Press Releases and Bulletins Mar 28, 2020
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law an estimated $2 trillion relief package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.The omnibus legislation, the largest of its kind, includes support for hospitals, loans for small businesses and an expansion of unemployment insurance.
Press Releases and Bulletins Mar 26, 2020
The Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology, the United States’ primary organization of professionals dedicated to the practice of assisted reproductive technologies (ART), is releasing its latest national and clinic-specific ART data today.
Press Releases and Bulletins Mar 25, 2020
As the federal government and nearly every state and municipality actively work to put in place programs to support businesses such as yours in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, ASRM is keeping an eye out for you and weighing in, as appropriate, with key authorities and decision-makers.
Here are just a few of the opportunities available to you to receive financial support and assistance at this challenging time.
Press Releases and Bulletins Mar 17, 2020
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the global leader in reproductive medicine, today issues new guidance for its members as they manage patients in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Developed by an expert Task Force, of physicians, embryologists, and mental health professionals, the new document recommends suspension of new, non-urgent treatments.
Press Releases and Bulletins Mar 13, 2020
A new strain of corona virus emerged in China in late 2019, producing a respiratory infection, that can severe consequences, including death, especially in the older population. COVID-19, as the disease is now known, has been declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. There have been over 100,000 cases throughout the world and the WHO expects the virus to emerge in every country.
Press Releases and Bulletins Mar 12, 2020
As the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spreads around the world and throughout the USA, our professional community and policymakers, and the public in general, are seeking advice regarding how to manage patients who are undergoing or who are planning to undergo infertility treatment.
Press Releases and Bulletins Mar 03, 2020
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) announced today that the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board has renewed the ASRM’s status as a Non-State Actor (NSA) in official relations with the WHO. In this role, the ASRM is one of the few organizations worldwide assisting the WHO in achieving its global health objectives.
Press Releases and Bulletins Feb 25, 2020
NIH has requested public input on a framework for the 2021-2025 NIH-Wide Strategic Plan, which will build on the earlier NIH-Wide Strategic Plan to guide NIH’s research efforts over the next five years. We encourage members to submit comments, which are due March 25, on the RFI submission site, and ask that you bring to ASRM’s timely attention any matters you deem of critical importance for our awareness as we prepare our own comments.
Press Releases and Bulletins Feb 20, 2020
Patients, including prospective oocyte and sperm donors, as well as gestational carriers, who meet the diagnostic criteria for COVID-19 infection should avoid becoming pregnant. If they are undergoing active infertility treatment, we suggest that these patients consider freezing all oocytes or embryos and avoiding an embryo transfer until they are disease-free.
Press Releases and Bulletins Feb 17, 2020
The FDA continues to work closely with CDC and other federal and international agencies to monitor the evolving outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.