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Understanding the care for older people in rural China: The role of primary care providers as "the third sphere" [Global health]

Annals of Family Medicine

To address this crisis, China has launched the National Essential Public Health Services (NEPHS) program in 2009, which includes several elderly care initiatives. Setting: Community Y is a typical rural community in Northern China with a population of around 3,000 (≥ 50% of the population aged 65 and older).

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Oregon-based medical group Northwest Permanente announces affiliation with The Permanente Medical Group of Northern California

Permanente Medicine

The affiliation between NWP and TPMG strengthens the commitment to high-value, quality-driven care for their patients and communities. Through this affiliation, we will bring cutting-edge IT, virtual care capabilities, and more than 100 specialties and subspecialties to benefit the patients and communities of Oregon and southwest Washington.”

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15 Years Strong: Rare Disease Week’s Remarkable Journey of Support

FDA Law Blog

Sasinowski — In 2009 — 15 years ago — the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) announced the first U.S. In 2009 I served as Chair of NORD and through the hard work of countless colleagues we inaugurated the first Rare Disease Day. By Frank J. recognition of Rare Disease Day.

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The Most Engaging Decision You’ll Read All Year – Five Stars

FDA Law Blog

Koblitz — You know a court decision is going to be worth reading when the judges compare FDA’s regulatory governance of flavored e-cigarettes to a Shakespearean gaslighting. By David B. Clissold & Sara W. But administrative law does not turn on such infinitesimal possibilities.”

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Gabapentinoids – Gabapentin and Pregabalin: Tasce Bongiovanni, Donovan Maust and Nisha Iyer

GeriPal

This long and sordid history of gabapentin and pregabalin is beautifully described in Seth Landefeld and Mike Steinman 2009 NEJM editorial. And so there are fewer opioids going out into the community, and we’re decreasing this risk of opioid use disorder, and all of the other things that have contributed to the opioid crisis.

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Demystifying the Role of HHS and ASPE in Guiding Federal Aging Policy and Priorities with Dr. Tisamarie Sherry

GeriPal

For the policy buffs and policy newbies out there, we hope this podcast is an essential primer to government in action. How HHS and ASPE solicit input from clinicians, community leaders, and older adults and how much it impacts policy decisions (spoiler alert: this involvement is CRUCIAL). We talk about: . Lona: Absolutely.

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

GeriPal

Usually I don’t put a lot of background on this podcast, but I got to … in November of 2022, Ava Kofman, along with ProPublica, published … well I won’t want to say great, published an article in The New Yorker that I think it was divisive in the hospice and palliative care community. Now it’s 70%.

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