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Episode 155: Antiracism in Medicine Series – Episode 5 – Racism, Power, and Policy: Building the Antiracist Health Systems of the Future

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Understand that collective action and a focus on community, rather than individualism, are most effective in combating racism and achieving health equity. One of the biggest barriers to health equity is the narrow focus on the individual and a failure to see health as a widespread community issue.

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Homeopathic Industry Group Wants Court to Exclude It From FDA’s Enforcement Plans

FDA Law Blog

Or maybe in high school English class you discussed whether The Turn of the Screw was a ghost story or a cautionary tale about mental illness. This lawsuit has FDA and the homeopathic health community looking at the same provisions of the 2020 CARES Act from vastly different perspectives.

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Overtreatment of prostate cancer in the active surveillance era

Common Sense Family Doctor

in 2020, with higher percentages of patients with more favorable pathology or lower PSA levels choosing one of these strategies. in 2020, with higher percentages of patients with more favorable pathology or lower PSA levels choosing one of these strategies. Watchful waiting refers to clinical observation only. and 6.1%, respectively).

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Episode 120: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 1 – Racism, Police Violence, and Health

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Policing and health outcomes Evidence has shown that excessive policing not only impacts the individual health of Black and brown people who’ve interacted with the police, but it also impacts the health of their communities at large.

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Deprescribing Super Special Part II: Podcast with Elizabeth Bayliss, Ariel Green, and Kevin McConeghy

GeriPal

And why is it important when we’re caring for older adults or those with serious illness? Alex: No, I think we did one other super special. Alex: So this is Super special 2. Eric: Before we jump into the topic, we’ve got some great papers to review. One in JAMA Network. One in, was it JAMA IM? Another in JAG. Ariel: Sure.

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

GeriPal

Should we use Ozempic (if we can find it) in patients with serious illness, which often results in undesirable and profound weight loss? Ozempic is a new fancy med that, by the way, leads to weight loss among celebrities, resulting in shortages of the drug from people using it off-label for that purpose. Listen in to learn more! Nadine: I do.

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RCT of Palliative Care for Heart Failure and Lung Disease: David Bekelman and Lyndsay DeGroot

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary In a JAMA 2020 systematic review of palliative care for non-cancer serious illness, Kieran Quinn found many positives, as we discussed on our podcast and in our editorial. He also found gaps, including very few studies of patients with lung disease, and little impact of trials on quality of life.