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Cessation of Public Water Fluoridation Would Increase Tooth Decay

Physician's Weekly

from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, both in Boston, examined the cost-effectiveness of cessation of public water fluoridation and associations with oral health among children aged 0 to 19 years. Sung Eun Choi, Ph.D., from Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and Lisa Simon, M.D., percentage points and by 25.4 million QALYs at a cost of $9.8

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Plastic Surgery Intern Year: Catching up on 6 months of Updates

Aspiring Minority Doctor

It kept me busy, but I really enjoyed the hospital I was rotating at, and the attendings let me do a lot in the operating room. BlackGirlMagic in the Operating Room Last month ( May ), I was back on General Surgery and at my main hospital. My rotation for the month was Trauma/General Surgery. Time flies!

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Infectious Disease Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Since 2013, ABIM Specialty Boards have been required to include at least one physician member primarily engaged in community practice, defined broadly in applications as “clinical practice in a non-university, community setting.” The Education Committee is currently working on a certificate course to follow the launch of this curriculum.

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Does the Drug Shortage White Paper Fall Short?

FDA Law Blog

To address the underlying causes of shortages, the White Paper suggests that the creation (by Congress) of two programs that link inpatient hospital purchasing and payment decisions to supply chain resilience practices would better incentivize investments in mature manufacturing practices.

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Hematology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Preliminary data show that 90% of respondents are clinically active with the majority in hospital- or system-owned practice (38%), academic faculty practice (32.9%) and private practice (26.8%). Most (49.5%) are in single-specialty group practice or multi-specialty group practice (38%).

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The Future of Geriatrics: A Podcast with Jerry Gurwitz, Ryan Chippendale, and Mike Harper

GeriPal

Graduated in 2013, did a two-year clinician educator track. I’ve talked to, I don’t know if you know Houman Javedan from Brigham and Women’s Hospital. ” And in my head the answer was, “Because they’re in the hospital.” Ryan: I started in 2011. Why do they have a Foley catheter?”

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Social Workers as Leaders on Palliative Care Teams: A Podcast with Barbara Jones

GeriPal

Social workers augment a team’s ability to provide whole-person care, often aiding to identify and meaningfully address the wide variety of challenges and unmet needs faced by individuals and families facing serious illness. Barbara: Oh, I think it was 2013. Founding board member of SWHPN? Is that right? Barbara: Yes.

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