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Evaluating alcohol use in ‘Dry January’

With the pandemic's effects on drinking as a backdrop, public health initiatives like “Dry January” may be enticing to patients who want to pause their drinking and examine their habits.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/01/evaluating-alcohol-use-in-dry-january.htm
1 Jan 2022

Health equity: The finish line

Repairing multiple layers within systems is fundamental in changing policy and involves advocacy at the individual level and at the professional society level.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/04/health-equity-the-finish-line.htm
1 Apr 2023

Studies look at COVID-19 vaccine boosters; ACP, Annals forum tackles challenging clinical questions

Two Israeli studies showed that vaccine boosters reduced rates of infection and severe disease. Experts gathered for the seventh ACP and Annals of Internal Medicine virtual forum on COVID-19. The FDA authorized a monoclonal antibody for pre-exposure prophylaxis in certain patients.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/12/14/1.htm
14 Dec 2021

Latest COVID-19 articles focus on test accuracy, racial issues

Recent research offered differing estimates of the risk of false negatives in testing for SARS-CoV-2, and physicians urged action against racism and racial disparities.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/16/1.htm
16 Jun 2020

Can medical practices provide vaccine incentives?

During the COVID-19 public health emergency, clinicians and organizations can temporarily offer incentives to get people vaccinated without violating federal anti-kickback statutes if certain safeguards are met.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/10/can-medical-practices-provide-vaccine-incentives.htm
1 Oct 2021

Why physicians must speak out about social inequity

ACP's Vice President of Membership and International Programs, Philip A. Masters, MD, FACP, discusses why physicians must speak out on issues related to social inequities.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/14/6.htm
14 Jul 2020

Latest COVID-19 research details local vaccine reactions, ineffective outpatient treatments

A case series described delayed skin reactions to vaccination, and randomized trials indicated that ivermectin, azithromycin, and convalescent plasma didn't help mildly ill patients. Several studies focused on the increase in alcohol use during the pandemic.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/09/1.htm
9 Mar 2021

ACP, others issue call to action on firearms injuries, deaths

Policy recommendations from the American College of Physicians and other physician and public health groups include comprehensive criminal background checks for all firearm purchases.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/13/1.htm
13 Aug 2019

Leadership Day offers advocacy in action

An in-person Leadership Day let ACP members meet their elected officials and advocate for internal medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/07/leadership-day-offers-advocacy-in-action.htm
1 Jul 2022

ACP releases policy to address disparities, discrimination in health care

ACP lays out a framework that confronts the various, interconnected, and compounding aspects of U.S. society that contribute to poorer health outcomes for persons based on their race, ethnicity, religion, and/or cultural identities.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/01/12/1.htm
12 Jan 2021

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