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Episode 155: Antiracism in Medicine Series – Episode 5 – Racism, Power, and Policy: Building the Antiracist Health Systems of the Future

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Understand that collective action and a focus on community, rather than individualism, are most effective in combating racism and achieving health equity. One of the biggest barriers to health equity is the narrow focus on the individual and a failure to see health as a widespread community issue.

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President Biden Gives the Green Light for Significant Marijuana Reform

FDA Law Blog

The president’s first step was a pardon of all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession and a direction to the Attorney General to develop an administrative process to issue certificates of pardon to eligible individuals. HHS has undertaken scientific and medical evaluations of marijuana in recent years.

Medical 105
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Biden Administration Facing Renewed Pressure to Legalize Cannabis

FDA Law Blog

As a reminder, cannabis remains a schedule I substance under the federal Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”), which by definition means it does not have an accepted medical use in treatment in the United States and thus cannot be legally sold or marketed for any purpose. 21 U.S.C. § 812(b)(1). 26, 2022).

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Episode 148: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 4 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 2: Clinical Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Our guests explain how we can incorporate race-conscious medicine in clinical settings, medical education, and biomedical/epidemiological research to responsibly recognize and address the harms of racial inequality. Nwamaka Eneanya and Jennifer Tsai to discuss the limitations and harms of race-based medicine in clinical practice.

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Updates in ID and Nephrology: Lona Mody, Rasheeda Hall, Devika Nair, Sonali Advani

GeriPal

Alex: And we are also delighted to welcome Devika Nair, who is a nephrologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Tennessee Valley VA Healthcare System. That includes many medical specialists, surgical specialists, many specialists and many other disciplines who are on our older adults team. Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal podcast.

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Surely You Must be Kidding, PTO?!? “No, and Don’t Call Me Shirley!” – The Seemingly Slapstick (But Yet Unfunny) World of Recent Patent Term Extension Decisions (PART 1)

FDA Law Blog

Consequently, because both applications were approved at the same time, both applications represent the first permitted commercial marketing or use of the product or the individual active ingredients, as outlined under 35 U.S.C. leave you scratching your head (we’ll call it “Who’s Buried in Grant’s Tomb?”). l 56(c)(4) and 37 C.F.R.

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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. By 2015 that number increased to 4% of US adults. There are a lot of reasons that may explain the massive increase in use of these drugs. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Review. Annals of IM.