 2024 9:00 pmThe Catholic Medical Association joined a coalition of doctors and medical organizations to sign and launch the Women’s Healthcare Declaration to promote a program of dignified health care for women, especially surrounding pregnancy. The Declaration calls for accurate information about abortion to be given to patients as well as urging medical leaders, medical associations, and agencies to communicate accurately about pregnancy, pregnancy complications, and state laws. “Contrary to the misinformation, states with no abortion or regulated abortion laws do not prevent health care professionals from providing women care for a miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, an incomplete abortion, or any other life-threatening... View Article