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Insights into the design, development and implementation of a novel digital health tool for skilled birth attendants to support quality maternity care in Kenya

BMJ

doi: 10.1136/fmch-2020-000845 The appetite for and ability to collect accurate digital patient-level data in low-resource settings has fueled numerous massive global health initiatives. Mobile phone penetration has finally exceeded 90% in low- and middle-income countries.

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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. 2020 Jun 5;15(1):141. Orphanet J Rare Dis.

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MyChart Messages the Wild West of Patient Communication

33 Charts

According to Epic, the number of patient messages spiked 151 percent nationally from the period covering the first 11 weeks of 2020 through the end of the year. Some will convert their practice into a virtual clinic with late night pajama time ‘sessions’ while others will recognize the need for guardrails. Pretty simple.

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Mastering Responses to FDA 510(k) AI Letters: A Strategic Approach

FDA Law

Performance Metric FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 Average Number of FDA Days to MDUFA IV Decision 72.62 These AI requests often address complicated scientific scenarios in which a submitter has already provided some information, but FDA is not completely satisfied. Average Number of Industry Days to MDUFA IV Decision 54.69

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Diabetes in Late Life: Nadine Carter, Tamryn Gray, Alex Lee

GeriPal

-@AlexSmithMD Additional Links: – Fingerstick monitoring in VA nursing homes (too common!) – Improving diabetes management in hospice – Continuous Glucose Monitoring complicating end of life care Transcript Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal podcast. This is Eric Widera. Alex Smith: This is Alex Smith. Tamryn: Yes, 100%.

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Episode 275: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series – Episode 19 – Reframing the Opioid Epidemic: Anti-Racist Praxis, Racial Health Inequities, and Harm Reduction

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Pearls: In 2020, American Indian and Alaska Native (Indigenous) communities experienced the highest drug overdose mortality rate of any racial or ethnic group, also surpassing rates among the non-Hispanic white population. The foundational literature in this area has furthered stigma and bias, especially towards Black birthing persons.

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Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction

Medical Xpress

The goal is to support clinical trials and bring in another $50 million in private investment to help ibogaine win approval from the U.S. Other states like Oregon and Colorado have already launched legal clinics using psilocybin, the compound found in mushrooms, The Times reported. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).