Myriad Genetics

MAY 20, 2025

  Whitnee Brown, a PMHNP and Doctor of Nursing Practice in Birmingham, Alabama, and her patient Lisa Roberts of Huntsville, shared their stories in support of the survey results, which can be viewed here.  This spring’s survey focused on antidepressants and how Americans view them.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 30, 2025

For instance, the December 2024 guidance goes beyond the 2014 Expedited Programs for Serious Conditions Drugs and Biologics guidance (the last to deal substantively with accelerated approval) to describe FDAs expectation that sponsors take a proactive approach to ensuring confirmatory trials are completed within specified timelines.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

JUNE 12, 2022

Who is the patient? Also: Exclude extraneous information – Example: In a patient presenting with fever, cough, and shortness of breath, their history of chronic knee osteoarthritis does not belong in the PR. One day later the patient also develops a rash. One more important point: the problem representation is dynamic.

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Adventures of a Sick Doctor

JULY 4, 2024

Still though, he usually perks up when I come in, because he gets to show me my scans from November 2014 and compare them with now and we both applaud the wondrousness of the miracle that is my recovery. Poor divil had got me confused with another non-miracle patient. Nothing has been written in it since then. That was a good week.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Why is this important for patients and caregivers ? A brief message from the principal investigator We studied close to a thousand patients with acute gastroenteritis in ten U. A brief message from the principal investigator We studied close to a thousand patients with acute gastroenteritis in ten U. hospitals. N Engl J Med.

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AMMD

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

My first breast cancer scare was in 2014, when they discovered calcifications for the first time during a routine mammogram. This is why conventional physicians treat DCIS in patients with surgery, radiation, and sometimes chemotherapy. In fact, I had a similar situation happen to me not too long ago. In 2024, I had another scare.

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 23, 2021

Valentine — For the last 13 years, this blogger has been at the center of what has now been dubbed “patient-focused drug development.” For 6 years, I served as a patient liaison within FDA in what was then called the Office of Special Health Issues. By James E. The practice of medicine was viewed as paternalistic.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Since that time, it was formalized in FDA regulations (21 CFR 314 Subpart H) in 1992, codified in the Food, Drug, & Cosmetic Act by FDAMA (21 USC 356(c)) in 1997, revised by FDASIA in 2012, and described in guidance, most importantly, in the 2014 Expedited Programs for Serious Conditions Drugs and Biologics (2014 Guidance).

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FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In fact, stakeholders have repeatedly challenged FDA’s assertions of authority in Citizen Petitions, public comments, and other forums. Premarket Approval or De Novo pathways). In support for this position, FDA states that hospitals that reprocess single-use devices have been viewed as manufacturers and points to its own webpage for support.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2022

In October 2014, FDA held a public workshop titled “Additive Manufacturing of Medical Devices: An Interactive Discussion on the Technical Considerations of 3D Printing.” Specifically, that it allows for fast production of “patient-matched devices” (i.e., This guidance document is still in effect today.

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2024

2014); U.S. At the clinics, Defendants offer treatments that consist of extracting fat tissue from patients and, through a multi-step process, turning that tissue into a liquefied mixture of stem cells, other cells and cell debris known as Stromal Vascular Fraction (SVF). Regenerative Sciences, LLC , 741 F.3d 3d 1314 (D.C.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2022

In October 2014, FDA held a public workshop titled “Additive Manufacturing of Medical Devices: An Interactive Discussion on the Technical Considerations of 3D Printing.” Specifically, that it allows for fast production of “patient-matched devices” (i.e., This guidance document is still in effect today.

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FDA Law Blog

MAY 7, 2025

Regulatory Framework The AKS makes it a criminal felony to knowingly and willfully offer or pay any remuneration, directly or indirectly, to induce a person to order or refer patients for medical care that is reimbursable under a federal healthcare program (e.g., Sorenson follows the Fifth Circuits decision last year in United States v.

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BMJ

JULY 17, 2020

How to reduce the negative psychological impact MRSA isolation on patients. 2014 (28 August). For example, individuals, including community health workers, potential stigmatizers, and even the stigmatized, need to cultivate a sense of caring and sympathy for those infected and for other stigmatized groups in the community.

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PEMBlog

JULY 17, 2023

this is an updated version for July 2023 Replace a G-tube Gastrostomy tube dislodgment and malfunction are top causes for G-tube related ED visits in pediatric patients so it is important to understand how to replace a G-tube. Guage this based on ease of insertion and patient comfort. 18, 2014, doi:10.1056/nejmvcm1207131.

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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

As FDA explains on its website (which includes lists— here and here —of the more than 300 Accelerated Approvals (and withdrawals)): The FDA instituted its Accelerated Approval Program to allow for earlier approval of drugs that treat serious conditions, and fill an unmet medical need based on a surrogate endpoint. FDA-2022-E-3124 ).

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FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

A growing list of drug manufacturers are claiming that the discounts meant for low-income patients of 340B covered entities are instead contributing to profits for pharmacies that contract with covered entities to dispense 340B drugs. HRSA based its opinion on the statute and agency precedents over the last 25 years.

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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

FDA also approved two NDAs on the same first day for micafungin (MYCAMINE)—NDA 021506 for prophylaxis of Candida infections in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, and NDA 021754 for the treatment of esophageal candidiasis. In September 2014—nearly ten years ago!—PTE RE 44,599 and U.S. l 56(c)(4) and 37 C.F.R.

