PEMBlog

JUNE 7, 2023

There are protocols in place that assist highly trained Emergency Medical Service providers in assuring that agitated children are safely transported to their destination. Special thanks to Manpreet Singh, MD ( @MprizzleER ) for helping to put this collaboration together.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

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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Medical Xpress

APRIL 24, 2023

In a study conducted at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), researchers found that the use of peripheral nerve blocks in total knee and total hip arthroplasty were associated with a consistent reduction in risk for postoperative complications in patients with a lower comorbidity burden.

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Medical Xpress

APRIL 4, 2023

New research in the April 2023 issue of the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds that specially trained oncology infusion room nurses can improve advance care planning (ACP) for patients with advanced cancer.

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PEMBlog

MAY 31, 2023

When we think of managing agitated patients we think of medicines – but that shouldn’t be our first option. However, medications can be adjuncts to non-pharmacologic means to help keep agitated children safe from harm. Special thanks to Manpreet Singh, MD ( @MprizzleER ) for helping to put this collaboration together.

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PEMBlog

JUNE 14, 2023

This episode is a co-production of the Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center whose mission is to minimize morbidity and mortality of acutely ill and injured children across the emergency continuum. Special thanks to Manpreet Singh, MD ( @MprizzleER ) for helping to put this collaboration together.

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FDA Law Blog

MAY 19, 2023

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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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The Ryan Haight Act was enacted to address the legal “grey area” in which prescribers and pharmacies operated via the creation of two new statutory requirements: 1) the at least one “in-person” medical evaluation requirement for prescribing practitioners, 21 U.S.C. § That emergency declaration is set to expire on May 11, 2023.

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PEMBlog

MAY 17, 2023

Furthermore, the connection between physical and functional symptoms is inextricably linked in many patients. Why then do we persist with the “is it medical/organic or psych” question? Special thanks to Manpreet Singh, MD ( @MprizzleER ) for helping to put this collaboration together. Government.

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FDA Law Blog

JULY 17, 2024

We also commend and congratulate the legions of rare disease patient advocates and the leadership of the EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases (“ELF”) who championed the advocacy efforts that led to this important milestone. those reviewed by the CDER Division of Rare Diseases and Medical Genetics). By Sarah Wicks & James E.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MARCH 14, 2025

Simon is a pediatric addiction medicine psychiatrist at Boston Children’s Hospital; an assistant professor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School; a recent Commonwealth Fund fellow in health policy at Harvard University; and the medical director of Wayside Youth & Family Support Network.  2023 Apr;21(2):166-7.

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FDA Law Blog

AUGUST 18, 2024

By Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Jeffrey N. The De Novo process provides a regulatory pathway to classify novel devices for which general controls alone or general and special controls provide reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness for the intended use.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

DECEMBER 16, 2020

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. Nwamaka Eneanya and Jennifer Tsai to discuss the limitations and harms of race-based medicine in clinical practice.

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FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Starting in 2022 with a patent certification requirement, both Jazz and Avadel have sued FDA over this drug, with Jazz most recently bringing suit challenging FDA’s decision that Avadel’s Lumryz (sodium oxybate) is clinically superior to Jazz’s Xywav (sodium oxybate) in 2023. Black Ball Freight Serv. , 532, 539 (1970) (cleaned up).

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Aspiring Minority Doctor

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

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.

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FDA Law Blog

MAY 8, 2023

Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Philip Won & Gail H. In February 2020, FDA granted a de novo classification request (DEN190040) for software intended to assist medical professionals in the acquisition of cardiac ultrasound images and that included a PCCP for future software modifications.

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FDA Law Blog

MAY 4, 2023

Section 3606(a) of the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act (FDORA) directed FDA to “issue or revise draft guidance that includes recommendations to clarify and advance the use of decentralized clinical studies to support the development of drugs and devices,” not later than December 29, 2023. DHTs include monitoring instruments (e.g.,

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PEMBlog

APRIL 20, 2023

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. How to know if a patient is on it? Patients on emicizumab will have it listed on their medication list.

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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In 2016 , the agency issued its definitive HF guidance, guide manufacturers through human factors engineering processes during the development of new medical devices, focusing specifically on the user interface. Now FDA has issued a draft guidance , Content of Human Factors Information in Medical Device Marketing Submissions (Dec.

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PEMBlog

AUGUST 20, 2024

While ECPR shows promise in improving survival rates, particularly in pediatric patients with conditions like congenital heart disease, it is resource-intensive and carries significant risks. 2023; 187:109792. So first, the patient has ongoing, high quality CPR. Am Heart J. 2020;229:29–39. Bartos JA, Yannopoulos D.

