The Clinical Problem Solvers

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

She completed medical school at Texas Tech University Health Science Center. She is pursuing a career in hospital medicine and is interested in medical education and diagnostic clinical reasoning. Kumfer is a third year resident at the University of North Carolina Internal Medicine Residency.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

JUNE 15, 2022

She decided to pursue medicine and went to medical school at Rutgers NJMS and is completing her MPH from Johns Hopkins. She has served as the Program Director for the Duke Internal Medicine Residency since 2009, a job she considers to be both the best job ever and a continuous welcome challenge! in Human Biology, Health & Society.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

JANUARY 18, 2021

Harvard Medical School Primary Care Blog. Creating a segregated medical profession: African American physicians and organized medicine, 1846-1910. Creating a segregated medical profession: African American physicians and organized medicine, 1846-1910. 2009 Jun;101(6):501-12. 2009 Jun;101(6):513-27. Medical Care.

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Medical Xpress

MAY 9, 2023

In the study, patients with a history of multiple concussions reported greater cognitive, sleep, and neuropsychiatric symptoms, but not migraine symptoms. This important distinction may help guide decision-making regarding patient monitoring and return to play.

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2022

As of earlier this year , 37 states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for medical use and 19 states and the District of Columbia have legalized cannabis for adult recreational use. HHS has undertaken scientific and medical evaluations of marijuana in recent years.

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Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Unionized health care workers earned better pay and received better non-cash benefits, with little difference in their work hours when compared to non-unionized workers, according to a new study, "Trends in Labor Unionization Among US Health Care Workers, 2009-2021," published on December 27, 2022 in JAMA.

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Medical Xpress

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Aotearoa New Zealand's bold plan to introduce a smokefree generation by prohibiting the sale of smoked tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009, has attracted international acclaim.

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StorytellERdoc

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

What started as a small adventure and challenge from my writing group, with my first posting on November 19, 2009, turned into quite an amazing ride throughout the literary and social media world. The number of friends I met was staggering. I received recognition and awards. I won prizes.

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FDA Law Blog

AUGUST 2, 2022

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). CRCC Letter, 3.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

DECEMBER 16, 2020

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. These factors include a high-protein diet, muscle mass, creatinine generation, and certain medications. link] Tsai J.

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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This of course, make sense—after decades of experience implementing the Hatch-Waxman, Congress and FDA had learned a few new tricks by 2009/2010. FDA replied that its definition of strength including concentration was clear even in 2009. mg) and the concentration (e.g., mg/mL) for liquid parenteral drug products.

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

By Dara Katcher Levy — Yesterday, FDA published a new Draft Guidance, “ Communications from Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of Approved/Cleared Medical Products Questions and Answers ” (SIUU Guidance or Draft Guidance).

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PEMBlog

MAY 11, 2023

And what about the J-Tip, a device that uses pressurized gas to send medication into the subcutaneous portion of the skin – deeper than topical anesthetics? There is inconclusive evidence that it’s better than placebo for IVs too – it may help… ( see Auerbach, 2009 ). 2009 May;16(5):388-93.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

No medication exposures. The rash had since evolved into full-body erythroderma sparing the palmar and plantar surfaces. He continued to have normal wet diapers and green-seedy stools without blood or mucus. There were no measured fevers at home or known sick contacts. Mom was GBS negative. Lancet (London, England), 351(9116), 1614–1619.

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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

From 1997 to 2003, Dr. Unger served as a medical officer, team leader, and subsequently branch chief in FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (“CBER”). Dr. Unger transitioned to the Office of Drug Evaluation-I in 2009, and became its Director in 2012.

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FDA Law Blog

AUGUST 12, 2024

As with other FDA-regulated products, such as human drugs and medical devices, the “regulatory review period” is composed of a “testing phase” and a “review phase.” In February 2010, an oral formulation of BRAVECTO, a medication to treat and prevent fleas and tick infestation in dogs, was the subject of an INAD submitted to the Agency.

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FDA Law Blog

MAY 3, 2021

DEA seeks to prevent, detect and eliminate the diversion of controlled pharmaceuticals while ensuring their availability for legitimate medical, scientific and industrial purposes. The CSA establishes classifications for drugs based on their potential for abuse relative to their legitimate medical use. 21 U.S.C. §

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 13, 2022

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. Rasheeda, welcome to GeriPal.

