May 2010
Congress Fails to Avert Medicare Payment Cut Scheduled for June 1
(5/28/2010, 4:45 p.m.)
AAFP Executive Committee Says 'No' to Further Medicare Payment Patches Unless They Meet Academy Criteria
(5/28/2010, 12:55 p.m.)
Organizations Unite in Calling on Congress to Act on Medicare Payment Cut Now
(5/26/2010, 5:00 p.m.)
TransforMED Rolls Out New Product to Support Solo, Small Practices
(5/26/2010, 4:50 p.m.)
AAFP, Others Defend USPSTF, Breast Cancer Screening Recs in Letter to HHS
(5/26/2010, 3:30 p.m.)
Geisinger Health System Reports That PCMH Model Improves Quality, Lowers Costs
(5/26/2010, 2:30 p.m.)
Candidates Vie for AAFP Leadership Positions
(5/26/2010, 1:40 p.m.)
Could Pay-For-Performance Worsen Health Care Disparities?
(5/26/2010, 11:10 a.m.)
High Percentage of Docs Use FOBT Inappropriately, Study Finds
(5/25/2010, 6:50 p.m.)
Youth Sports Coalition Calls for Uniform Examination Process for Student Athletes
(5/25/2010, 5:05 p.m.)
Tenure Does Not Guarantee Salary in U.S. Medical Schools
(5/24/2010, 2:30 p.m.)
Academy Rallies Support for Medicare Payment Measure
(5/20/2010, 3:25 p.m.)
AAFP President Points Out Importance of Funding Primary Care Programs to Success of Health Care Reform Legislation
(5/19/2010, 3:45 p.m.)
Combined M.D./M.P.H. Programs Give Future Physicians Individual, Population Perspectives, Say Educators
(5/19/2010, 3:40 p.m.)
Congressional Conference Speakers Say Health Care Reform Efforts Just Starting
(5/18/2010, 5:30 p.m.)
FDA Conducting Company-wide Investigation of McNeil Consumer Healthcare
(5/18/2010, 5:25 p.m.)
FDA Tells Docs to Resume Rotavirus Vaccinations
(5/17/2010, 3:05 p.m.)
Medical Schools Struggle to Provide Ample Training in Nutrition, Obesity Prevention
(5/17/2010, 8:55 a.m.)
Residencies Seek to Boost Training in Obesity Management, Lifestyle Issues
(5/17/2010, 8:50 a.m.)
Early Study Results Show AIM-HI Can Help Patients Make, Sustain Lifestyle Changes
(5/17/2010, 8:45 a.m.)
When It Comes to Losing Weight, Surgery Is 'Not the Ultimate Solution'
(5/17/2010, 8:40 a.m.)
Fad Diets: Weighing Short-term Gains Against Long-term Harms?
(5/17/2010, 8:35 a.m.)
Getting Paid for Obesity, Overweight Services
(5/17/2010, 8:30 a.m.)
Properly Framing Conversations About Healthy Patient Lifestyles Is Key to Success
(5/17/2010, 8:25 a.m.)
Support Patients Find in Group Visits Enhances Outcomes
(5/17/2010, 8:20 a.m.)
Overcoming, Preventing Childhood Obesity Is a Family Affair
(5/17/2010, 8:15 a.m.)
FPs Can Guide Patients to Healthier Living
(5/17/2010, 8:10 a.m.)
Federal Government Takes Bigger Role in Combating Obesity
(5/17/2010, 8:05 a.m.)
Videos Provide FPs Guidance on Encouraging Patients to Live Healthier Lifestyles
(5/17/2010, 8:00 a.m.)
An AAFP Member and Staff Members Tell of Their Journeys to Healthier Lifestyles
(5/17/2010, 8:00 a.m.)
Encouraging Healthy Lifestyles Toolkit
(5/17/2010, 8:00 a.m.)
Family Physicians Play Major Role in Preventing, Treating Obesity, Say Experts
(5/17/2010, 8:00 a.m.)
U.S. Surgeon General Lays Out Goals, Priorities of Anti-Obesity Campaign
(5/17/2010, 8:00 a.m.)
Supplements, Vitamins Focus of New Content on FamilyDoctor.org
(5/14/2010, 2:45 p.m.)
Direct Patient Care Is Only Small Part of Primary Care Physician's Day
(5/12/2010, 3:00 p.m.)
FDA Seeks Docs' Help in Cracking Down on Misleading Drug Promotions
(5/12/2010, 1:15 p.m.)
CDC Updates Recommendations for MMRV Vaccination
(5/12/2010, 11:45 a.m.)
Payment Systems Fail to Recognize Long-Term Effects of Primary Care, Says Graham Center Director
(5/12/2010, 10:55 a.m.)
Primary Care Physicians Face Ethical Conflicts With Religious Hospitals, Study Finds
(5/11/2010, 4:10 p.m.)
For Practices Large and Small, Here's Good News About the Patient-Centered Medical Home
(5/10/2010, 3:40 p.m.)
Ask Me 3 Shows No Effect on Communication in NRN Study
(5/10/2010, 3:20 p.m.)
Board Representation, Consumer Alliance Program Hot Topics at NCSC
(5/6/2010, 7:30 p.m.)
NCSC Delegates Back Measures to Ease Education Debt, Retain New Physicians
(5/5/2010, 6:10 p.m.)
AAFP Leaders Answer Member Questions on the AAFP and Health Care Reform Legislation
(5/5/2010, 5:30 p.m.)
Delegates Back Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy
(5/5/2010, 5:00 p.m.)
Payment Reform Required to Support, Sustain PCMH, Expert Says
(5/5/2010, 4:35 p.m.)
FDA Forces Manufacturer to Recall Infusion Pumps
(5/5/2010, 12:00 p.m.)
McNeil Recalls Children's, Infants' Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, Zyrtec
(5/4/2010, 5:10 p.m.)
NCSC Delegates Choose New Leaders
(5/4/2010, 2:45 p.m.)
FDA Conducting Safety Review of Certain Prostate Cancer Drugs
(5/4/2010, 10:45 a.m.)
