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Health professionals speak out against the new nuclear arms race

Common Sense Family Doctor

The last of the nuclear arms accords, the New START treaty between the United States and the Russian Federation, is set to expire in 2026. In 2024, the New York City Department of Health held a series of workshops on hospital emergency responses to an improvised nuclear detonation by a nonstate terrorist actor.

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Geriatric Medicine Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Expanding ABIM’s engagement with stakeholder communities such as early career physicians, specialty societies and patient-focused organizations. Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Erica N. Ruiz first joined the Specialty Board as a member in 2021.

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Key Bills in the 2025 Legislative Session AAFP is Watching Closely

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

As the 2025 legislative session swings into full gear, the Alabama Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has set its sights on a cadre of pivotal bills set to shape the healthcare landscape for years to come. Under this program, qualifying hospitals would receive gifts to support their provision of acute care services to rural populations.

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‘We Need To Keep Fighting’: HIV Activists Organize To Save Lives as Trump Guts Funding

Physician's Weekly

Dangerous changes loomed: To compensate for tax cuts for the wealthy, Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill and budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 threaten to curtail Medicaid, which provides health coverage for people with low incomes and disabilities. “But I am grateful that I am part of a community that will not bow down.”

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California Immigrants Weigh Health Coverage Against Deportation Risk

Physician's Weekly

without legal permission — along with the providers and community workers that help them — are anxiously weighing the benefits of pushing forward with Medi-Cal applications against the risks of discovery and deportation by the federal government. But now, facing a state enrollment freeze, low-income California residents in the U.S.