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Development of a Multidisciplinary Clinic for the Treatment of Obesity in a Canadian University Family Medicine Group (U-FMG) [Obesity, exercise and nutrition]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context In 2018, 63.1% Objective To implement and evaluate a novel multidisciplinary trajectory aimed at improving the treatment of obesity thus preventing multiple health-related complications. of Canadians were at greater risk of chronic diseases due to their BMI, including type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis, and hypertension.

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Overtreatment of prostate cancer in the active surveillance era

Common Sense Family Doctor

Concerns about overdiagnosis of clinically insignificant prostate cancer through prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening motivated the 2018 American Academy of Family Physicians’ (AAFP) recommendation against routine screening for prostate cancer. times more likely to develop urinary or sexual complications, 2.78

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Caring for Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in the Emergency Department: A Problem-Based Approach

PEMBlog

The condition affects multiple organ systems—muscular, cardiac, and respiratory—leading to a myriad of clinical complications. Once patients become non-ambulatory, they often develop secondary complications like lymphedema, which further complicates their care. 2018 Oct;142(Suppl 2):S72-S81. 2018-0333I. Pediatrics.

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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

Their research showed promising results for lab rats, and they plan to carry out the first human trials in the second half of 2017 and gather preliminary results during 2018. Developing bionic eyes with fractal-patterned electrodes for reversing blindness We have seen fascinating developments as well.

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FDA Creates a New Advisory Committee for Genetic Metabolic Diseases – Could This Be an Opportunity to Support Rare Disease Product Development More Broadly?

FDA Law Blog

GeMDAC’s mandate is to advise the Agency on these complicated issues in this challenging area of medical product development. GeMDAC could be used in conjunction with other advisory committees for rare disease products overseen by other divisions as well as CBER and even CDRH, as described in our 2018 proposal.

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The Most Engaging Decision You’ll Read All Year – Five Stars

FDA Law Blog

FDA explained that “cartridge-based” products are more attractive to youth than “open tank systems,” which are bigger, harder to conceal, more complicated, and require refilling. FDA complied with that order, later extended the deadline because of COVID, and eventually settled on a PMTA deadline of September 9, 2020.

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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #2: Flight of Passage

PEMBlog

It is believed that this sequestered portion of his lung placed him at an elevated risk for infections as this is a known complication of bronchopulmonary sequestration. 2018 Jul;48(3):247-250. Epub 2018 Apr 6. Singh J, Dalal P, Rattan KN. doi: 10.1177/0049475518765305. PMID: 29621946. Lyon SM, Rossman MD. Microbiol Spectr.