Statement from Leading Medical, Health and Patient Advocacy Groups on CDC Vaccine Meeting
Dec. 5, 20205— “We are deeply alarmed by the actions taken this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The apparent goal of this meeting was to sow doubt in vaccines rather than advance sound vaccine policy, and we will all pay a price for that.
ACP: new federal changes to student loan forgiveness programs and loan limits threaten physician pipeline, patient access
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https://www.acponline.org/advocacy/acp-advocate/archive/december-5-2025/acp-new-federal-changes-to-student-loan-forgiveness-programs-and-loan-limits-threaten-the-physician
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ACP Advocate
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ACP is advocating against a new final rule on the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program that will restrict program eligibility for certain nonprofit employers.
ACP encourages adults to get vaccinated during National Influenza Vaccination Week
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https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2025/12/02/5.htm
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I.M. Matters Weekly
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ACP urges all eligible adults to receive their flu shot for the 2025-2026 season to protect themselves and their communities.
Health & Public Policy Committee Meeting
Location: Washington DC
Contact: JD Hamm
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Medical Practice and Quality Committee Meeting
Location: Washington DC
Contact: Jireh Wiggins
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Clinical Skills Committee Meeting
Contact: Colleen Poole
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Continuing the Mission: Obesity Grants Exchange
Location: ACP Headquarters Philadelphia Pa
Contact: Kelley Gordon
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Clinical Skills Committee Meeting- Virtual
Contact: Colleen Poole
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Corticosteroid use does not appear to increase infectious complications in non-COVID-19 pneumonia
External URL
https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-25-03055
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Annals of Internal Medicine
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In severe pneumonia and ARDS, adjunct corticosteroids probably reduce short-term mortality. In severe pneumonia, they may reduce secondary shock. In both conditions, corticosteroids may have little or no effect on hospital-acquired infections.