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Highlights from the 2025 AAFP Annual Meeting

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

The Alabama Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) proudly hosted one of its most anticipated events, the 2025 Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium, from June 19–22, 2025, at the breathtaking Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. The event began on Thursday with an electrifying mix of academic enrichment and social interactions.

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Key Facts GPs Should Know About GLP-1 Analogs

Family Medicine Initiative

Cardiovascular Events The SELECT trial 1 randomized 17,604 patients with preexisting CVD and overweight/obesity. Relative risk for cardiovascular events was reduced by 19% (RRR), while the absolute risk was reduced by 1.5% 5 In March 2024, Novo Nordisk announced that 24% less CKD-related events occurred in the intervention group.

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Dual Therapy Boosts Nerve Conduction in Diabetes

Physician's Weekly

Dapagliflozin plus methylcobalamin improved nerve function and glucose control in diabetic neuropathy. Investigators concluded that dapagliflozin combined with methylcobalamin had effectively enhanced nerve conduction and glycemic control without increasing adverse events in individuals with DPN and T2DM. tool (ROB 2.0).

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Why Identifying and Managing Giant Cell Arteritis as an Emergency Is Crucial

Physician's Weekly

Once we do this and initiate glucocorticoid therapy and secure the diagnosis, now we start thinking about long-term management and how we can best serve these patients to maximize efficiency of these therapies and to minimize their toxicities. So let’s first talk about giant cell arthritis as a medical emergency.

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What to Expect at the ADA 85th Scientific Sessions: Obesity, Nutrition, Prevention, and More

Physician's Weekly

The ADA’s 85th Scientific Sessions will highlight breakthroughs in obesity and diabetes care, including GLP-1 therapies, tech advances, and prevention tools. The event will convene more than 11,000 global researchers, clinicians, and industry leaders to highlight major strides in research and real-world treatment. Roughly 42% (109.9

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Why Younger Adults Shouldn’t Skip Cholesterol Screenings

Imperial Center Family Medicine

Early screening reveals these “silent” health threats that may otherwise go undetected for years until more serious heart issues such as chest pain, heart failure, or events such as heart attacks or strokes arise. Side effects such as muscle aches rarely emerge and are easily managed by changing medication.

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Kidney Function Alters Lipid-CVD Relationship in Patients With T2D

Physician's Weekly

During the National Lipid Association 2025 Annual Meeting , there were several sessions discussing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) management. They excluded anyone who had previously experienced a heart attack or ischemic stroke, and anyone who had passed away within a year of such a cardiac event. million people.