Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 15, 2025

A 2022 article in the Harvard Business Review introduced the term sludge to describe “these types of situations in which the design of a specific process consistently impedes individuals from completing their intended action.”

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

JANUARY 18, 2021

Understand that collective action and a focus on community, rather than individualism, are most effective in combating racism and achieving health equity. One of the biggest barriers to health equity is the narrow focus on the individual and a failure to see health as a widespread community issue.

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FDA Law Blog

JULY 17, 2024

Peter Marks at James Valentine ’s FDA Rare Disease Town Hall session at the DIA Annual Meeting last month (see Pink Sheet coverage here ), this Hub is intended to serve as the Center of Excellence that we in the rare disease community have been calling for its establishment over the last several years.

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The Motivated MD

OCTOBER 10, 2024

How, then, can any physician find the time to research individual companies and make educated decisions on which publicly traded businesses are undervalued? Instead of investing in individual stocks, why not buy all the most economically impactful stocks in a proportion that reflects an index of the market? We simply cannot.

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East Cary Family Physicians

JANUARY 30, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll explore the importance of vision screenings, especially during Glaucoma Awareness Month, and how they play a crucial role in preserving your eyesight. By the time individuals experience vision problems, significant damage may have already occurred.

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ABIM

APRIL 24, 2025

Visit the ABIM Blog for reports of prior meetings. Expanding ABIM’s engagement with stakeholder communities such as early career physicians, specialty societies and patient-focused organizations. ABIM does not contact individual programs with a lower pass rate to initiate changes to the program.

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GeriPal

MAY 19, 2022

Summary Transcript Summary. A patient is on morphine and you want to convert it to another opioid like hydromorphone (dilaudid). How do you do that? Do you do what I do, pull out a handy-dandy opioid equianalgesic table to give you a guide on how much to convert to? . which advocates for an updated, wait for it… equianalgesic table! . Drew: Yeah.

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FDA Law Blog

AUGUST 2, 2022

The Senators boldly assert that “it is obvious that cannabis has widely accepted medical benefits, affirmed by medical and scientific communities” in the U.S. The Senators boldly assert that “it is obvious that cannabis has widely accepted medical benefits, affirmed by medical and scientific communities” in the U.S. 21 U.S.C. §

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The Motivated MD

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Many who follow this blog know that I reside in South Carolina. However, this is a personal finance blog, and for me, it goes beyond that. Helene highlighted that even wealthy communities and well-financed and well-educated populations can be caught off guard and devastated. You have all seen it over the past week. It happens.

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GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

We also talk about the importance of a proactive approach to involving speech-language pathologists in the care of individuals early on with neurodegenerative diseases like dementia and ALS. Eric: Alex, we got a great show today on Dysphagia Revisited. Who do we have on with us today? Alex: Revisit thickened liquid challenge is back, baby.

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 3, 2025

Houck We appreciate receiving feedback on our blog posts. Our reader informed us of two additional prescribing/dispensing red flags that DEA has alleged are unresolvable that he wanted to share with the pharmacy community. By Larry K. Attorneys Office, Northern District of Illinois, April 21, 2025, quoted here. 72,694, 72,703 (Dec.

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Reflections of a Grady Doctor

JUNE 30, 2022

And what if all of this was amplified exponentially by the love, adoration, and influence he poured not only into his own grandchildren but generations of nieces, nephews, cousins, play cousins, and community kids as well? Imagine that. Then all you’d have to do is miss him. There is not a single regret left to bear. Job well done, sir.

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FDA Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2024

Led by Annie Kennedy, Everylife’s VP of Government Affairs and Policy, we worked the halls of Congress to educate lawmakers on the pressing needs of the rare disease community. It’s astounding that it took this long for any administration — Republican or Democrat — to recognize the thirty million strong rare disease community in our country.

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FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Jeff’s knowledge of FDA and regulated industry along with his prior experience will help us ensure that companies and individuals who need our expertise understand the depth and breadth of our services,” said J.P. Jeff joins HP&M from Compliance Architects where he served as Vice President of Business Development.

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FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Much of the guidance repeats the law and FDA’s previous notices (see e.g., our blog posts here and here ). It appears that some of these clarifications may reflect issues FDA has faced as some in the regulated community were surprised to receive invoices for the fee. The facility fee applies to a single manufacturing facility.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2022

Wasserstein — “EKRA” refers to the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act, which was part of the Substance Use – Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act of 2018. 220 and was described on HP&M’s blog here. EKRA is codified at 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. § 24(b) (emphasis added).

