Health of the Public
Treatment of Depression in Adults Should Consider Children, Say Researchers
NRC/IOM Report Urges Physicians to Focus on Family
(07/01/2009)
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Physicians and other health professionals who treat adults with depression also should consider the effects of the illness on their patients' children, according to a new report from the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine.
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2009 AMA House Adopts Proposals to Help Clinicians Identify, Track Tobacco Users
Delegates Come Out Against Obesity as Disability
(06/26/2009)
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By adopting recommendations in an AMA Board of Trustees report considered during the 2009 annual meeting of the AMA House of Delegates, delegates threw their support behind the concepts -- if not the precise modalities -- embodied in a resolution introduced by the AAFP and the American Academy of Pediatrics, or AAP, last year that dealt with finding ways to capture information about patients' tobacco use from patients and urge them to quit.
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2009 House of Delegates
AMA Rejects Call for More Research on Vaccine Link to Autism, Reaffirms Immunization Policies
(06/26/2009)
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There's no need for more research into a possible link between vaccines and autism. But there is a continuing need for support of ongoing research into the true etiology of autism and its treatment. And physicians should continue to take a lead role in extolling the benefits of vaccines to health policymakers and the public.
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Trust for America's Health
H1N1 Outbreak Shows Flaws in Pandemic Preparedness, Says Report
(06/10/2009)
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A new report from the Trust for America's Health gives U.S. public health officials high marks for communication, coordination and ability to adapt to a rapidly changing situation during the recent outbreak of novel H1N1 influenza, but the report also says the outbreak revealed that the nation's public health capacity would be overwhelmed by a more severe or widespread outbreak.
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Significant Proportion of Americans Experience Problems With Care Coordination, Survey Finds
(05/27/2009)
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More than four in 10 Americans have experienced at least minor problems with coordinating care among different physicians, and one in six has had "major problems" coordinating health care services. That's according to a new survey issued by the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Harvard School of Public Health and National Public Radio.
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Academy Resources Encourage Dialogue About Fitness
Free Children's Book, DVD Headed to 36,000 Members
(05/13/2009)
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The AAFP is distributing a children's book and DVD this month to 36,000 active members and more than 450 residency programs. The waiting room materials are intended to encourage patients to talk to their family physicians about fitness and increase patient counseling. The end goal is to reduce childhood obesity.
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FDA Rule
Label Changes Coming for OTC Pain, Fever Medications
(05/12/2009)
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The FDA has issued a final rule in the April 29 Federal Register that requires manufacturers of OTC pain relievers and fever reducers to include organ-specific warnings about potential safety risks on the medications' labels. The new labeling requirements will take effect within a year and are designed to inform consumers about the risk of severe liver damage when using acetaminophen and the risk of stomach bleeding when using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, such as aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen and ketoprofen.
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FDA Links Hydroxycut Weight Loss Supplements to Liver Damage
Manufacturer Recalls More Than a Dozen Products
(05/06/2009)
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The FDA is warning consumers to stop using many Hydroxycut weight loss products because they can cause liver and other serious health problems, possibly leading to death.
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NRC/IOM Report
Family Physicians Can Help Prevent Mental, Emotional Disorders in Young People
(04/29/2009)
AARP Surveys Detail Patient and Caregiver Dissatisfaction With Chronic Care
Recommendations for Improvement Focus on Medical Home Principles
(04/22/2009)
Study Documents Recent Surge in Number of Medically Disenfranchised Americans
Improving Primary Care Infrastructure is Key to Solving Problem
(04/08/2009)
Primary Care Docs Need to 'Step Up' Their Health Behavior Talks With Teens, Says Study
Building Trust Relationships Is Key
(03/27/2009)
North Dakota Flooding Disaster Imminent
Heart to Heart International Needs Physician Volunteers
(03/27/2009)
AAFP News Now
Epperly Tells House Committees of Primary Care's Critical Importance
As We See It: Voices From the AAFP (Members Only)
Guest Opinion: Help Shape Health Care's Future (Members Only)
Letter: Communication Key to Providing Medical Home (Members Only)
Expert Links PCMH to Reducing Hospital Readmissions
Health of the Public
FP Leaders Urge ACGME to Avoid More Limits on Residents' Duty Hours









