Philadelphia, March 29, 2017 --  Annals of Internal Medicine and the American College of Physicians (ACP) will honor Gustaf Edgren, MD, PhD, and John N. Mafi, MD, MPH, with Junior Investigator Recognition Awards at Internal Medicine Meeting 2017, ACP’s annual scientific meeting in San Diego from March 30-April 1.

Washington (March 28, 2017) President Trump’s executive order on climate change will have a devastating impact on public health, said the American College of Physicians (ACP) today.  President Trump signed an executive order directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to roll back the major ways that the U.S. is combatting air pollution.

Internists say substance use disorders related to illicit and prescription drugs, including opioids, are chronic medical conditions treatable through public and individual health interventions

Washington, March 28, 2017 -- Excessive administrative tasks in health care have serious adverse consequences for physicians and their patients, said the American College of Physicians (ACP) today in a paper published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.  “Putting Patients First by Reducing Administrative Tasks in Healthcare” presents a framework to analyze administrative tasks and determine whether tasks may need to be challenged, revised or eliminated entirely.

Philadelphia, March 27, 2017 -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) will honor six chief residents as winners of the Herbert S. Waxman Chief Resident Teaching Scholarships at Internal Medicine Meeting 2017, the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Physicians. The 2017 chief resident awardees are: