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Delivery of healthcare provider’s lifestyle advice and lifestyle behavioural change in adults who were overweight or obese in pre-diabetes management in the USA NHANES (2013–2018)

BMJ

People who are overweight or obese represent a high-risk population in prediabetes management. Did doctors deliver advice on lifestyle change to the overweight and obese population adequately in prediabetes management? Those not receiving providers’ advice reported lower proportions of ongoing lifestyle change, i.e., 61.8%

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Bouncebacks from SNFs: How one health system is making progress

Today's Hospitalist

That’s when the health system turned to a company that provides a turnkey SNF-care program. A struggle for enough staffing When the federal government launched the readmission penalty program in 2013, staff with OSF HealthCare knew their readmission rates fueled by bouncebacks from SNFs were running between 18% and 25%.

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Probiotics don’t improve outcomes in children with acute gastroenteritis

PEMBlog

Caution While this study provides important insights, it is worth noting that probiotics may still play a role in other health contexts. However, for pediatric gastroenteritis, the evidence suggests they do not provide significant benefits. Pediatrics, 2013. 2013 Sep;38(5):467-76. Epub 2013 Jul 10.

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The Great RIF(T): One FDA Division’s Destruction and What it Could Mean for Generic Drugs

FDA Law Blog

DPD met all of the GDUFA commitments to publish policy documents (Section IX of the GDUFA III Commitment Letter ) and published many others the Division determined would provide clarity to the generic drug industry. Managing the process of issuing Covered Product Authorizations (CPAs) under the CREATES Act. 314.150(c).

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Quiet on the Set? Forbidding FDA To Take Photographs During An Inspection Can Be Regrettable

FDA Law Blog

Management, according to the Warning Letter, “stated that the investigators were not allowed to take photographs of the equipment as part of the inspection.” To be clear, as we discussed in a blogpost back in 2013 , the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act does not explicitly require companies to permit photographs to be taken.

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FDA Proposes to Harmonize the Quality System Regulation with ISO 13485

FDA Law Blog

Part 820, with a newly named Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR). The QMSR omits many of the specific QSR requirements that currently appear in the regulations, and instead incorporates by reference an international standard for medical device quality management systems. See, e.g. , FDA Warning Letter to San Up S.A.

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Rheumatology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Dave, MD, MPH , inquired how stressors may contribute to candidates failing the certification examination and Dr. McDonald stated that knowledge gaps were the primary cause, though ABIM provides safeguards to reduce stress like grace periods and consideration of compassionate exemptions for extraordinary life circumstances.