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Have Job-Based Health Coverage at 65? You May Still Want To Sign Up for Medicare

Physician's Weekly

When Alyne Diamond fell off a horse in August 2023 and broke her back, her employer-based health plan through UnitedHealthcare covered her emergency care in Aspen, Colorado. If people in these groups don’t sign up for Medicare when they become eligible, they can find themselves responsible for all their medical bills for years.

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Well Isn’t that Special: An Assessment of the Special Control Associated with Simple Point of Care COVID-19 Antigen Tests

FDA Law Blog

Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Richard A. In this blog we examine the Special Controls put in place to mitigate false results, incorrect interpretation of results, and incorrect operation of the device. analytical, clinical and stability).

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At Long Last, FDA Unveils Plan for Rare Disease Innovation Hub

FDA Law Blog

This individual will play a key role in overseeing the new integrated Hub model and helping to develop and implement its strategic agenda action plan. those reviewed by the CDER Division of Rare Diseases and Medical Genetics). those reviewed by the CDER Division of Rare Diseases and Medical Genetics).

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Empowering Women Physicians 2023 Bora Bora Retreat Recap and Reflections

Aspiring Minority Doctor

My original flight was changed by the airline a couple of months prior, so I specifically added the Atlanta layover so that I could have lunch with one of my dearest friends from medical school, but she absolutely surprised me with the best birthday gift ever! It made me feel so special and loved. It was such a beautiful gift.

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Episode 148: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 4 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 2: Clinical Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Our guests explain how we can incorporate race-conscious medicine in clinical settings, medical education, and biomedical/epidemiological research to responsibly recognize and address the harms of racial inequality. These factors include a high-protein diet, muscle mass, creatinine generation, and certain medications.

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A prophylactic treatment for hemophilia that you should know about

PEMBlog

A special thanks to Dr. Cristina Tarango, director of the Hemophilia Treatment Center at Cincinnati Children’s and Lisa Littner, Project Manager at Cincinnati Children’s who helped me research and write this post. Patients on emicizumab will have it listed on their medication list. How to know if a patient is on it?

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Change is Inevitable – Plan Ahead: An Assessment of FDA’s Draft Guidance on Predetermined Change Control Plans for Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning-Enabled Device Software Functions

FDA Law Blog

Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Philip Won & Gail H. In addition, manufacturers should identify whether the modifications will apply to all devices in the field (referred to as global adaptations) or will be implemented based on a specific clinical site or individual patients” (referred to as local adaptations).