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PA Licensure Compact Enacted in 17 States

Barton Associates

Traveling across state lines to provide critical healthcare services to patients in need is the bread and butter of any locum tenens provider. The PA licensure compact officially went into effect among seven states on April 4, 2024, when Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed that state’s bill enacting the compact.

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The Importance of Diabetic Retina Exams: Safeguarding Vision in the Face of Diabetes

Family Physicians of Greeley

Living with diabetes requires a vigilant approach to healthcare, and one crucial aspect often overlooked is regular diabetic retina exams. Understanding Diabetic Retinopathy: Diabetic retinopathy is a diabetes-related complication that affects the blood vessels in the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye.

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Dense Breasts, Cancer Prevention and Early Detection

Myriad Genetics

Dense breast tissue complicates this as it makes cancers more difficult to detect. Healthcare providers recommend annual breast screening with mammography beginning at age 40 for average risk women. Healthcare providers recommend annual breast screening with mammography beginning at age 40 for average risk women.

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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #2: Flight of Passage

PEMBlog

It is believed that this sequestered portion of his lung placed him at an elevated risk for infections as this is a known complication of bronchopulmonary sequestration. This is the second of the four cases.

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Is DCIS Cancer or Not?

AMMD

In 2024, I had another scare. Some healthcare providers may recommend an MRI or ultrasound. Since many DCIS in situ cases never turn into invasive cancers, these methods can create further health complications. I will have an article about the dangers of gadolinium dye soon. My annual mammogram picked up calcifications again.

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It’s a Cruel Summer – Two New OPDP Untitled Letters

FDA Law Blog

on July 17, 2024 for a social media post published by Instagram influencer Brittany Mahomes (who has 2 million Instagram followers) about AUVI-Q (epinephrine injection, USP) that “entirely omit[ed] all risk information” about the drug. August 2024 Untitled Letter to Mirati Therapeutics Inc.

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Deprescribing Super Special III: Constance Fung, Emily McDonald, Amy Linsky, and Michelle Odden

GeriPal

And our next guest is Amy Linsky, who’s a physician and researcher at the VA Boston Healthcare System and associate professor at Boston University University. Maybe even had come in with a complication. Were we able to activate patients to be more engaged in their healthcare and healthcare decisions?