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Key Bills in the 2025 Legislative Session AAFP is Watching Closely

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

As the 2025 legislative session swings into full gear, the Alabama Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has set its sights on a cadre of pivotal bills set to shape the healthcare landscape for years to come. HB 2 – Vaccine Consent What’s in the Bill: Sponsored by Rep.

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Commissioner Makary Charts a New Course for FDA at FDLI Annual Conference

FDA Law

Stage IV cancer should not be approved like a cosmetic, he quipped, quickly calling to mind his days as an oncological surgeon and the many difficult conversations he had with patients and families with very limited options. Industry can, however, expect smarter tailoring of regulatory frameworks by condition, product type, and risk.

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A Review of H5N1

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

Also, CDC has provided a candidate vaccine virus to manufacturers for rapid production if needed. The CDC regularly sequences isolates for changes that may lead to antiviral resistance and/or increased infectivity.

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COVID Updates: A Podcast with Peter Chin-Hong and Lona Mody

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Our conversation covers: The current state of COVID Evidence for COVID boosters, who should get them, and preferences between Novavax and mRNA vaccines COVID treatments like Molnupiravir and Paxlovid Differences in COVID impact on nursing home residents and those with serious illnesses We wrap up with a “magic wand” question. The impact on.