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A Side-by-Side Look: COVID-19 Vaccines vs. Super Mario Invincibility Star

GomerBlog

The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) first granted Emergency Use Authorization to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine earlier this month, with Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine shortly gaining the same authorization very shortly thereafter. TARGET POPULATION: Not medical students.

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Doctors for America Calls for Transparency in COVID-19 Vaccine Regulation

Doctors for America

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Doctors for America PO Box: 21161 2300 18th St NW Lbby Washington, DC 20009-9996 May 30, 2025 Doctors for America Calls for Transparency in COVID-19 Vaccine Regulation WASHINGTON, D.C. The role of vaccination as a cornerstone of public health has been underscored by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Wait Times: Direct Primary Care vs. Traditional Primary Care

The Direct Doctors Difference

Many docs are moving out of medicine and fewer medical students and residents want to pursue primary care. Medical offices are really struggling to fill their existing medical assistant, nurse and secretarial roles because of changes in the workforce and vaccine mandates.

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STATEMENT RELEASE: Doctors for America Condemns RFK Jr.’s Gutting of Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices

Doctors for America

The ACIP is a nonpartisan, science-based advisory group within the CDC that develops recommendations on vaccine use for the U.S. Secretary Kennedy has repeatedly demonstrated a refusal to follow scientific evidence and has consistently spread misinformation to undermine public trust in vaccines. population.

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Optimizing Nutrition in Aging: A Podcast with Anna Pleet, Elizabeth Eckstrom, and Emily Johnston

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary What is a healthy diet and how much does it really matter that we try to eat one as we age? That’s the topic of this week’s podcast with three amazing guests: Anna Pleet, Elizabeth Eckstrom, and Emily Johnston. Emily Johnston is a registered dietitian, nutrition researcher, and Assistant professor at NYU.

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STATEMENT RELEASE: Doctors for America’s FDA Task Force Dismayed by Kennedy Testimony

Doctors for America

It is incredibly alarming that in his first time testifying before the HELP Committee since taking the oath of office, Secretary Kennedy chose to defend the dismantling of our nation’s public health agencies and engage in false rhetoric around vaccine safety and efficacy. Kennedy Jr.

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2024 Summer Pinecones E-Newsletter -- ADVOCACY News

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

Addressing Medical Student Debt – High student loan debt accumulates during residency training, a period during which new doctors earn barely enough to pay for ordinary living expenses (about $60,000 per year), let alone pay back their student loans. Here in Maine the "shorter" Legislative Session was quite full!