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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. The updated tax credit seeks to incentivize physicians to serve in underserved rural communities, addressing longstanding healthcare disparities and bolstering access to medical care for Alabama’s rural residents.

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MN Legislative Session 2025: Updates on Health Care Bills

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

SENATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) COMMITTEE On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, the Senate HHS Committee heard a series of health care bills: S.F. 2413 ( Senator Mann ) creates a new assessment on hospitals to increase Medical Assistance reimbursement rates. Committee Hearing Highlights Last week saw several legislative hearings.

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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? Our Consulting Services offer customized strategies for group practices, health systems, and medical societies ready to accelerate their impact and lead the way in climate-smart care.

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No cardiac safety concerns reported with a pharmaceutically manufactured cannabidiol formulation

Medical Xpress

A pharmaceutically produced cannabidiol formulation had a good overall safety profile, including cardiac safety, according to research presented at Heart Failure 2025.

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Researchers Propose Solutions to Improve GLP-1 RA Access

Physician's Weekly

Cost-sharing interventions and patient education can help improve access to GLP-1 receptor agonists for patients with obesity, according to an abstract presented at the AACE Annual Meeting 2025. The patient was enrolled in a cost-sharing program that reduced her out-of-pocket expenses by 70%, allowing her to access the medication.

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Zicam and Orajel Swabs Recalled for Possible Fungal Contamination

Physician's Weekly

THURSDAY, June 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Some nasal and baby teething swabs from Zicam and Orajel are being recalled across the country because they may be contaminated with fungus, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after the manufacturer, Church & Dwight Co., health officials said. The recall was announced by the U.S.

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Medical Device Notification Warns of Continued Data Integrity Concerns

FDA Law Blog

Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert Last year, FDA issued a letter to the medical device industry warning medical device firms of concerns related to fraudulent and unreliable laboratory testing data in premarket submissions, which we blogged about here. By Adrienne R.

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