Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

Kim Beckham, an insurance agent in Victoria, Texas, had seen friends suffer so badly from shingles that she wanted to receive the first approved shingles vaccine as soon as it became available, even if she had to pay for it out-of-pocket. Some older people are really eager to be vaccinated. Kennedy Jr.,

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GeriPal

APRIL 20, 2023

Today we talk with Margot Kushel about how we got here, including: That sense of powerlessness as a clinician when you “fix up” a patient in the hospital, only to discharge them to the street knowing things will fall apart. We would admit them to the hospital. Who doesn’t want to leave the hospital? Alex: Oh, yeah.

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Maine Academy of Family Physicians

JUNE 21, 2024

This bill would preclude the government from charging interest on their loans during when they are unable to afford payments on the principal. Medicare Coverage of Recommended Vaccines – There is a split in coverage on vaccines in the Medicare program. At the same time, the country is not where it needs to be with uptake.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

As a measles outbreak in West Texas approaches 100 cases and the national percentage of kindergarten-age children who have received measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine has fallen below 93% , vaccine conspiracy theory amplifier Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has taken the reins as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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GeriPal

JUNE 2, 2022

We’ve lived through lockdowns, toilet paper shortages, mask mandates, hospital surges where ICU’s overflowed, a million COVID deaths, prolonged school closures, development and roll out of novel vaccines, an explosion of social isolation and loneliness, and the invention of the “zoom meeting.” . It could be terrible there.

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Doctors for America

JUNE 23, 2025

Increased fear of immigration enforcement deters individuals from seeking preventive services, vaccinations, or life-saving treatments, undermining public health and violating the ethical duty of medical professionals to care for all in need. Bar ICE presence in hospitals, clinics, and health centers without a judicial warrant.

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Physicians News Digest

APRIL 17, 2025

The Trump administration has canceled hundreds of grants supporting research on topics such as vaccination; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and the health of LGBTQ+ populations. Others followed the Senate confirmation of anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Thank you for public service.

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