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Navigating the Quademic: Clinical Differentiation of Influenza, RSV, COVID-19, and Norovirus in Pediatric Emergency Care

PEMBlog

Diagnostic Costs : COVID-19 rapid tests: $100-$300 (higher for multiplex panels) Risk Stratification : Children with chronic illnesses such as obesity, diabetes, or immunosuppression are at increased risk for severe disease. MMWR Recomm Rep 2003; 52:1. Clin Microbiol Infect 2003; 9:247. References Boktor SW, Hafner JW.

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PEMPix 2023 Online Case 3: The Only Thing We Have to Fear

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However for preterm newbown with more severe illness, systemic antibiotics along with intravenous immunoglobulins may be necessary. Suggested diagnostic criteria include skin rash with generalized macular erythema and, in the absence of another known disease process, one of the following: Fever (rectal temperature of >38.0°C)

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Drugs Companies Clap Back at Congress…Then Get Sued

FDA Law Blog

As Abbvie wrote: “While your letter refers to ‘sham’ patents and concerns about ‘abusing the patent system,’ the FTC’s letter makes no assertions that these patents were ill-gotten or are otherwise illegitimate. Rather, the FTC questioned whether these patents meet the statutory and regulatory criteria for listing in the Orange Book.

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Palliative Care in India: M.R. Rajagopal

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And in 2003, I formed Pallium India with several colleagues with the national agenda, because still then the growth was mostly conveyed to Kerala and a couple of metropolitan cities. And we actually found that when she was really terminally ill, she had a cancer that was potentially curable if treated early, it was not.

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The Roots of Palliative Care: Michael Kearney, Sue Britton, and Justin Sanders

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I have felt as I’ve come through this field over the last, I guess 2003 is when I realized I wanted to be a palliative care doctor. The second is an idea that Michael and Balfour Mount were really, I think, instrumental in articulating, which is this idea that healing is possible through the course of serious illness.

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FDA Approves First State Drug Importation Program Under 20-Year-Old Statute, But High Hurdles Remain

FDA Law Blog

After its enactment in 2003, successive administrations thwarted its implementation by declining to certify to Congress that importation will pose no additional risk to public health and safety and will result in a significant reduction in cost to American consumers, as the statute requires.