Internists, Leading Physician and Public Health Organizations Urge Immediate Action to Prevent Firearm-related Injury and Death

Washington, DC (August 7, 2019) — The American College of Physicians (ACP) and the nation’s leading physician and public health organizations called for policies to reduce firearms-related injuries and deaths in the U.S. in a new call-to-action, “Firearm-Related Injury and Death in the United States: A Call to Action from the Nation’s Leading Physician and Public Health Professional Organizations,” published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Electric fans not safe for relieving the heat when temperatures are high and humidity is low

External URL
https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2747512/effects-electric-fan-use-under-differing-resting-heat-index-conditions

Host a ‘#ProudtobeGIM’ event, apply for grant funding

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https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/06/5.htm

#MeToo Meets Medicine: Philly doctors fight sex harassment, pay gaps by joining Time’s Up Healthcare

External URL
https://www.inquirer.com/business/times-up-healthcare-sexual-harassment-gender-medicine-doctors-nurses-20190803.html
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ACP in the News
Journal Name
The Philadelphia Inquirer

Why Doctors Should Organize

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https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/why-doctors-should-organize
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ACP in the News
Journal Name
The New Yorker

What to Know About Prediabetes, Prehypertension, and Other Prediseases

External URL
https://www.consumerreports.org/medical-conditions/prediabetes-prehypertension-and-other-prediseases/
ACP Lastest Link Type
ACP in the News
Journal Name
Consumer Reports

American College of Physicians reminds adults: Vaccines are not just for children

Nation’s second-largest physician organization is committed to helping raise adult immunization rates, especially among adults with chronic conditions

Philadelphia, July 30, 2019 – During National Immunization Awareness Month in August, the American College of Physicians (ACP) is reminding adults about the importance of vaccinations for protection against many common and serious diseases.

Couldn’t make the ACP Town Hall webinar? Watch a recording of it now

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https://www.acponline.org/acp-newsroom/multimedia/?bclid=782539367001&bctid=6065116458001
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