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Full circle.

Reflections of a Grady Doctor

In 1992, I started at Meharry Medical College--the school that felt right but that I feared attending because, after Tuskegee University, it would be my second historically black college. In 2001, through a connection I made during my chief residency at CWRU, I applied for my dream job at Grady Hospital. Does it stink like rotten meat?

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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. Genet Med   3 , 14–18 (2001). Such is the case with the 22q11.2 microdeletion syndrome, a relatively common and potentially serious chromosomal abnormality. Performance of noninvasive prenatal screening for 22q11.2

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FDA’s Draft Guidance on Externally Controlled Trials Answers Some Questions, Leaves Others Unanswered

FDA Law Blog

Outcomes of interest are more likely to be recorded in clinical records when the events are objective and require immediate medical attention (e.g., This Draft Guidance focuses on the use of patient-level data from other clinical trials or from RWD sources.

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

GeriPal

We also have Joe Shega, who is a hospice physician, and he is a Chief Medical Officer and Vice President at VITAS Healthcare. 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. I’m excited.

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

GeriPal

Alex: Today we’re delighted to welcome Jerry Gurwitz, who is a geriatrician and professor of medicine at the UMass Chan Medical School. I’ve seen this question come up a lot since finishing fellowship nearly two decades ago. Eric: And Alex, who do we have with us today? Jerry, welcome to GeriPal. Jerry: Great to be here.

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A Podcast on Inhalant Misuse: From Glue to Galaxy Gas

PEMBlog

Inhalant misuse reported to Americas Poison Centers, 2001-2021. Its evolved from its medical and industrial applications to a recreational substance with a significant cultural footprint. Its evolved from its medical and industrial applications to a recreational substance with a significant cultural footprint. Ganetsky M (ed).

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RFK Jr. Hires Autism Skeptic To Look Into CDC Autism Data

Physician's Weekly

It led to revocation of the elder Geier’s medical license and disciplinary action for David Geier for practicing medicine without a license. Thimerosal was removed from most vaccines in 2001 as a safety precaution. It’s unclear if he has regained access. It added that “HHS will follow the science — wherever it leads.”