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Disaster preparedness, What we have learned from COVID 19 pandemic [COVID-19]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Despite a joint recommendation in 2003 by the AAMC and CDC that bioterrorism and mass-casualty training be included in the medical school curriculum, few medical schools have incorporated formal disaster training. Only 15% (n=5) received emergency response training outside of residency, with 3% (n=1) during medical school.

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Alcohol Free for Five Years Today

Mere Mortal MD

Usually when I set my mind to something—say, like going to medical school at the age of 35—I made it happen. So on the morning of June 15th, 2020, I made a conscious decision to stop putting alcohol in my body. I wanted to drink less and yet struggled with doing just that. I didn’t tell myself it would be forever.

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When to Go to a Doctor for Chest Congestion: At-home Care vs. Medical Attention

Doctor On Demand

When dealing with chest congestion, it’s important to understand potential warning signs, as well as what type of medical care to seek for them. F or higher, chest pain, or blood in your saliva, you should consider seeking medical attention for chest congestion. Am I at risk for complications due to my medical history?

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An Escape Fire for Healthcare

Noreta Family Medicine

The film talks about some of the escape fires of healthcare, including non-opioid pain treatments, nutrition programs, strong doctor-patient relationships, among others. I ended up opening Noreta Family Medicine in 2020, a Direct Primary Care (DPC). I would argue that DPC is an escape fire for the larger primary care ecosystem.

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FDA Medical Device Ban Overturned For the First Time

FDA Law Blog

Gibbs — In the first challenge ever brought against FDA’s rarely used power to ban a medical device, a court found FDA overstepped its authority and overturned the ban. In April 2020, JRC and the parents and guardians of its patients petitioned the D.C. Walsh & Jeffrey N. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn the ban.

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Using technology to reclaim our time

Today's Hospitalist

But these early systems often struggled with complex medical terminology and the natural flow of conversation. For many of us, the emergence of medical scribes, both in-person and remote, provided a valuable solution, offloading documentation and allowing us to have more focused patient interactions. Dragon Medical One.

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Episode 262: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series – Episode 18 – Remedying Health Inequities Driven by the Carceral System

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Correctional officers act as gatekeepers, deciding who does and does not need medical care. This means that people who are incarcerated are often not believed when they say they need medical care. Random House, 2020. Basic Books, 2022. Wilkerson, Isabel. Caste (Oprah’s Book Club): The origins of our discontents.