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2025 MN Legislative Session Ends

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

” Contentious Legislature Ends in Special Session The 2025 Minnesota legislative session finally concluded in a one-day special session on June 9. This balance of power led to a more cautious policy-making environment, including the need for a special session to complete and pass remaining bills.

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Visiting a Health Clinic for Women’s Health Screenings

Mesa Family Physician

However, mammograms —which are specialized imaging tests—are usually ordered through referrals and done at imaging centers. Whether you’re going for your 1st pap smear , a routine checkup , or to establish care , the provider’s goal is to make you feel informed, respected, and comfortable. It’s completely normal.

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A Guide to Allergy Testing

Mesa Family Physician

Depending on your results, you might receive: A personalized allergy management plan Recommendations for environmental changes Referral to an asthma and allergy clinic near you Information about allergy shots (immunotherapy), available in specialized allergy offices near you If you’re dealing with respiratory issues, finding an asthma allergy (..)

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Podcast: AI, innovation, and value-based care in medicine

Permanente Medicine

Contributing to this challenge is the exponential growth of information, an expanding population of older adults, and office visit documentation. I’m a family physician by training. One of the current focus areas for AI efforts at Kaiser Permanente has been reducing the administrative burden on the clinician workforce.

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Palliative Care Pioneer: Susan Block

GeriPal

We didn’t really have any available information about changing from one opioid to the other, about… Medicines were used in a very unsophisticated way because we just didn’t know any stuff. Eric: It’s definitely the American family physician article that you-. She’s so responsive.” Alex: Okay.

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