The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

The California-based firm, Second Sight , the German company, Retina Implant AG, and the French venture, Pixium Vision were the forerunners of the field, developing implantable visual prosthetics to restore vision to patients who are blind as a result of the rare condition of retinitis pigmentosa.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Latina physicians can bring added value for health care institutions, bilingual language skills, and cultural concordance for increasingly diverse patient populations. Outcome Measures: We compared their profiles on measures including age, type of practice, patient setting, total income, salary income, and hours worked per week.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Redfield is a third-year internal medicine resident at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. When not in the hospital she enjoys eating, traveling and most importantly spending quality time (her love language) with friends and family. Dikdan is a third-year internal medicine resident at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MAY 10, 2020

He was a 2018 Student National Medical Association David E. He completed Primary Care residency and General Internal Medicine fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He studies the relationships between homelessness and health under Dr. Margot Kushel at the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 31, 2024

every year, leading to emergency department visits and hospitalizations. 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. 2018 Nov 22;379(21):2002-2014. N Engl J Med 2018; 379:2015-2026.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

Insurance companies have promised changes like these before, in 2018 and 2023, but many didn’t follow through, Dr. Mehmet Oz , head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), said. Insurers must provide clearer explanations when care is denied and explain how patients can appeal.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. All healthcare professionals will have patients who are directly or indirectly impacted by the carceral system. Additionally, our guests urge us to recognize the ways in which our patients are impacted by incarceration and to ask our patients about these impacts in order to better care for them.

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Medical Xpress

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

A new study has found that patients are increasingly likely to discuss mental health concerns with the doctor they often know best: their primary care physician.

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PEMBlog

APRIL 22, 2025

While we pride ourselves on providing high-quality care for all children, we must acknowledge that the noisy, fast-paced, and unpredictable environment of the ED can be especially distressing for autistic patients. Work with your hospitals care coordination team to create pathways for kids with recurrent ED visits. As Nicholas et al.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

DECEMBER 16, 2020

19:05 Clarifying the “ethics vs science” argument and critiquing research techniques 22:00 Resurgence of race-based speculation in COVID-19-related research 25:57 Implantation of ideas about innate racial inferiority within medicine 28:32 Will removal of race from algorithms potentially harm our patients?

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

This case was submitted by Dr. Andrea De Jesús Martínez Chief PEM Fellow at Baylor College of Medicine | Texas Children’s Hospital Instagram: @bcm_pemfellows Co-author: Benjamin Silva, MD, MPH The Case A 4-year-old male with no significant past medical history presents with headache and vomiting. 51,2 (2018): 126-128.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

At that point, he was referred to pulmonology who started the patient on albuterol, manual chest physiotherapy, and a steroid inhaler with a plan for a fourth chest x-ray four weeks later. On arrival, the patient was febrile to 38.3C. Bronchopulmonary sequestration Our patient was diagnosed with bronchopulmonary sequestration (BPS).

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BMJ

JULY 17, 2020

8 For example, prestigious medical schools and hospitals could use official WeChat accounts to share information and news with the general public. How to reduce the negative psychological impact MRSA isolation on patients. Shaanxi, Xi’an, China: Shaanxi Normal University; 2018. doi:10.1177/0020764020925835 Jones D.

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GeriPal

MAY 19, 2022

A patient is on morphine and you want to convert it to another opioid like hydromorphone (dilaudid). Dr. Akhila Reddy and colleagues study looking at converting hospitalized cancer patients from IV hydromorphone to PO morphine, PO hydromorphone, or PO oxycodone. Step four is adjusting it for your patient.

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Aspiring Minority Doctor

DECEMBER 8, 2021

I also love wearing my Medelita Kinetic Scrub Jacket especially since the hospitals and clinics are so cold. ProCompression Socks Throwback pic from one of my 2018-2019 24hr call shifts I swear by Pro Compression socks! I even bought one for my little sister since I like it so much! Plus they smell amazing! I use black in 0.7

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GeriPal

JUNE 8, 2023

When I’m on palliative care consults and attending in our hospice unit we have to counsel patients about deprescribing and de-intensifying diabetes medications. Our last podcast was with Laura Petrillo in 2018 – 5 years ago seems ancient history – though many of the points still apply today (e.g. Goldilocks zone).

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PEMBlog

JULY 17, 2023

The original post was authored by Ashley Endres in 2018. 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. References Juern, Jeremy, and Amy Verhaalen.

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FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The 340B program, authorized under Section 340B of the Public Health Services Act and administered by HRSA, imposes a ceiling price on pharmaceutical manufacturer sales to “covered entities,” which are certain health clinics that receive federal funding and certain types of safety net hospitals to provide them drugs at lower prices.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

AUGUST 25, 2020

Policing in Schools and Hospitals Health care systems must actively advocate and protect their patients and that means we have to also reevaluate the presence of police in our spaces. This includes thinking about our roles as mandated reporters and police presence in emergency departments. N Engl J Med 2020; 383:197-199.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2022

Wasserstein — “EKRA” refers to the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act, which was part of the Substance Use – Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act of 2018. However, Graves’s clients were physicians/physician offices — not individual patients in need of lab services.

