The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today is requiring safety labeling changes for a class of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones to strengthen the warnings about the risks of mental health side effects and serious blood sugar disturbances, and make these warnings more consistent across the...
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FDA updates warnings for fluoroquinolone antibiotics on risks of mental health and low blood sugar adverse reactions
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The EveryONE Project Neighborhood Navigator
As part of a continued commitment to help our members address social determinants of health (SDOH) at point of care, the AAFP’s EveryONE Project offers tools for ...
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Six Building Blocks: A Team-Based Approach to Improving Opioid Management in Primary Care
Most patients taking opioids for chronic pain are managed by primary care providers and their staff. Many practices are looking for help in managing their patients using chronic opioid therapy. To meet this need, AHRQ funded the Six...
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Lung Cancer Screening: A Clinician’s Checklist
This checklist was developed to help clinicians meet the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) criteria for a lung cancer screening counseling and shared decisionmaking visit. All of the criteria listed below must be met for the screening to be covered as a preventive service...
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Intimate Partner Violence Screening
Nearly 1 in 6 pregnant women in the U.S. have been abused by a partner.
Women who experience intimate partner violence prior to and during pregnancy are at increased risk of low maternal weight gains, infections, high blood pressure and are more likely to...
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Acute Flaccid Myelitis Investigation
- CDC is concerned about AFM, a serious condition that causes weakness in the arms or legs.
- From August 2014 through August 2018, CDC has received information on a total of 362 cases of AFM across the US; most of the cases continue to occur in children.
- Even with an...
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Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines
Groups Recommended for Vaccination
- Routine annual influenza vaccination is recommended for all persons aged ≥6 months who do not have contraindications.
- A licensed, age-appropriate influenza vaccine (IIV, RIV4, or LAIV4) should be used. Consult package information for age...
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Making Sense of Probiotics and Prebiotics – What We Know, Have Yet to Learn
They are everywhere – foods and supplements containing bacteria that claim to improve your gut health and overall wellness. Can these bacteria improve your digestion, boost your immune system and even combat disease?
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Patient Education Resources from the CDC
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"CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate...
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