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Doctors for America Calls for Transparency in COVID-19 Vaccine Regulation

Doctors for America

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Doctors for America PO Box: 21161 2300 18th St NW Lbby Washington, DC 20009-9996 May 30, 2025 Doctors for America Calls for Transparency in COVID-19 Vaccine Regulation WASHINGTON, D.C. The role of vaccination as a cornerstone of public health has been underscored by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Key Bills in the 2025 Legislative Session AAFP is Watching Closely

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

Running from February 4 to May 15, this session promises to bring substantial changes to medical consent laws, Medicaid coverage, rural hospital funding, taxation on essential goods, and the transparency of healthcare costs. HB 2 – Vaccine Consent What’s in the Bill: Sponsored by Rep.

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and related factors among primary health care workers in a district of Istanbul: A cross-sectional study from Turkey

BMJ

Introductory article to İkİIşik H, Sezerol MA, Taşçı Y, et alCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and related factors among primary healthcare workers in a district of Istanbul: a cross-sectional study from TurkeyFamily Medicine and Community Health 2022;10:e001430. Statistical significance level was accepted as p<0.05.

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2024 Summer Pinecones E-Newsletter -- ADVOCACY News

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

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.

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Flu Season 2024-2025: CDC Reports Worst Outbreak in Years

Physicians News Digest

By Brad Broker The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a concerning report on the current flu season, describing it as the worst in years. Health officials are urging the public to take preventive measures as hospitals nationwide grapple with a surge in influenza cases.

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Hospital-at-Home: Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary Hospitals are hazardous places for older adults. These hazards include delirium, malnutrition, falls, infections, and hospital associated disability (which about ⅓ of older adults get during a hospital stay). 2020 Hospital at Home-Plus: A Platform of Facility-Based Care. Annals of Int Med.

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COVID Updates: A Podcast with Peter Chin-Hong and Lona Mody

GeriPal

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. All good ones.