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Episode 384: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 26 – Racial and Gender Health Disparities in Youth Suicide: Part 1

The Clinical Problem Solvers

There are a growing number of Child Psychiatric Access Programs, including one in Massachusetts, which provide quick access to psychiatric consultation and facilitates referrals for accessing ongoing behavioral health care. Diversifying your mental health outreach goes hand in hand with diversifying your providers. JAMA Netw Open.

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Prescribing Red Flags and Suspicious Controlled Substance Orders: Current Cautionary Tales

FDA Law Blog

Houck — Separate decisions by federal district courts in Texas and Puerto Rico in the past two months provide cautionary tales for every pharmacy and wholesale distributor dispensing or distributing controlled substances. Providers should be aware of the other drugs prescribed to their patients. By Larry K. Holiday CVS, L.L.C.

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When Worlds Collide: The Theory of Real-World Evidence Meets Reality

FDA Law Blog

RWD can be collected from a wide range of sources, such as electronic health records, registries, administrative claims, pharmacy data, and feedback from wearables and mobile technology. Rather than looking at how RWD/RWE provide meaningful information on safety and effectiveness, reviewers often focus on perceived gaps.

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Wave of Warning Letters to Foreign OTC Drug Manufacturing Facilities Following Remote Records Requests

FDA Law Blog

Section 704(a)(4) was added to the FDCA by the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Action (FDASIA) in July 2012. Despite FDA having the authority to conduct paper inspections since the statutory provision was added to the FDCA by FDASIA in 2012, FDA did not issue a warning letter citing Section 704(a)(4) until January 2021.

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Older adults with advanced chronic kidney disease and access to palliative care: Retrospective cohort study in primary care

Canadian Family Physician

Design Population-based retrospective descriptive cohort study using electronic health records. Participants Older adults who are 65 years of age or older with advanced CKD and undergoing community-based nondialysis kidney care between April 1, 2012, and April 1, 2022, with at least 1 year of follow-up.

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Trump Whacks Agency That Makes the Nation’s Health Care Safer

Physicians News Digest

Survey data gathered by AHRQ provides much of what is known about hospitalizations for motor accidents, measles, methamphetamine, and thousands of other medical issues. Cases of jaundice-related brain damage declined from 7 per 100,000 to about 2 per 100,000 newborns from 1997 to 2012. Nobody does these things except AHRQ,” she said.