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FDA Law Blog

MAY 3, 2021

DEA seeks to prevent, detect and eliminate the diversion of controlled pharmaceuticals while ensuring their availability for legitimate medical, scientific and industrial purposes. The CSA establishes classifications for drugs based on their potential for abuse relative to their legitimate medical use. 21 U.S.C. §

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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Our last two PTE-related posts concerned the issues of: (1) multiple PTEs—a topic we blogged on in 2020 , but that we have been following since the very early days of the FDA Law Blog in 2008 and 2009 (see our previous posts here , here , and here )—and (2) the Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act (“IRTNMTA”)—a topic we blogged (..)

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied: We started with 29,620 deliveries at IHC between May 1, 2009, and May 31, 2023. Instrument: Data was extracted from a detailed database of deliveries from May 2009 to the present. Setting: IHC, Iowa City, IA. We excluded deliveries complicated by known RFs for PTB (n=12,646). Results: Maternal race: 71.8%

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Permanente Medicine

APRIL 29, 2025

Early screening helps erase racial health disparities The study showed a significant reduction of colorectal cancer deaths among Black patients, which decreased from 52 per 100,000 in 2009 to 23.5 Levin, MD , a Kaiser Permanente Division of Research scientist and gastroenterologist with The Permanente Medical Group.

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Permanente Medicine

JUNE 25, 2025

per 100,000 in 2009 to 23.5 Corley, MD, PhD, is chief research officer at The Permanente Medical Group and a research scientist at the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research. What we found is truly impressive: Screening rates among KPNC patients nearly doubled — from 37.4% in 2000 to 79.8%

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GeriPal

MARCH 2, 2023

This long and sordid history of gabapentin and pregabalin is beautifully described in Seth Landefeld and Mike Steinman 2009 NEJM editorial. It’s not a controlled substance medication. Eric: So I heard gabapentin is the 10th most commonly prescribed medication in the US. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Review.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

And the main topic of today is a paper in Annals of Internal Medicine , Maria first author, that addressed the tradeoffs between initiating dialysis vs continued medical/supportive management. Susan 01:36 To reflect continuing medical management versus starting dialysis, which is what Maria’s wonderful paper goes through.

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PEMBlog

MAY 24, 2023

For more information, please visit HRSA.gov To learn more about the Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center visit [link] Email km@emscimprovement.center Follow on Twitter @EMSCImprovement References Berzlanovich AM, Schöpfer J, Keil W. 2009 Nov;27(4):655-67, ix. 2009 Jun;21(3):196-202.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 22, 2025

And in all seriousness, the finalization of this guidance is somewhat historic given that industry has been relying on various versions of draft Good Reprint Practices guidance since 2009. medical or scientific/technical representative or department). medical or scientific/technical representative or department).

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GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

An end-of-life doula is a non-medical support person that provides a longitudinal relationship with aspects of medical, I mean, aspects of companionship, presence, holding space, some logistics, some practical help, decision making perhaps. That’s probably too medical. I’m using my medical brain. Jane: Right.

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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

DEA regulations state that a pharmacist has a corresponding responsibility not to fill a prescription unless it is issued for a “legitimate medical purpose by an individual practitioner acting in the usual course of [their] professional practice.” 29, 2009)). Cocktail Medications. Holiday CVS, L.L.C. d/b/a CVS/Pharmacy Nos.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 20, 2022

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. Rasheeda, welcome to GeriPal.

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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

As our readers may already know, FDA maintained three PRV programs to incentivize the development of therapies for underfunded diseases: the RPD PRV program, which sunset last month, the Medical Countermeasures (MCM) PRV Program, which sunset in October 2023, and the Tropical Disease PRV Program. See Table 1.

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2023

We also have Joe Shega, who is a hospice physician, and he is a Chief Medical Officer and Vice President at VITAS Healthcare. Reading Ira’s article, it essentially was the VITAS Medical Director job description. Welcome back to GeriPal, Lauren. Lauren: Thanks for having me. Alex: And she’s going to be a guest host today.

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GeriPal

APRIL 10, 2025

Do they have documents in the record like medical orders for life sustaining treatment or a healthcare proxy? So if you look at anything pre 2009, seven or nine in emergency medicine, anything that was published as an intervention was essentially a primary palliative care intervention. So we know these patients are really, really sick.

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GeriPal

MARCH 10, 2022

Many years ago for the first study; I believe it was in 2009, 2010; I met with Susan Mitchell at the Institute for Aging Research, and told her that I wanted to study the use of feeding tubes for people with advanced dementia. We got rid of all these psychotropic medications and this person … one individual had had a vascular dementia.

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PEMBlog

APRIL 4, 2025

So serious bacterial infection defined as any bacterial infection requiring medical intervention, but it may not invade sterile sites. In a study published in pediatric emergency care in 2009, Rutman and colleagues in a retrospective cohort of children less than five found that in comparison, occult pneumonia was identified more often.

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