Folic Acid/Zinc Supplements Fail to Boost Fertility in Men
Dietary supplementation with folic acid and zinc does not improve fertility in men and may produce unwanted gastrointestinal symptoms, new research has found. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - January 23, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Survey Reveals Common Misconceptions About Flu, Vaccination
Millennials and African Americans are more likely than other groups to skip their annual flu vaccines, according to the results of a survey commissioned by the AAFP. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - January 22, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Advanced APM Bonuses Hit New Snag: Missing Payee Data
CMS is asking qualifying alternative payment model participants who are still owed advanced APM bonuses for performance year 2017 to verify their payment data by Feb. 28. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - January 22, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Study Shows Ways to Effectively Manage Electronic Messages
Two dozen primary care physicians, including several family physicians, share techniques and strategies for electronic messaging and inbox management in a new study. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - January 21, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Study: FM Residencies Need More Telehealth Training
Armed with survey results that show many residencies use telehealth infrequently, researchers say family medicine residents need more training in telehealth services. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - January 21, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
AAFP Warns of More Harm in Scope-of-Practice Executive Order
In a recent letter, the AAFP said an executive order expanding scope of practice would disrupt team-based primary care in potentially harmful ways. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - January 21, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
CDC Issues Advisory on Elevated Influenza Activity
The CDC recently released a Health Alert Network advisory to notify physicians that influenza activity nationally remains high, primarily due to heightened circulation of influenza B/Victoria viruses. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - January 16, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
The EveryONE Project Unveils Implicit Bias Training Guide
The EveryONE Project from the AAFP has introduced its Implicit Bias Training Guide to promote awareness among primary care physicians and their practice teams. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - January 15, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Nonpharmacologic Therapies Can Improve Chronic Pain Outcomes
A review of military health records has found that veterans who received nonpharmacologic therapies to manage chronic pain are less likely than those who did not to experience long-term adverse outcomes. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - January 15, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
PAMA Laboratory Reporting Delay a Win for AAFP
In a move the Academy has advocated for months, Congress has mandated a one-year delay for required reporting of clinical laboratory data. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - January 14, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Med Student Leader Helps Peers Find Family Medicine Path
Mentors led Chase Mussard to family medicine. Now the East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine student strives to do the same for others. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - January 13, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
ACP Guideline Addresses Age-related Low Testosterone
The AAFP has endorsed the American College of Physicians ' clinical practice guideline on treating adult men with age-related low testosterone, which recommends initiating testosterone treatment only for those experiencing sexual dysfunction. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - January 13, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
AAFP Guides Agencies Away From Alternative Payment Roadblocks
In letters to CMS and HHS ' Office of the Inspector General, the Academy counseled regulators to make sure self-referral rules do not hinder practice transformation through new payment models. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - January 9, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Study: Misuse of Certain Nonopioid Analgesics on the Rise
Research suggests that as the number of prescriptions written for opioids has dropped, there has been a corresponding rise in the use of nonopioid medications such as gabapentin and baclofen to treat certain types of pain. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - January 9, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Health Equity Fellow Targets Obesity in Clinic, Community
AAFP Health Equity Fellow Keisha Harvey, M.D., has embarked on a broad campaign to address obesity with efforts in physician offices and throughout the community. (Source: AAFP News)
Source: AAFP News - January 6, 2020 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
