Allina Health Physicians Vote to Authorize Strike
July 9, 2026
More than 130 Allina Health hospital physicians represented by Doctors Council SEIU voted last week, by a 90% margin, to authorize a strike after nearly two years of bargaining.
U.S. Officially Withdraws from WHO
January 30, 2026
Last week (January 22) the United States officially withdrew from the World Health Organization (WHO).
The Trump Administration had warned a year ago that it had intended to leave the group. The joint congressional resolution that marked the start of the U.S.'s partnership with WHO in 1948 dictated that a year's notice was needed if the U.S. chose to withdraw.
The AMA has fully supported the U.S.'s involvement with WHO, and spoke out against cutting funding to WHO back in 2020 during the pandemic.
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