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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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

APRIL 12, 2025

Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the field will grow by 15 percent from 2023 to 2033 , which is higher than the average for roles that provide support to healthcare professionals. For medical assistant positions in CT, typical tasks may include: Interviewing patients about their symptoms and main complaints.

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FDA Law Blog

APRIL 25, 2023

This provision became effective as of March 29, 2023. It will become part of the “refuse to accept” (RTA) checklist on October 1, 2023. Timeline Section 524B became effective on March 29, 2023. Special 510(k)s. Note that FDA does not conduct an RTA acceptance review for submissions submitted via eSTAR.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MAY 27, 2025

Healthcare administrative assistants handle the clerical and office tasks that support patient care. Their role improves the patient experience and helps doctors, nurses, and other providers work more efficiently. Typical responsibilities include: Managing front desk operations, including greeting patients and answering phones.

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Gonzalez — The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) recently published a series of articles as part of its special report “What’s Ahead for Artificial Intelligence.” Javitt & Steven J. Three of these articles focus on medical applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) and explore FDA’s role in regulating such products.

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PEMBlog

JUNE 7, 2023

Special thanks to Manpreet Singh, MD ( @MprizzleER ) for helping to put this collaboration together. NASEMSO: Clinical care and restraint of agitated or combative patients by emergency medical service practitioners. link] Patient restraint in emergency medical services [Position Statement]. Prehosp Emerg Care.

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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. 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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FDA Law Blog

MAY 19, 2023

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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PEMBlog

MAY 31, 2023

When we think of managing agitated patients we think of medicines – but that shouldn’t be our first option. Special thanks to Manpreet Singh, MD ( @MprizzleER ) for helping to put this collaboration together. 2023 Mar 21:S1876-2859(23)00091-8. These articles will take another look at the content included in this episode.

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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

That emergency declaration is set to expire on May 11, 2023. While no “special registration” will yet be required to engage in telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances, DEA is proposing parameters to guide the practice of telemedicine encounters in a post-COVID world. 21 U.S.C. § 802(54)(D)(i). 21 U.S.C. § 802(54)(D)(i).

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FDA Law Blog

AUGUST 18, 2024

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. The classification order identifies the special controls and therefore is extremely important.

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PEMBlog

JUNE 14, 2023

Special thanks to Manpreet Singh, MD ( @MprizzleER ) for helping to put this collaboration together. Pediatrics March 2023; 151 (3): e2022057383. Boarding of Mentally Ill Patients in Emergency Departments: American Psychiatric Association Resource Document. Nash, Kavita Parikh, Bonnie T. 10.1542/peds.2022-057383 2019.6.42422.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a complex and progressive disease requiring highly specialized care, especially in emergency situations. When patients with DMD present in the Emergency Department (ED), an understanding of the nuanced aspects of their care is essential for optimal management.

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Aspiring Minority Doctor

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I went up to the front where I met two other female physicians, both in orthopedics (one of whom who was going to the same retreat in Bora Bora), and a patient in distress who we all helped together. It made me feel so special and loved. Because if I don’t take care of myself, how can I truly take care of my patients?

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PEMBlog

MAY 17, 2023

Furthermore, the connection between physical and functional symptoms is inextricably linked in many patients. Special thanks to Manpreet Singh, MD ( @MprizzleER ) for helping to put this collaboration together. Diagnostic yield of head CT in pediatric emergency department patients with acute psychosis or hallucinations.

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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. By Sarah Wicks & James E. Valentine & Frank J.

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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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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MARCH 14, 2025

They are often the first interface for patients experiencing mental health crises, not academic medical centers. These programs recognize the increasing difficulties in having to first see a community-based primary care provider before seeing a specialized psychiatrist. 2023 Apr;21(2):166-7. 2022;31(2):211-221.

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Aspiring Minority Doctor

DECEMBER 30, 2022

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 am excited for 2023 and for the wild ride I'm sure it will take me on.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Moreover, center patients not only in discussions about individual decision-making but in constructing and drawing meaning from the research. While there indubitably exists a need to advance scholarship and theory, we must also ground ourselves in the day-to-day actions that can bring comfort and kindness to our patients.

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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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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

MAY 8, 2023

The discussion paper described a PCCP as including (1) the types of anticipated modifications (SaMD Pre-Specifications or SPS) based on the retraining and model update strategy and (2) the associated methodology (Algorithm Change Protocol or ACP) being used to implement those changes in a controlled manner to manage patient risks.

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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

A “critical task” is a “user task which, if performed incorrectly or not performed at all, would or could cause serious harm to the patient or user, where harm is defined to include compromised medical care.”) as a de novo special control or in a guidance document for a specific device type).

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Call for Comment Despite the significant potential impact of the PR for a wide array of stakeholders, and the many questions it raises, comments must be submitted no later than December 4, 2023—just 60 days after the PR’s issuance. In addition, FDA proposes to continue to exercise enforcement discretion (i.e., 150,000).”

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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

FDA announced on October 3, 2022 that the voluntary electronic Submission Template And Resource (eSTAR) templates would be required beginning October 1, 2023, as we blogged about here. There are two forms: one for non-IVD devices and one for IVD devices. The situation is similar for submissions where software is not changing.

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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. Oftentimes, yes, people will want your advice. I never did fellowship. Greg: Yeah.

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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. Forget a lunch break; she often eats a sandwich or some nuts as she heads to her next patient visit. “Our patient isn’t just the older adult,” Johnson said. “Hello.

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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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Medical Xpress

JUNE 16, 2025

Explore further Trials using psychedelic drug to treat trauma, addiction endorsed by Texas Legislature shares Facebook Twitter Email Feedback to editors Featured Last Comments Popular Decades after 9/11, PTSD remains a persistent burden for thousands of responders 3 hours ago 0 A single enzymatic switch steers cell fate in intestinal regeneration Jun (..)

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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. But what happens inside the SCN after receiving this light signal has remained largely mysterious—until now.

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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. Structured team approach to the agitated patient in the emergency department. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2009 Nov;27(4):655-67, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2009.07.003.

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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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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. The patient case. I think the theme is more saving someone’s life and the regret that follows.

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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. This is a, you know, board certified pediatric neurologist who’s been seeing this patient for years. Dan: We see it all the time. Bob: Seems unnecessary.

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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. At the time of the spring 2025 meeting, ACGME had reviewed the proposal, which outlines clear roles for program directors and emphasizes both patient care and transplant knowledge.

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