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Access to health care and services for the Deaf: A scoping review of reviews [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

A consultation was conducted with eight members of the Deaf community to complete the results. A community consultation identified the evaluation of the cost of providing sign language interpreters (or not) as a top research priority. 2010) and adapted by Schultz et al. Popay et al.’s Population Studied: Deaf adults.

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Green Practice News: April 2025

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How Many Hours are Really in a Day?

FDA Law Blog

We noted that the draft guidance’s discussion on determining a device’s contact duration raised concern as it contradicted ISO 10993-1:2018, Biological evaluation of medical devices —Part 1: Evaluation and testing within a risk management process. the new draft guidance and ISO 10993-1: 2018) leads to more uncertainty for sponsors.

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FDA’s Third Party Review Program is Ready for the Next Pandemic, not the LDT Final Rule

FDA Law Blog

The final guidance looks much like the prior draft and is intended to satisfy FDAs obligation to issue final guidance on consultations with persons under section 565(i) of the FD&C Act and also to provide clarity on use of third party emergency use authorization (EUA) review. Fiscal Year 2023 showed similar performance.

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

PEMBlog

Always review the latest care plans, assess longitudinal trends in cardiac biomarkers, and consult with specialists when needed to ensure that each patient receives individualized and optimal care. 2018 Oct;142(Suppl 2):S72-S81. 2018-0333I. Cardiac Management of the Patient With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Pediatrics.

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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #2: Flight of Passage

PEMBlog

Pulmonology and surgery were consulted during his hospital stay, and he has since had a left lower lobectomy after healing from his pneumonia. 2018 Jul;48(3):247-250. Epub 2018 Apr 6. After one day he was transitioned to oral levofloxacin and clindamycin to complete a 2-week antibiotic course. Singh J, Dalal P, Rattan KN.

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New Draft Guidance Provides Detailed (and Burdensome) Recommendations for Chemical Assessments to Support Medical Device Biocompatibility

FDA Law Blog

of ISO 10993-1:2018, but is extremely burdensome and not referenced in the related ISO 10993-18. KP Medical Device Consulting LLC By Adrienne R. However, reprocessing (cleaning and disinfection and/or sterilization) is typically performed by the end user in a healthcare facility rather than part of the manufacturing process.