Medical Xpress

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In advanced melanoma, for example, the most fatal form of skin cancer, the five-year survival rate has risen from less than 10% to more than 50% since immunotherapy was introduced in 2011. Still, only about half of melanoma patients respond to immunotherapy, and those who do not respond face a difficult future.

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Medical Xpress

APRIL 27, 2023

in 2011 to 34.9% The percentage of children under 19 months who received all recommended vaccines on-time steadily improved from 22.5% in 2020, according to a new national study. The research will be presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2023 Meeting, held April 27-May 1 in Washington, D.C.

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Medical Xpress

MARCH 2, 2023

Women have a significantly higher risk for adverse outcomes following coronary artery bypass graft surgery, with no significant change in risk from 2011 to 2020, according to a study published online March 1 in JAMA Surgery.

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Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 1, 2022

In August 2011, as Hurricane Irene approached North Carolina, the National Hurricane Center released forecasts depicting where in the state the storm might hit.

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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

APRIL 3, 2023

Forty percent of people diagnosed with HIV in Aotearoa between 2011 and 2020 were diagnosed late, a University of Otago study shows.

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Today's Hospitalist

MAY 9, 2025

But these early systems often struggled with complex medical terminology and the natural flow of conversation. For many of us, the emergence of medical scribes, both in-person and remote, provided a valuable solution, offloading documentation and allowing us to have more focused patient interactions. Dragon Medical One.

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Medical Xpress

JANUARY 27, 2023

The west African nation stamped out Guinea worm disease in 2011, lymphatic filariasis in 2017, sleeping sickness in 2020, and trachoma last year. Togo had reason to celebrate in 2022 when it became the first country in the world to eliminate four neglected tropical diseases.

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GeriPal

JUNE 20, 2022

Staff has been working overtime with fewer resources, as programs accommodate internally displaced persons and deal with shortages of supplies, medications, and staff. Families are unable to visit their loved ones and patients suffer from limited access to care and medications.

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FDA Law Blog

MAY 27, 2024

HPM) proudly announces the return of Jennifer Newberger as a Director, further boosting its already robust medical device practice. She also specializes in medical device software and digital health. Jennifer was with the firm from 2011-2017, before leaving for in-house roles at Apple, Abbott Laboratories, and Cognito Therapeutics.

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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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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

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Adrienne R. Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert — On September 6, 2023, FDA announced its latest efforts to modernize the 510(k) process, outlining FDA’s latest improvements to strengthen the 510(k) Program and announcing release of three draft guidance documents.

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FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The PREVAIL Act In short, the PREVAIL Act is intended to, among other things, reform the Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) process created by the 2011 Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. This in turn can allow generic and biosimilar companies to launch their products sooner, providing patients with earlier access to more affordable medications.

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FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

In September 2020, the OIG issued an unfavorable advisory opinion to Pfizer, concluding that the proposal was “highly suspect” under the AKS because one purpose of the program, and perhaps the primary purpose, would be to induce Medicare beneficiaries to purchase Pfizer’s federally reimbursable medication. 2011), here , and United States v.

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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

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

JULY 24, 2023

Because the premise of FDA’s determination—that not needing to awaken to take a second dose will provide medical benefits to narcolepsy patients by improving their sleep architecture and reducing disrupted or fragmented sleep—it must be a comparative effectiveness finding.

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The Health Policy Exchange

JANUARY 3, 2013

Remarkably, Medicare was fully implemented only 11 months after the bill's signing, overcoming obstacles such as hospital segregation in the South, resistance from physician organizations such as the American Medical Association, and the logistical issues involved in issuing insurance cards to 18 million eligible seniors.

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Medical Xpress

JANUARY 17, 2025

Poor mental health was increasingly prevalent from 2011 to 2022, with inequities discernible by age, sex, and racial and ethnic group, according to a research letter published online Jan. 15 in JAMA Network Open.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

percent from 2011 to 2022) and for young adults (APC, 19.51 Two authors disclosed ties to the biopharmaceutical and medical technology industries. There was an increase in alcohol-associated hepatitis mortality (AAPC, 2.08 percent), with steeper increases for women than men (AAPC, 3.94 percent from 2018 to 2022). All rights reserved.

