PEMBlog

MAY 1, 2025

In this episode, we tackle the clinical mischief of Parvovirus B19 , a common viral infection with a surprisingly wide range of manifestationsfrom the classic slapped cheek rash of erythema infectiosum to aplastic crises in children with hemolytic anemias and fetal hydrops in pregnant contacts. link] Edwards, Morven S. UpToDate , Jun.

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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

That emergency declaration is set to expire on May 11, 2023. The rule would permit a practitioner using a telemedicine encounter to prescribe controlled substances without an in-person visit under various situations involving both an audio-visual telehealth evaluation, or an in-person evaluation performed by a “referring” provider.

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 22, 2023

FDA hailed its authorization of the Lucira OTC home test for influenza and COVID-19 as “underscor[ing] the Agency’s continued commitment to increase availability of accurate and reliable at-home diagnostic tests” ( April 2023 FDA Update to CDC ). lay users). seeking treatment). seeking treatment).

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 28, 2023

By Riëtte van Laack — On June 8, 2023, bipartisan legislation creating a new category of animal feed ingredients, named zootechnical animal food substances, was introduced. On June 15, 2023, an amendment modeled after the Innovative FEED Act, was proposed as an amendment to S.1844

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

They carry existing diagnoses and are followed by outpatient mental health providers. Attention to any toxidromes, any abnormal vital signs or mental status, eye findings, and neurologic examination provide the greatest help in narrowing the differential diagnosis. Hosp Pediatr (2023) 13 (1): 66–71 Health Aff (Millwood).

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Historically, palliative care has been predominantly provided in the inpatient setting, but there is a growing awareness that patients may also benefit from outpatient care. Objective Describe the population of patients referred to a palliative care clinic and observe their healthcare utilization patterns.

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Doctor On Demand

APRIL 28, 2025

Urgent care clinics provide quick diagnoses and treatments, including antibiotics if needed. In fact, most sore throat symptoms resolve in three days for 60-70% of patients, according to March 2025 UpToDate, an evidence-based clinical decision support system used by healthcare professionals. This requires emergency treatment.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

The systematic review of peer-reviewed intervention was published from 2018 to 2023. An Outside Expert Shares Her Perspective Nadine Harris, MD , who was not involved in the study, spoke with Physician’s Weekly ( PW ) about the results and ways to provide optimal care to Black women with HIV.

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Non-Addictive Medical Products to Treat Pain or Addiction The SUPPORT Act ( Public Law 115-271 ) mandated that FDA issue a guidance document to provide information on how the Agency can apply section 515B of the FD&C Act to non-addictive medical products intended to treat pain or addiction. By Philip Won & Lisa M.

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FDA Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2023

Who better than people living with a condition to inform drug companies, physicians, academics, and the FDA on what it is like to live with their condition, what symptoms most impact their lives, what goes into their decision about whether to participate in a clinical trial, and what kind of treatment effects would be most meaningful to them?

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

Houck — In August 2023 the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and Health and Human Services (“HHS”) recommended that the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) reschedule marijuana from schedule I under the federal Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) to schedule III. By Larry K.

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PEMBlog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Early diagnosis is crucial as it can impact a child’s growth and development. Learn all about diagnosis and management of this common problem in this brief podcast episode. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan-. Laryngomalacia, is the most common cause of infant stridor. Laryngomalacia.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 17, 2023

Praised by the FDA, Alzheimer’s Association (AA), and Pharma as a “game changer”, but derided by others for the drug’s lack of clinical efficacy, risk of severe adverse effects, absence of diversity in trial populations, high costs, and an FDA approval process that was in the kindest words “rife with irregularities”. That was an FDA decision.

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PEMBlog

MARCH 27, 2024

She is a member of the Clinical Genome Resource Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM) Clinical Domain Working Group, where as a biocurator she assesses the pathogenicity of variants in IEM-associated genes to facilitate expedited genetic diagnosis for IEMs. Updated 2023 Jul 17]. On clinical presentation. Pediatr Rev.

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FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Gaulkin — In May 2023, we posted about a CMS proposed regulation that sought to make a wide variety of changes to the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP), including a new “price verification survey,” and a controversial proposal to require “stacking” of discounts to different customers when determining best price. Kirschenbaum & Sophia R.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Amber tells the moving story of how these findings led a clinical colleague, her chief, to question and change his behavior. Alex: We are delighted to welcome Amber Barnato, who’s a palliative care physician and health service researcher, and she’s director of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice.

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

For 10 high-cost single source covered outpatient drugs selected annually by CMS, manufacturers would be required to respond to a so-called “price verification survey” by providing not only clinical and utilization information about the drug, but also costs of production, distribution, research, and marketing; revenue and profit; and ex-U.S.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Don’t get me wrong, the evidence points to cost savings, but as Chris Callahan and Kathleen Unroe pointed out in a JAGS editorial in 2020 “in comprehensive dementia care models, savings may accrue to Medicare, but the expenses accrue to a fluid and unstable network of local service providers, patients, and their families.”

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GeriPal

APRIL 20, 2023

We would drill down on the tenth differential diagnosis of medium vessel vasculitis, and then we would discharge them back out to the streets. Why was I spending all this time figuring out the detailed differential diagnosis of these obscure diseases when we weren’t actually attending to what people really needed?

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

That’s focused on older adults who are too frail to get into clinic. And we would provide ongoing longitudinal care to them in the home, much like the Mount Sinai Visiting Doctors programs, and other programs like that. We relied on our clinical experience as geriatricians, that home-based primary care experience.

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PEMBlog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

We will review the clinical presentation, diagnostic strategies, management protocols, infection control practices, and vaccination updates. This episode also covers what healthcare providers need to know about post-exposure prophylaxis, respiratory precautions, and managing occupational exposures. link] UpToDate Yeh S et al.

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