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Working Out – Dan Minter

The Clinical Problem Solvers

If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably found yourself asking that question after listening to a discussant on the podcast arrive at some unexpected diagnosis, only to have the biopsy or lab test prove them right. Dr.’s Vivek Murthy, Bridget O’Brien, and Gurpreet Dhaliwal sought to answer this question in a 2018 study.

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District Court Interprets EKRA

FDA Law

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. In particular, the employee exemption, relevant to the S&G Labs Haw., EKRA is codified at 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. §

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District Court Interprets EKRA

FDA Law

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. In particular, the employee exemption, relevant to the S&G Labs Haw., EKRA is codified at 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. §

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Not “burnout,” not moral injury—human rights violations

Pamela Wible MD

(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. and it has been linked to rising rates of physician depression , doctor suicide , and medical errors.

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Time for Geriatric Assessments in Cancer Care: William Dale, Mazie Tsang, and John Simmons

GeriPal

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? Summary Transcript Summary The comprehensive geriatric assessment is one of the cornerstones of geriatrics. Mazie: Thank you so much.

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How to Make an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis in Primary Care: A Podcast with Nathaniel Chin

GeriPal

We now have biomarkers that can reasonably approximate the degree of amyloid build-up in the brain with a simple blood test. We have two new FDA-approved medications that reduce that amyloid buildup and modestly slow down the progression of the disease. Summary Transcript CME Summary Things are changing quickly in the Alzheimers space.

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Podcast Episode: Febrile Seizures

PEMBlog

2018 Nov;142(5):e20181009. Epub 2018 Oct 8. Obviously, you should ask about immunization status and whether or not the child has any underlying medical or neurologic problems or developmental delay. Murata S, Okasora K, Tanabe T, Ogino M, Yamazaki S, Oba C, Syabana K, Nomura S, Shirasu A, Inoue K, Kashiwagi M, Tamai H.

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