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Key Bills in the 2025 Legislative Session AAFP is Watching Closely

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

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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Should we prioritize the unvaccincated for treatment? Govind Persad and Emily Largent

GeriPal

They argue that the current guidelines, which prioritize immunocompromised people and unvaccinated older people on the same level, should be re-done to prioritize the immunocompromised first, and additionally move up older vaccinated individuals or vaccinated persons with comorbidities. It’s shaming on vaccinated people.

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Episode 236: ARM Episode 16 – Live from SGIM: Best of Antiracism Research at the Society of General Internal Medicine’s 2022 Annual Meeting

The Clinical Problem Solvers

However, there seemed to be a lack of literature exploring this in the inpatient hospital setting, where patient clinical presentations are more varied and management depends more on clinician behaviors. Episode 6: Racism, Trustworthiness, and the COVID-19 Vaccine.” Episode 9: Moving Towards Antiracism in Medical Education.”

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Preemies receive sucrose for pain relief—new research shows it doesn't stop long-term impacts on development

Medical Xpress

The commonest strategy to manage acute pain in preterm babies is to give them sucrose , a sugar solution. One of these sites does not use sucrose for acute pain management. We found no link between preterm babies later behavior and how much sucrose they were given to manage pain. Whats more, pain isnt always managed.

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January 2021 in Review

Aspiring Minority Doctor

Fully vaccinated with new hair to match As for the getting the vaccine, I received my first dose on December 23rd and my second and final dose on January 9th. With that being said, I will continue to do my part to help end this pandemic by wearing my mask, practicing social distancing, and educating those around me.

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Looking for Clues about FDA Under RFK Jr.

FDA Law

Aside from his many high profile claims about vaccines, what he perceives as corruption at FDA, and his promise to go wild on health, Kennedys specific policy preferences about how FDA should administer its day-to-day oversight of drugs, medical devices, food, dietary supplements, cosmetics, or tobacco have not been publicly detailed.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

GPs Improve Chronic Disease Management We live in a world of aging populations, with rising chronic diseases, multimorbidity, and polypharmacy. Because chronic diseases are largely managed in primary care and are therefore the GPs’ daily business: Patients with multimorbidity account for 78% of GP appointments (based on 100,000 UK patients).