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AMPLIFY™ Technology Enhances Prenatal Screening for 22q11.2 Microdeletion

Myriad Genetics

For example, Driscoll (2001) wrote on the benefits of early 22q detection: Couples can opt to pursue diagnostic testing. Mayo Clinic. Genet Med   3 , 14–18 (2001). Such is the case with the 22q11.2 microdeletion syndrome, a relatively common and potentially serious chromosomal abnormality. J Med Genet  1998;  35 : 789–790.

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Full circle.

Reflections of a Grady Doctor

I took the interview there only because it coincided with my interview at The Cleveland Clinic. In 2001, through a connection I made during my chief residency at CWRU, I applied for my dream job at Grady Hospital. What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore— And then run?

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PEMPix 2023 Online Case 2: Walk Softly

PEMBlog

The diagnosis can be made clinically. Clinical Pediatric Dermatology 5 th ed, Elsevier, 2016, 382-401. The Mayo Clinic Experience With Psychogenic Purpura (Gardner-Diamond Syndrome). Am Fam Physician 2001 ; 64:419. This is a viral exanthem caused by Parvovirus B19. References Paller, AS, Mancini, AJ. Gu SL, Jorizzo JL.

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FDA’s Draft Guidance on Externally Controlled Trials Answers Some Questions, Leaves Others Unanswered

FDA Law Blog

Notably, the Draft Guidance states that it is not intended to address other types of external controls, such as using summary-level estimates instead of patient-level data, nor does it discuss the use of external control data to supplement a control arm in a traditional randomized controlled clinical trial. “For stroke).

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Is Hospice Losing Its Way: A Podcast with Ira Byock and Joseph Shega

GeriPal

For others, this piece, while painful to read, gave voice to what they have been feeling over the last decade – hospice has in some ways lost its way in a quest of promoting profit over care. If you are interested in signing the position statement “Core Roles and Responsibilities of Physicians in Hospice Care”, click here. Is it you, Ira?

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The Future of Geriatrics: A Podcast with Jerry Gurwitz, Ryan Chippendale, and Mike Harper

GeriPal

I’ve seen this question come up a lot since finishing fellowship nearly two decades ago. Historically, answers generally lamented the ever increasing need for geriatrics without a corresponding growth in the number of specialists in the field. Mike, welcome to GeriPal. Mike: Great to be here. Alex: We’ll take any Warriors we can get.

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A Podcast on Inhalant Misuse: From Glue to Galaxy Gas

PEMBlog

Well dive into the clinical presentations, including acute and chronic symptoms, the dangers of sudden sniffing death, and the specific risks associated with nitrites, hydrocarbons, and nitrous oxide. Inhalant misuse reported to Americas Poison Centers, 2001-2021. Ganetsky M (ed). Updated February 26, 2024. Accessed January 13, 2025.