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MN Legislative Session 2025: MAFP Priorities Remain in Play

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

As our state legislature gets closer to special session, the Minnesota Academy of Family Physician’s (MAFP) lobbyist Megan Verdeja breaks down what’s happening at the Minnesota State Capitol and provides a recap of the 2025 session. Lawmakers must pass a full budget before June 30 to avoid a government shutdown.

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Health professionals speak out against the new nuclear arms race

Common Sense Family Doctor

Health professionals who survive a nuclear explosion ( 90% of those in Hiroshima were killed instantly ) would likely face a catastrophic loss of communications, impassable transportation routes, and “ risk their lives amid destroyed infrastructure, dangerous radioactivity, and limited healthcare facilities and supplies.”

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California Immigrants Weigh Health Coverage Against Deportation Risk

Physician's Weekly

. “I need money for my kids, for my rent, for transport, for food. Maria is among what the federal government estimates are 2.6 California’s Department of Health Care Services announced June 13 that it is seeking more information from the federal government. Sometimes, there’s nothing left for me.”

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Advanced Pain Management in Cancer: Janet Abrahm

GeriPal

I would say the drugs didn’t change as much as all the stuff about sexuality and about family dynamics and spirituality: all the things that I’m hoping people will get from this book. It’s hard to explain that to the family. Let the family know. The morphine family, there’s some pretty good data.

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Right Relationships in the Real World

Doctor Rachel

The list of activities that you need to coordinate are daunting: financial accounting, work, cohabitation and the creation and maintenance of a home, health issues, family responsibilities, sex and romance, and possibly childcare, elder care and religion. It doesn’t really SOUND fun, but here’s the thing.

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Writing for the Lay Public: Rosanne Leipzig and Louise Aronson

GeriPal

So when we think about independence, being able to get to the place that we want to be, we’re reliant on things like transportation, whether it be cars or trucks or trains, and how society is built around that. Whether again, be transportation, food delivery, things like that. I am not a writer naturally.

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How State and Local Agencies on Aging Help Older Adults: Susan DeMarois, Greg Olsen, and Lindsey Yourman

GeriPal

Administration on Aging connecting you to services for older adults and their families California’s Master Plan for Aging New York’s Master Plan for Aging Transcript Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal Podcast. This includes transportation, driver’s license, parks, volunteerism, housing, and of course health and human services.