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AAFP Represents Members During 2025 Legislative Session

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

The 2025 Alabama Legislative Session concluded on May 14 at midnight. Ed Oliver, HB 45 would require the Alabama Medicaid Agency to cover any noninvasive colorectal cancer screening test assigned a grade A or B under the recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force.

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MN Legislative Session 2025: MAFP Priorities in Senate Omnibus Bill

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

Including metachromatic leukodystrophy in the newborn screening program. WHAT’S NEXT IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS After a short break, session resumed on April 21, 2025. At the same time, House and Senate leadership and the Governor’s office will negotiate unified global budget targets, which we hope to see by early May 2025.

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What's new in osteoporosis screening and fracture prevention?

Common Sense Family Doctor

In the two years since publication of the latest American Family Physician review article on osteoporosis , new guidelines and research studies have enhanced management of this common condition. In early 2025, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updated its recommendations on screening for osteoporosis.

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Insurance-Based Variation in Repeat mt-sDNA Test Adherence

Physician's Weekly

The study focused on 2 key outcomes: adherence rate to repeat mt-sDNA screening and the average time taken to return the test kit. The results showed that 19,536 eligible individuals were included in the analysis. The adherence rate to repeat mt-sDNA screening was 79.7%, with an average kit return time of 21.1 ± 20.8

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Exploring How Social Media Reflects Women’s Pain Experiences

Physician's Weekly

for the category “women’s pain is not understood by others” (15.0%). Investigators concluded that TikTok content on pain predominantly reflected negative experiences in women, highlighting the critical need for better pain care and management strategies for women.

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Ocular Toxicities of Targeted Cancer Therapies

Physician's Weekly

The following is a summary of “Clinical and imaging strategies for the assessment of the ocular side effects of systemic targeted anti-cancer therapies,” published in the April 2025 issue of the European Journal of Cancer by Michaels et al.

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New Report: U.S. Primary Care System Crumbling Amid Historic Disinvestment and Surge in Chronic Diseases

The Physicians Foundation

Scorecard with National and State Level Data Reveals Workforce Shortages, Low Primary Care Reimbursement, and Reduced Patient Access to Vital Services February 18, 2025 – As the nation faces a widespread surge in chronic diseases, the third Primary Care Scorecard highlights how systemic disinvestment in U.S. Key findings include: 1.