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FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Mullen — With comments due on the proposed LDT rule last week, FDA wasted no time updating the Unified Agenda to indicate that a final rule may be published in April ( here ). We take this date with a grain of salt given the frequency with which these dates are missed and given the volume of comments filed. (It

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CDOCS

MARCH 26, 2021

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Pamela Wible MD

JUNE 20, 2025

Dr. Shay’s original definition was based upon his patients’ war narratives and Homer’s Iliad (762 B.C.) (Published 3/18/19, updated 6/20/25) What Is Physician “Burnout”—and Why It Matters Physician “burnout” is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by prolonged stress in the medical workplace.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

Self-care and telemedicine for patients The options of teledermatology services, as well as self-care platforms, are soaring. It is a win-win for everyone: patients do not have to wait in crowded waiting rooms for an exam, while dermatologists can deal with the easier cases in shorter time online.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Since the turn of the century, the rise of hospitalists and the corresponding decline in the number of office-based family physicians who provide inpatient care for their own patients has magnified the value of optimizing the handoff from hospital-based teams to primary care physicians.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 24, 2024

If you believe the evidence for efficacy to manage symptoms like neuropathic pain, how do you even start to think about recommending these products to patients? If you believe the evidence for efficacy to manage symptoms like neuropathic pain, how do you even start to think about recommending these products to patients?

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GeriPal

MARCH 2, 2023

The FDA-approved indications for gabapentin are only for treating patients with partial seizures or postherpetic neuralgia. valproic acid and gabapentin), in nursing homes, particularly patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. There are a lot of reasons that may explain the massive increase in use of these drugs.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MARCH 4, 2024

However, it is important to think about individual stories within the broader historical and sociocultural context; for instance, you cannot highlight stories in individual physician-patient dyads, without discussing mechanisms of racialized, historical, or sociocultural power and other larger structural forces.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Identify ways to navigate clinical interactions with patients while respecting them and affirming their experiences with food and fatness. All of this contributes to various mental health challenges that are consistent with surveillance in not only a wider police-state but also the patient-physician relationship.

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Doctor On Demand

APRIL 28, 2025

In fact, most sore throat symptoms resolve in three days for 60-70% of patients, according to March 2025 UpToDate, an evidence-based clinical decision support system used by healthcare professionals. Urgent care clinics provide quick diagnoses and treatments, including antibiotics if needed.

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GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

Because I don’t think we think about that so much in palliative care, but we do in geriatrics. But I believe before we start, somebody has a song request for Alex. Is it you, Emmy? Emmy: It is. Eric: What’s the song? Emmy: I just forgot the name of the song… [laughter]. Alex: Pink Cadillac by Bruce Springsteen? I like that song.

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The Direct Doctors Difference

OCTOBER 21, 2021

In 2019 we discussed the basics of why patients wait a long time to hear back, get through on the phone lines, or be seen with a primary care doctor. We’ve heard of patients quoted a six to twelve month wait period before they can see a doctor as a new patient! In Rhode Island, the wait continues to be much longer.

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GeriPal

APRIL 10, 2025

I asked emergency medicine clinicians what they thought when a patient who is seriously ill and DNR comes to the ED, and some responded, (paraphrasing), what are they doing here? Most emergency providers wanted to do the right thing for seriously ill patients, but they didnt have the knowledge, skills, or experience to do it.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 25, 2022

Second, Hospice was originally designed for patients with advanced cancer, but the fastest growing admitting diagnosis is dementia. Krista Harrison found , to her surprise, that caregivers of people with dementia who died rated hospice as well as similar patients without dementia who died on hospice. AlexSmithMD. Transcript.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

First, in our editorial, we expressed concern about the length of stay metric not being patient centric, though important for health systems focused on cost savings. Three things I love about this podcast, and why you should listen. It was refreshing to hear Scott and Kate express similar sentiments. Much more to come. Ashwin, welcome back.

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GeriPal

JUNE 29, 2023

He taught us a little about the different flowers and plants, and along the way a little about why he does what he does. One story that Allan told perfectly sums this up. Eric: And in the end, we have a very special part where we actually get a tour of their gardens outside of the hospice unit. So take a listen.

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PEMBlog

JUNE 5, 2024

Guidelines for field triage of injured patients: recommendations of the National Expert Panel on Field Triage, 2011. 2014 May;133(5):e1179-88. The most common injuries seen in these younger patients are growth plate fractures and ligamentous injuries. Cervical Spine Injuries are fortunately rare in children. MMWR Recomm Rep.

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GeriPal

MARCH 6, 2025

Today we discuss: What is the best terminology? Homelessness? Marginally housed? What makes palliative care for people experiencing homelessness challenging? What makes it rewarding? What is unique about the practice of palliative care for people experiencing homelessness? And I gonna choose Bryan Adams, summer of 69. Naheed 03:48 Yeah, for sure.

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GeriPal

APRIL 6, 2023

Today we have a star-studded lineup, including Lexy Torke of Indiana University, who discusses her RCT of a chaplaincy intervention for surrogates of patients in the ICU , published in JPSM and plenary presentation at AAHPM/HPNA. These studies are important. It meets in-person, once a month, over nine sessions. The theme is death.

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