Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Through food pharmacies, food insecurity screenings and innovative community partnerships, health care providers are ensuring patients get the nourishment they need to thrive. The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) adopted a resolution (policy guidance) in 2024 related to addressing food insecurity in Minnesota.

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. Since 2020, the starting ages for breast, lung, and colorectal cancer screening were lowered to 40, 50, and 45 years, respectively. hours) allocated to preventive care.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Family Physician Preventative Care Preventive 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 Diagnosis 83