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Power to the Patient with Patient Generated Health Data

FDA Law Blog

Using PGHD can help patients manage their own health and can help sponsors develop endpoints for studying impacts of new treatments that matter to patients. This patient had used wearable devices on their own in the past but did not understand how to use the data to manage their health.

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Diabetes in Late Life: Nadine Carter, Tamryn Gray, Alex Lee

GeriPal

And yet we’re also in a different place in diabetes monitoring and management. AlexSmithMD Additional Links: – Fingerstick monitoring in VA nursing homes (too common!) – Improving diabetes management in hospice – Continuous Glucose Monitoring complicating end of life care Transcript Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal podcast.

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A Final LDT Rule in April!? Will FDA be prepared?

FDA Law Blog

Third, even with user fee support, it will be extremely challenging for FDA to recruit, hire, train, and manage the staff needed to cope with an unprecedented onslaught of submissions. Fourth, the inability to manage this influx will harm the diagnostic industry, including manufacturers of distributed IVD products. 360(m)(a)(3). [16]

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Nurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink

Physician's Weekly

“It’s also often the family member or the person helping to manage them.” The Health Resources and Services Administration projects a 50% increase in demand for geriatricians from 2018 to 2030, when the entire baby boom generation will be older than 65.

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Children and teens aren't doing enough physical activity: New study sounds a health warning

Medical Xpress

Recent research estimates that the world could see close to half a billion new cases of major chronic diseases by 2030 if people don't get more active. Regular physical activity helps to prevent and manage many chronic diseases. It's also associated with chronic illness and disability.

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Key Bills in the 2025 Legislative Session AAFP is Watching Closely

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

The bill also requires the Alabama Statewide Area Health Education Center Program Office to administer and verify the eligibility of physicians claiming the credit and mandates an evaluation of the program’s success during the 2030 fiscal year. SB 93 – PBM Bill What’s in the Bill : SB 93 , sponsored by Sen.

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250,000 Preventable Deaths Every Year: Why Climate and Health Must Be Funded Together

My Green Doctor

According to the World Health Organization, climate change will cause an additional 250,000 deaths every year between 2030 and 2050. This means: Direct influence: Training healthcare professionals to understand and manage the growing connections between environment and illness. These deaths will not be evenly distributed.