Common Sense Family Doctor

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The problem with this proposal is that in the United States, the public health workforce is not positioned to handle routine screenings and immunizations. There may not be enough time for prevention in primary care, but family physicians need to keep providing it the best we can. ** This post first appeared on the AFP Community Blog.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

DECEMBER 14, 2024

Concerns about overdiagnosis of clinically insignificant prostate cancer through prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening motivated the 2018 American Academy of Family Physicians’ (AAFP) recommendation against routine screening for prostate cancer. Explaining the AAFP’s position, Drs.

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Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Food Insecurity Screenings: Hennepin Health Care has integrated the Hunger Vital Signs tool into routine screenings to identify and support at-risk patients. This blog post was curated with the assistance of AI tools, including ChatGPT, for content organization and research. Please send an email to coordinator@mafp.org.

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