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The Top 5 Minor Ailments and Pharmacist Management in Ontario: Attachment and Primary Care [Prescribing and pharmacotherapeutics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Minor ailments (MAs) are health conditions that can be managed with low prescribed treatment and/or self-care strategies. Objective: This study aims to identify and describe the characteristics of recipients of the five MAs most commonly managed by pharmacists. 1.58]; flu/COVID-19 vaccination: 1.69 [1.68-1.70]).

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Key Bills in the 2025 Legislative Session AAFP is Watching Closely

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

HB 2 – Vaccine Consent What’s in the Bill: Sponsored by Rep. Under current law, minors aged 14 or older are permitted to consent to vaccines (excluding the Covid Vaccine) for themselves without parental consent. Here’s a brief overview of the key pieces of legislation that AAFP is diligently monitoring.

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Episode 236: ARM Episode 16 – Live from SGIM: Best of Antiracism Research at the Society of General Internal Medicine’s 2022 Annual Meeting

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Dr. Valtis is a 4th year Med-Peds Resident at Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital, and his research focuses on race and the utilization of security responses in the inpatient hospital setting. Race and the Utilization of Security Responses in a Hospital Setting. His team found that 1.5% Orlando, FL.

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Frailty Triples Odds of More Severe RSV Illness

Physician's Weekly

Most patients (71.0%) had received the current season’s RSV vaccine. Incorporating Frailty in RSV Management The findings demonstrate that frailty represents “a significant factor influencing adverse outcomes in older adults hospitalized with RSV infection ,” Dr. Andrew and colleagues wrote. “The Additionally, 63.8%

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and related factors among primary health care workers in a district of Istanbul: A cross-sectional study from Turkey

BMJ

Introductory article to İkİIşik H, Sezerol MA, Taşçı Y, et alCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and related factors among primary healthcare workers in a district of Istanbul: a cross-sectional study from TurkeyFamily Medicine and Community Health 2022;10:e001430. 29% (n=86) of the participants were undecided about getting vaccinated.

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CMS Final Medicaid Drug Rebate Rule Details New Misclassification Penalties and Numerous Other Changes

FDA Law

Another rejected proposal was a definition of “vaccine” (vaccines are exempt from Medicaid rebates), which would have limited this term to a product that is administered prophylactically – i.e., to prevent rather than treat a disease. The three years runs from the last day of the quarter from the state invoice postmark date.

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Communication

Mere Mortal MD

When he expressed exasperation yesterday over having to know all the different types of hepatitis viruses and vaccines, I asked “Why are you having to learn about bloodborne pathogens? I remember once having a patient with severe aphasia who did all the financial management for her household.

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