Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

HB 2 – Vaccine Consent What’s in the Bill: Sponsored by Rep. Under current law, minors aged 14 or older are permitted to consent to vaccines (excluding the Covid Vaccine) for themselves without parental consent. Here’s a brief overview of the key pieces of legislation that AAFP is diligently monitoring.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Our community-based participatory research (CBPR) team previously developed and piloted a culturally- and linguistically-tailored human papillomavirus (HPV) eHealth website ( [link] ) for Hmong adolescents and their parents that aimed to address low levels of HPV vaccine completion in this population.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 16, 2025

I understand you serve as the distinguished Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee , a position that carries immense responsibility for safeguarding the health and well-being of our nation. Kennedy, Jr. Furthermore, gutting research funding is short-sighted and harmful.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Background: The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) combats COVID-19 misinformation in youth to reduce vaccine hesitancy through targeted outreach and education. Settings & Participants: The UMSOM partnered with 8 community-based organizations that represent vulnerable communities in MD, DE, VA, and WV.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MARCH 31, 2021

The Global COVID-19 Response Must Be Anti-Racist An anti-racist COVID-19 response means that quality care, quality vaccines, and quality public health information must be provieded to all. From social distancing to contact tracing to vaccin distribution, every step should be considered through an anti-raicst framework.

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

You know your patients’ evolving story as well as their family, friends, coworkers, and the peculiarities of their local community. Over time, communication improves. You no longer need to review all medical records or repeat the whole medical and personal history. Over time, GPs put their patients into context.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 15, 2024

And actually, just my experience of that actually, I think made me want to be more, to understand more about what was going on in the community and be more part of how we could support older adults in the community, particularly around asian hate, which then I ended up moving to unlock in 2022. You’re pre contemplative.

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GeriPal

APRIL 20, 2023

One of the worst ways is you have a community of people who’ve paid into Social Security their whole life, paid into to support Medicare their whole life, and don’t live long enough to see the fruits of that. I would love to get the geriatrics community to say, “Age is just a number.” Not true, actually.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 1, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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Maine Academy of Family Physicians

JUNE 21, 2024

Opposition from a coalition of the tobacco lobby and the recovery community prevailed to kill the bill. However, many towns, including Portland, South Portland, Falmouth, Brunswick, Bangor, Bar Harbor and Hallowell, passed ordinances banning flavored tobacco in their communities. Read more in the AAFP’s statement.

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Doctors for America

MAY 15, 2025

during yesterday’s Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing. The standard response of activating the public health officers to educate, engage and vaccinate did not happen due to funding cuts. Kennedy Jr.

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Medical Xpress

JUNE 8, 2025

The results of this study provide an important and much-needed estimate of the rate of safety actions of Victorian surfers to beach users and the wider community," said Kiera Staley, Research Fellow at La Trobe Business Schools Center for Sport and Social Impact. This study helps to quantify surfers impact on community safety.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Our conversation covers: The current state of COVID Evidence for COVID boosters, who should get them, and preferences between Novavax and mRNA vaccines COVID treatments like Molnupiravir and Paxlovid Differences in COVID impact on nursing home residents and those with serious illnesses We wrap up with a “magic wand” question.

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GeriPal

JULY 14, 2022

Darrell: Then I had another one that was much later in the process that was actually vaccinated, who was over 90, who had a lot of medical issues. Darrell: Then our second surge in November pre-vaccination, were a lot of adult family homes, residential care homes. These are vaccinated folks who come in. Everybody knew everybody.

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PEMBlog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In this episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast , we explore pertussis, also known as whooping cough – a disease that remains a public health challenge despite widespread vaccination efforts. Coverage with Selected Vaccines and Exemption Rates Among Children in Kindergarten — United States, 2023–24 School Year.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

If you are interested in learning more and meeting a community of folks interested in hospital-at-home, check out the hospital-at-home user group at hahusersgroup.org or some of these publications: Hospital-Level Care at Home for Acutely Ill Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial. How is it financed and what comes next?

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Physicians News Digest

APRIL 17, 2025

The Trump administration has canceled hundreds of grants supporting research on topics such as vaccination; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and the health of LGBTQ+ populations. Others followed the Senate confirmation of anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Thank you for public service. NIH grants routinely span several years.

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