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The end of enforcement discretion The PR proposes to phase out LDT “enforcement discretion” over a period of four years, after which most LDTs will be subject to all applicable medical device regulatory requirements. Whether academic medical centers should be treated differently than other laboratories offering LDTs.

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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert — Since 2005, 510(k) submissions have been formatted according to FDA guidance Format for Traditional and Abbreviated 510(k)s. By Adrienne R. The guidance describes twenty sections to be included in a Traditional or Abbreviated 510(k).

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Hot off the presses RCT in JAMA October 2023: Study that looks at 1000 female resident physicians at 26 sites that showed that coaching improved each outcome assessed (burnout, moral injury, imposter syndrome, self-compassion, and flourishing). AlexSmithMD 1. It’s also a lot what stage of career they are. Beth: Yeah. Greg: Yeah.

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Doctors for America

MAY 15, 2025

Nearly 50,000 people died by suicide in 2023 and another 12.8 Our patients’ lives depend on it. DFA is an organization of over 27,000 physician and medical student advocates in all 50 states, representing all areas of specialization. million calls, texts, and messages since its introduction in July 2022.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

On Fridays, Stephanie Johnson has a busy schedule, driving her navy-blue Jeep from one patient’s home to the next, seeing eight in all. Pregnant with her second child, she schleps a backpack instead of a traditional black bag to carry a laptop and essential medical supplies — stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, and pulse oximeter.

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Medical Xpress

JUNE 16, 2025

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Medical Xpress

JUNE 16, 2025

What is known is that special cells in the eye called intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) detect blue light and send signals to the SCN to reset the clock. The information you enter will appear in your e-mail message and is not retained by Medical Xpress in any form. What are the consequences?

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

About 3 in 10 adults reported not taking their medicines as prescribed at some point between July 2022 and July 2023 because of the cost, according to a KFF survey. When Bob changed jobs, the price tag for his daughter’s medication went through the roof. They started trying out different medications and dosages.

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PEMBlog

MAY 24, 2023

Patient that are agitated should always be treated with dignity and respect. Special thanks to Manpreet Singh, MD ( @MprizzleER ) for helping to put this collaboration together. This entails utilizing the least invasive non-pharmacologic means of assisting them, before moving to physical or chemical restraints.

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GeriPal

MAY 8, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary Weve covered psychedelics on the podcast beforefirst in 2019 with Ira Byock, where we explored their potential role in medicine , and then again in 2023 with Stacy Fischer, Brian Anderson, and Theora Cimino, focusing on the reasons to approach psychedelic use in patients with caution. Ali John 11:34 Yep.

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ABIM

MAY 30, 2025

Expanding ABIM’s engagement with stakeholder communities such as early career physicians, specialty societies and patient-focused organizations. Lieske, MD , raised concerns about how new government policies may affect international medical graduates and health equity work at ABIM. Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Erica N.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

And Bill Andereck is still haunted by the decision he made to have the police break down the door to rescue his patient who attempted suicide in the 1980s, as detailed in this essay in the Cambridge Quarterly of HealthCare Ethics. And he’s also chaired the California Pacific Medical Center’s ethics committee since 1985.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

2023 Dec 20:S1524-9042(23)00202-3. I think even the word patient, patient, I think, comes from the word suffer, the one who suffers. More of the point is we get in big trouble with ourselves and with our patients and each other if we go down that comparison track too far, I think that we can cause some real trouble there.

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PEMBlog

JANUARY 16, 2025

Formulate effective strategies for identifying, managing, and preventing inhalant misuse in pediatric patients. Clin Toxicol (Phila) 2023; 61:453. As always, Im your host, Brad Sobolewski, and today were diving into an important topic, inhalant misuse, with a special focus on nitrous oxide. References Perry H, Burns MM.

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2023

JAMA IM 2023 A shout-out to my NPR episode on 1A titled the “State of Hospice Care” DISCLAIMER While we filmed in Montreal during the Annual Assembly, all opinions expressed in this podcast are independent of AAHPM and HPNA, or the Annual Assembly. And that’s an ADC of two to three patients a day. JAMA Health Forum. Eric: Great.

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FDA Law Blog

APRIL 8, 2024

In its report, Drug Shortages: Root Causes and Potential Solutions, FDA explains that the equipment needed to produce sterile injectables is highly specialized and expensive, meaning that in a shortage situation, production capacity cannot be substantially increased without taking the time and expense of procuring and qualifying new equipment.

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PEMBlog

MARCH 27, 2024

My special guest podcaster, Emily Groopman, is an actual Pediatric Geneticist in training and we hope that you will find this episode useful. Updated 2023 Jul 17]. Brad’s not a pediatric medical geneticist. So my special guest host on this episode is a trainee in pediatrics and medical genetics.

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