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Pamela Wible MD

JUNE 20, 2025

Wendy Dean and Simon Talbot with their landmark 2018 article, Physicians aren’t ‘burning out.’ Dr. Shay’s original definition was based upon his patients’ war narratives and Homer’s Iliad (762 B.C.) Shay’s original definition was based upon his patients’ war narratives and Homer’s Iliad (762 B.C.) So what’s the real issue?

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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. 2018) , Arnold Partnership v. Ezra Ventures LLC, 909 F.3d 3d 1367 (Fed. Rogan , 246 F.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2022

Wasserstein — “EKRA” refers to the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act, which was part of the Substance Use – Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act of 2018. However, Graves’s clients were physicians/physician offices — not individual patients in need of lab services.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

“Current research suggests that the DII is associated with subclinical atherosclerosis,” wrote corresponding author Ming Cui, MD, PhD , Peking University Third Hospital, and colleagues. Due to the inclusion of multiple variables, guiding patients on diet based on DII becomes more complex.” The cohort’s mean age was 49.8±18.1

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The insight started when Carmen, an orthopedic surgeon-researcher, and Katie, a physical therapist- researcher participated in ride-alongs with EMS providers to patient’s homes. Going into patient’s homes was eye opening. It was eyeopening to see patients in their own home. And so that really triggered my interest.

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FDA Law Blog

MAY 16, 2024

Houck — Employee diversion of controlled substances from hospitals has been an issue since at least 1986 when I became a diversion investigator with the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”). UMHS agreed to resolve the allegations in August 2018 for $4,300,000 and compliance with a three-year Memorandum of Agreement (“MOA”).

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Does it improve outcomes that patients, caregivers, and clinicians care about? hint: 80% can be done in advance by patients or caregivers) Why is it that some oncologists are resistant to conducting a geriatric assessment, yet have no problem ordering tests that cost thousands of dollars? Welcome back, William. William: Thanks so much.

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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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GeriPal

APRIL 3, 2025

We covered: The first parody song I wrote, for AGS 2018 in Orlando , about this article by Nancy Schoenborn on how to discuss stopping cancer screening. Alex joined in 2018. This was 2018 in AGS Orlando, and they did a song about when to stop screening for cancer for colon cancer. Alex 05:15 Oh, really? And so we did this song.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MAY 30, 2022

We all must recognize the codification of racism within our institutions and work to unlearn these hierarchies in order to better care for Black and Indigenous patients. Clinicians are able to shape the environment in which people give birth by caring for the earth and their patients. The practice of midwifery in rural US hospitals.

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GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

Eric: For those of you don’t know, Emmy was on our podcast back in 2018 … man, pre-COVID times. I’ve worked in hospital settings as an occupational therapist, inpatient rehab and outpatient rehab. Initially, it was just because there weren’t really answers for my patients. Weren’t those the days?

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Of note: these lessons apply to geriatrics, primary care, hospital medicine, critical care, cancer care, etc, etc. And it not only leads to better outcomes for patients, it leads to our better sustainability. And we’ll have a patient with very severe symptoms that are just not responding to the normal treatments.

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

FDA previously released the final guidance document in December 2018 outlining the program’s principles, features, designation criteria, and other considerations. Additionally, the 2022 draft guidance suggested the addition of a new section to the 2018 guidance on reducing disparities in health and healthcare.

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2022

2018 Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews on ACP. Susan: I will share in Indiana, we actually had that as our legal model, that there was a decision making by committee up until 2018. Alex: What did it changed to after 2018? So every transition into the hospital, every transition out of the hospital. Transcript.

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GeriPal

MARCH 3, 2022

A little over a decade ago, Ken Covinsky wrote a GeriPal post about a Jack Iwashyna JAMA study finding that older adults who survive sepsis are likely to develop new functional and cognitive deficits after they leave the hospital. Shunichi Nakagawa’s Tweet that went viral on responding a patient request to drink ice water before death.

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GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

Michele: Yeah, so in May of 2018, there was an article by Suleika Jaouad in the New York Times Magazine, and they spent about two weeks in our hospice with us learning about the work that’s done. Michele: The article was 2018, but I think Bonnie read the article more recently. Eric: How long ago was this? Alex: A few years back.

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Tiny Physician

MARCH 30, 2022

Archana Sharma committed suicide because of the harassment by the bystanders of the patient who died at her hospital. However, she found herself in trouble when one of her patients, whom she treated at her hospital, died due to postpartum hemorrhage (bleeding from the birth canal after delivery).

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