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Pain Management Trajectories in Parkinson’s Disease

Physician's Weekly

Opioid initiation continued to rise over time and stayed elevated across all classes in the PD group compared to controls. Investigators concluded that individuals with PD experienced a higher incidence of moderate to severe pain demanding opioid-class analgesics. compared to 31.2% in those without PD.

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FDA’s Draft Guidance on Externally Controlled Trials Answers Some Questions, Leaves Others Unanswered

FDA Law Blog

The Draft Guidance recommends that, where possible, the outcome should be assessed by individuals blinded to treatment status, which may require re-adjudication of externally controlled data. Sponsors should also propose additional analyses to evaluate the comparability between the trial arms for important covariates.

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Episode 240: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series – Episode 17 – ‘Just’ Births: Reproductive Justice & Black/Indigenous Maternal Health Equity

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Kozhimannil—the Distinguished McKnight University Professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management at the University of Minnesota and Director of the Rural Health Research Center. She urges us to recognize that maternal mortality changes the life trajectories of individuals and communities. link] Kenneth J, Okun T.

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A Podcast on Inhalant Misuse: From Glue to Galaxy Gas

PEMBlog

Learn how to recognize and manage cases in the emergency department, ask the right questions to uncover inhalant use, and provide critical resources for prevention and support. Formulate effective strategies for identifying, managing, and preventing inhalant misuse in pediatric patients. References Perry H, Burns MM. Ganetsky M (ed).

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

GeriPal

I think some individuals thought there was cherry-picking of stories that made it seem like hospice is this bad thing, that it’s taking advantage of vulnerable individuals and it didn’t talk enough about the good things that hospice does. How many patients is my hospice nurse case manager responsible for on any given day?

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Marijuana: Top Ten Reasons for Descheduling, Rescheduling or Not

FDA Law Blog

Not surprisingly, then-presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson, DEA Administrator from 2001 to 2003, did not sign the letter. The letter is signed by six former DEA administrators and five former Directors of National Drug Policy. The earliest tenured is John Bartels, who served as Administrator from 1973 to 1975.

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Trump Whacks Agency That Makes the Nation’s Health Care Safer

Physicians News Digest

But neither Kennedy nor President Donald Trump have explained why individual agencies such as AHRQ were targeted for cuts or indicated whether any of their work would continue. He and Harvard colleague Celeste Royce have sued AHRQ, HHS , and the Office of Personnel Management over removal of the article. Despite spending $1.9