Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) adopted a resolution (policy guidance) in 2024 related to addressing food insecurity in Minnesota. An excerpt follows: 2024-04. Food Insecurity Screenings: Hennepin Health Care has integrated the Hunger Vital Signs tool into routine screenings to identify and support at-risk patients.

Family Physician 52

Family Physician Community Families Family 52

Common Sense Family Doctor

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

A 2024 analysis projected that by 2040 a shortage of 58,000 primary care clinicians (including nurse practitioners and physician assistants) will occur. The problem with this proposal is that in the United States, the public health workforce is not positioned to handle routine screenings and immunizations.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Family Physician Preventive Care Preventative Care 52

PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Infants whose mothers received regular prenatal care are unlikely to develop congenital syphilis as it is routinely screened for during pregnancy. Infantile cortical hyperostosis, also known as Caffey’s disease, is an autosomal dominant genetic condition linked to a mutation in the COL1A1 gene which encodes type I collagen.

Routine Screenings 59

Routine Screenings Patient-Centered Diagnosis Clinic 59

PEMBlog

MAY 1, 2025

It was discovered by accident back in 1975, so a little bit before I was born, and it was labeled B19 because of the sample number in a Hepatitis B screening panel. Understand the epidemiology and transmission timeline of Parvovirus B19, especially its seasonal peaks and viral shedding period. UpToDate , Jun. link] Edwards, Morven S.

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Complication Patient-Centered Patients Clinic 86