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Assessment of Project ECHO(R) Opioid Use Disorder Sessions for Primary Care Teams [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Unfortunately, most individuals suffering from OUD do not have access to necessary care. A critical shortage of clinicians who specialize in treating patients with OUD exacerbates this issue. Intervention: 12 monthly online OUD sessions held from April 2023 to March 2024.

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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

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. The Special Controls are silent on what would constitute appropriate levels of evidence necessary to satisfy this criterion. analytical, clinical and stability).

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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. It also covered related pain management and physical therapy after she returned home to New York City. The bills totaled more than $100,000.

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Empowering Women Physicians 2023 Bora Bora Retreat Recap and Reflections

Aspiring Minority Doctor

It made me feel so special and loved. Even cooler, the photographer took individual headshots of us that will be able to use for branding or however we like. This actually took the entire 4 hours, but it was such a beautiful display of gratitude, and I really loved it. It was such a beautiful gift.

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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. According to FDA, the new Hub will have special focus on products intended for smaller populations and also for diseases where the natural history is variable and not fully understood.

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Wrapping up 2022! (Residency Life, Mom Life, and Blog Milestones)

Aspiring Minority Doctor

I'm just seriously so blessed to have such an amazing daughter and I'm even more so grateful that I was able to spend her special day with her and celebrate in a way that she wanted. I continue to be grateful for each and every individual who takes the time out of their busy lives to read my blog. Thankful for you!

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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. Individuals on emicizumab can be dosed once a week, every 2 weeks or every 4 weeks. Epub 2023 Jan 16.