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Nutrition and dietary guidelines: stirring the (policy) pot

The Health Policy Exchange

Just as medical students and residents must be taught to become antismoking advocates, they need to be taught how to advocate for healthier food environments as part of their role as future physician-citizens. Current (2010) U.S. In contrast, increasing intakes of saturated fat and added sugar are associated with lower food costs.

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Tapping the potential applications of mHealth

The Health Policy Exchange

One popular mHealth initiative is the text4baby program, a public-private partnership launched in 2010 that sends free text messages to expectant and new mothers containing appointment reminders, safety alerts, and general prenatal and postpartum health advice. and abroad was the topic of a recent Georgetown University Health Policy Seminar.

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Green Practice News: May 2025

My Green Doctor

In This Issue : Why Renewable Energy Belongs in Every Clinic Medical Waste: One Model for Improvement OnTrack with your Sustainability Goals? Latest news & breaking headlines And, in many countries, governments offer financial incentives to install solar panels and even backup batteries. Looking for a tailored approach?

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In a First, Trump and GOP-Led Congress Prepare To Swell Ranks of U.S. Uninsured

Physician's Weekly

Like Fry, more people would be forced to pay for health expenses out-of-pocket, leading to delays in care, lost access to needed doctors and medications, and poorer physical and financial health. Government-backed universal coverage has eluded U.S. policymakers for decades. After lobbying from physician groups, President Franklin D.

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

GeriPal

Julianne: It’s interesting because I think I read somewhere that a finding in science often takes about, on average, 17 years to make it into medical practice. We’ll talk about is it in medical practice yet? She tried to extend conversations beyond what was medically, I think, necessary for the encounter.

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Identifying and Resolving Red Flags: DEA Continues to “Run it Up the Flagpole”

FDA Law Blog

DEA regulations state that a pharmacist has a corresponding responsibility not to fill a prescription unless it is issued for a “legitimate medical purpose by an individual practitioner acting in the usual course of [their] professional practice.” 27, 2010). Cocktail Medications. and SND Health Care, L.L.C.; at 72,730.

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For family medicine workforce, HHS reorganization plan receives a failing grade

Common Sense Family Doctor

The number of visits to primary care physicians fell by 43% from 2010 to 2021 despite 7.4% population, and a near-doubling in outpatient visits to advanced practice providers (the majority of whom work in medical subspecialties) wasn't enough to make up for this deficit. This is where the federal government must step up.