April 17, 2025
The MMA is among 250 healthcare organizations from across the country to sign a letter supporting community water fluoridation.
"What has been lauded as one of the ten greatest public health achievements of the 20th century has recently become politicized and gravely misrepresented," said the letter that was sent to all members of Congress, the HHS Secretary, the EPA Administrator, and the CDC Acting Director on April 15. "It is our duty – as health professionals, dental experts, advocates, and researchers – to proactively combat this misinformation being spread to the people of the United States."
Along with the MMA, other Minnesota groups signing the letter included: the Minnesota Dental Association, the Minnesota Dental Hygienists Association, the Minnesota Dental Therapy Association and the Minnesota Oral Health Association.
“Community water fluoridation remains the only way to ensure that all people – especially those who are at greatest risk for dental disease and who have the fewest resources to maintain their oral health – can reap its cavity-preventing benefits,” the letter said.
August 28, 2025
The apparent removal of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director, Susan Monarez, PhD, after just weeks on the job, further imperils the work of the CDC and the health of Americans. Her removal was followed by the resignations of other senior leaders at the CDC, who have accused HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. of undermining scientific recommendations for vaccines.
August 26, 2025
University of Minnesota President Rebecca Cunningham, MD, will speak at the Empowering Physicians: A Night of Learning & Connection event on Friday, September 26, from 4 to 9 pm, at the historic Hewing Hotel in downtown Minneapolis.
August 26, 2025
America's physicians are seeing a rise in misinformation and disinformation from patients these days, and it’s impacting patient care, according to a new study from the Physicians Foundation.