‘Unacceptable and preventable’: Medical associations respond to Tyre Nichols’ death

Days after the Memphis, Tenn., Police Department released body cam footage of the violent beating that led to Tyre Nichols’ death, National Nurses United, the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved have released statements condemning police brutality and urging public health professionals to join in the fight against racism’s systemic roots.