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Gun deaths, injuries spike following gun shows; patients skeptical of link between firearm ownership, suicide risk
When gun shows were held in Nevada, a state with some of the least restrictive gun laws in the country, gun-related deaths and injuries in neighboring California spiked by nearly 70% for at least the next two weeks.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/24/2.htm
24 Oct 2017
Osteoporosis treatment often not started after hip fracture in elderly patients, study finds
The study found a continuous decline in starting osteoporosis treatment after hip fracture from 2004 to 2015, as well as a clinically meaningful reduction in rate of subsequent nonvertebral fracture in patients who did begin treatment versus those who did not.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/24/4.htm
24 Jul 2018
Human Diagnosis Project named semifinalist in MacArthur Foundation competition
Human Dx, supported by the American College of Physicians and several other medical societies and boards, will deliver an open, online system that provides public health and safety net institutions access to subspecialty medical expertise, helping to close a critical gap in access for uninsured patients.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/02/28/6.htm
28 Feb 2017
ACP issues comprehensive statement on U.S. immigration policy
The statement details ACP's opposition to discrimination, religious tests, refugee bans, and denial of entry to persons with legal visas and expresses grave concerns about the implications of the recent executive order on medical education, access to health care services, public health, and families.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/02/07/2.htm
7 Feb 2017
Getting to the new normal
A new way of conducting office visits in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic seems frightening at first, but the precautions taken instill in patients confidence that they are safe visiting their doctor.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/06/getting-to-the-new-normal.htm
1 Jun 2020
‘Gold standard’ underused for substance misuse
While effective medications to treat opioid addiction are available in primary care, few physicians prescribe buprenorphine or naltrexone, and few would obtain the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) waiver to prescribe buprenorphine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/11/gold-standard-underused-for-substance-misuse.htm
1 Nov 2020
Those lost
A physician recounts colleagues she lost to physician suicide in her seven-year career as an attending hospitalist physician.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/09/those-lost.htm
1 Sep 2019
ACP, agencies work to prioritize primary care
ACP has advocated for and in some cases been directly involved in advising on or developing efforts to reform primary care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/11/acp-agencies-work-to-prioritize-primary-care.htm
1 Nov 2021
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/10/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Oct 2020
ACP updates policy recommendations on firearm injuries, deaths
Among other recommendations, ACP supports appropriate regulation of the purchase of legal firearms, consistent with the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Second Amendment.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/30/1.htm
30 Oct 2018