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JUNE 16, 2025

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JUNE 16, 2025

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Georgetown Pediatrics & Family Medicine

MARCH 16, 2022

200-400 AD) Metrodora, a Greek female physician, wrote On the Diseases and Cures of Women, the oldest medical text known to be written by a woman. Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910) British-born Elizabeth Blackwell is best known as the first woman to earn an medical degree (MD) in the US. Metrodora (c.

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GeriPal

MARCH 2, 2023

2011-2014 JAMDA 2020 Efficacy of Gabapentinoids: Gabapentinoids for Pain: Potential Unintended Consequences. It’s not a controlled substance medication. Eric: So I heard gabapentin is the 10th most commonly prescribed medication in the US. AFP 2019 Gabapentin for chronic neuropathic pain in adults. Eric: Are these generic?

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Alex: Today we’re delighted to welcome Jerry Gurwitz, who is a geriatrician and professor of medicine at the UMass Chan Medical School. I talked about lack of prestige and respect, and I talked about how healthcare system leaders and medical school deans don’t always seem to value the field of geriatrics. How long ago?

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Medical Xpress

MARCH 9, 2023

Jennifer Canvasser had never heard of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) before she gave birth to twins three months prematurely in 2011, but she has since devoted her life to raising awareness about this potentially fatal intestinal disease.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 17, 2025

Ettinger, who died in 2011, went on to found the Cryonics Institute in Michigan where he, his mother and his first and second wives all now reside in metal flasks kept at −196 °C. However, The Medical Futurist is not sure whether a form of deep sleep will be enough if we want to travel light years.

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FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Nonetheless, the medical products sector historically has drawn the lion’s share of attention at FDA, with the agency’s leadership ranks reflecting that priority. However, it’s fair to say that FDA’s food program has focused primarily on implementation of the many mandates in the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011.

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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Livornese — Last week FDA issued a new draft guidance titled Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data in Clinical Trials and Clinical Studies for FDA-Regulated Medical Products. The Draft Guidance emphasizes that study team should not answer the questions based on observation or even on existing medical records. By Deborah L.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 16, 2025

These individuals may become unrepresented, meaning they lack the capacity to make a specific medical decision, do not have an advance directive for that decision, and do not have a surrogate to help. We’re going to be talking about the American Geriatric Society position statement on making medical treatment decisions.

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GeriPal

APRIL 14, 2022

Zachary: I mean, I did my med school and residency training in Louisville, Kentucky, and I had a second year med student lecture from Joe Rotella who was, I think the chief medical officer at Hospices at the time. This delineation of you can use the same medication for one indication without training. Janet: Great question.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Eric’s blog post on Dignity Therapy from 2011. And then we also have another Vas, many of the interviews are done by medical students or other healthcare trainees as part of their clinical rotation at the VA. About us – Dignity in Care. Research Team – Dignity in Care. Other links: Curiosity by Faith Fitgerald. SPONSOR:

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GeriPal

APRIL 13, 2023

Julianne: It’s interesting because I think I read somewhere that a finding in science often takes about, on average, 17 years to make it into medical practice. We’ll talk about is it in medical practice yet? She tried to extend conversations beyond what was medically, I think, necessary for the encounter.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 23, 2023

FDA’s Past Efforts on Clinical Trial Diversity In 2013, at Congress’ behest under the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) section 907, FDA published a report on the demographic makeup of research subjects that participated in the pivotal clinical trials of recently approved medical products (see our earlier post on FDASIA (..)

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JUNE 8, 2025

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 15, 2022

And then we also have another Vas, many of the interviews are done by medical students or other healthcare trainees as part of their clinical rotation at the VA. So we have community volunteers who often they have a background in writing or background in healthcare, certainly an interest in interviewing and an interest in writing. Oh my gosh.

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