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Episode 268: WDx #21 – Clinical Unknown with Dr. Rachael Lee

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Dr. Rachael Lee @ DoctorRachael Dr. Lee joined the UAB Division of Infectious Diseases at UAB in 2016 and is currently an Associate Professor. She is the UAB Chief Healthcare Epidemiologist and in this role, she utilizes evidence based medicine to prevent the spread of healthcare-associated infections.

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Governor’s 2025-26 May Revision Proposes Major Cuts to Healthcare and Undermines Medi-Cal Expansion Commitments

California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

Proposed Changes to Prescription Drug Coverage Prescription Drug Utilization Management- Implements utilization management and prior authorization for prescription drugs. Elimination of Acupuncture Optional Medi-Cal Benefit – Eliminates acupuncture as an optional benefit for all beneficiaries.

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Episode 148: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 4 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 2: Clinical Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Our esteemed publications should ensure that investigations that utilize racial variables follow these guidelines before being published. 2016 Jul;91(7):916-20. Examining the Potential Impact of Race Multiplier Utilization in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Calculation on African-American Care Outcomes. September 12, 2018.

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It Takes Three [Components] to Make a Thing Go Riiiiiight – OPDP Challenges Two-Part Ad

FDA Law Blog

Component 1 was a disease state component – identified as “The Journey Forward: Ryan Murphy” or “The Journey Forward: Allysa Seely.” (Note that Allysa Seely is a Paralympian gold medal triathlete, and swimmer Ryan Murphy is a 2016 Olympian and gold medalist.)

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HPV Vaccine Secondary Acceptance: Turning No into a Yes! [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: Identify patient, provider, and healthcare process and utilization factors associated with rates of secondary acceptance of the HPV vaccine. Existing research on secondary acceptance has focused on demographics and initial declination with little evidence around factors associated with increased rates of secondary acceptance.

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Factors Associated with Accumulating Diabetes Complications in a Medicare Advantage Cohort to Inform a Prediction Tool [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population Studied: Adults aged 65 years and older with T2DM enrolled in a national Medicare Advantage plan Setting or Dataset: Enrollment and claims data (2016-2020) Measures: The dependent variable was DCSI. Results: We included 49,843 individuals in model 1.

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HHS’ Recommendation to Reschedule Cannabis to Schedule III Raises Questions

FDA Law Blog

DEA and HHS last considered rescheduling cannabis in 2016. 12, 2016); Denial of Petition to Initiate Proceedings to Reschedule Marijuana, 81 Fed. 12, 2016); Denial of Petition to Initiate Proceedings to Reschedule Marijuana, 81 Fed. The 2016 review concluding that cannabis remain in schedule I was dependent on several factors.

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