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. Senate SB 43 – Patient Price Transparency Bill What’s in the Bill: Sponsored by Sen.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 15, 2024

Ongoing reports from patients about anti-Asian hate experiences Should clinicians screen for Anti-Asian hate? This question, while providing an opportunity to talk about direct and indirect experiences, can be asked of all patients, and opens the door to conversations about anti-semitism, islamophobia, or anti-Black racism.

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Mental Health Community Screening IT 116

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

JUNE 21, 2024

Despite broad support from all aspects of health care, the flavored tobacco bill, LD 2416, was passed by the senate but never came up for a vote in the House. Opposition from a coalition of the tobacco lobby and the recovery community prevailed to kill the bill.

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Family Physician Family Medicine DO Primary Care 40

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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Provider Community Medical Diabetes 53

Doctors for America

JUNE 23, 2025

As a nonpartisan organization of thousands of physicians and medical trainees committed to health justice, we bear witness to the trauma these policies inflict on our patients, our communities, and the healthcare system as a whole. Bar ICE presence in hospitals, clinics, and health centers without a judicial warrant.

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Medical Student Mental Health Healthcare Patient-Centered 86

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. in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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