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FDA Law Blog

APRIL 10, 2025

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is already having ripple effects not just internally, but across the broader regulatory and life sciences communities and the public at large. Walsh The recent and drastic Reduction In Force (RIF) at the U. FOIA is a U.S.

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 23, 2021

Janet Woodcock’s leadership, identified the need for more systematic patient engagement — a way to improve representativeness and be more proactive rather than reactive to interacting with patient communities. So, we crafted the Patient-Focused Drug Development, or PFDD, a commitment that was agreed to in PDUFA V.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2022

Wasserstein — “EKRA” refers to the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act, which was part of the Substance Use – Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act of 2018. 220 and was described on HP&M’s blog here. EKRA is codified at 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. § 24(b) (emphasis added).

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

According to the announcement, enabling patients to access medical devices beyond traditional clinical settings can help close the healthcare gap by delivering care “directly to patients, wherever they are – at home, at work, in cities, in rural communities.” By Philip Won & McKenzie E. telemedicine and telehealth solutions (e.g.,

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

I’ll dive into the latest clinical practice guidelines and discuss evidence-based approaches to diagnosis and treatment. Topics covered include: The pathophysiology of GER and GERD in the pediatric population. Understanding dyspepsia and its clinical presentation. Diagnostic strategies and when to consider further evaluation.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 30, 2025

Despite private and public insurance plans fully covering lung cancer screening in the United States, only 10% to 30% of eligible individuals in were receiving it in a recent state-by-state survey. to 3.33, indicating that even the most pragmatic studies fell well short of simulating conditions in community settings.

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ABIM

JUNE 11, 2025

Visit the ABIM Blog for reports of prior meetings. Expanding ABIM’s engagement with stakeholder communities such as early career physicians, specialty societies and patient-focused organizations. Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Erica N. The following is a summary of the spring meeting.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

OCTOBER 11, 2021

individual bias or bigotry that leads to a failure to sell a home to a person of color) and personal choices ( e.g. Black people prefer to live among other Black people) is referred to as de facto segregation. These gaps are not a product of lifestyle choices, biology or individual behaviors.

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ABIM

JUNE 24, 2025

Visit the ABIM Blog for reports of prior meetings. Expanding ABIM’s engagement with stakeholder communities such as early career physicians, specialty societies and patient-focused organizations. A representative from the American Society of Hematology (ASH) joined for a portion of the meeting*.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The hot sauces progressed from mild to extreme (and I mean extreme) heat. Can I just say…it works? Being asked a question with your mouth on fire, sweat streaming down your face, feeling the most awake and terrified you have ever been in your life, forces you to give an unadorned answer, straight from the heart. Lynn: Okay. Anne: GeriPal edition.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 11, 2025

Effective treatments include referral to self-help groups such as Gamblers Anonymous , group or individual cognitive behavioral therapy , motivational interviewing, and naltrexone. Psychology Today maintains a national directory of therapists with training in CBT for gambling disorder. ** This post first appeared on the AFP Community Blog.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Summary Transcript Summary. We’ve talked at length on prior podcasts about the failures of aducnumab, Biogen, and the FDA’s decision to approve it. . But wait, there’s a shiny new anti-amyloid drug, lecanemab! (No No it’s not just the French version of Aducanumab). . In an article in the NEJM (a published article this time, wonder of wonders!)

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MAY 30, 2022

Pearls Black and Indigenous birthing people are 3-13 times more likely to die in childbirth, with the rate varying by location and level of investment in communities. The exact statistics vary by location and by the overall level of investment in services such as childcare and parental leave within each community.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 31, 2023

He studies the mental health system in the ways in which it has failed children and adolescents, and he writes about his experience with cancer in a blog, the Billgardner.substack.com, Billgardner, one word. ” Somebody in the comments on their blog response said, “Did you check the date? We have a Canadian theme going.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Eric’s blog post on Dignity Therapy from 2011. Summary Transcript Summary. Eric and I weren’t sure what to call this podcast – storytelling and medicine? Narrative medicine? We discussed it with today’s guests Heather Coats, palliative care NP-scientist, and Thor Ringler, poet. Because that really is what this is about. SPONSOR: .

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GeriPal

MARCH 30, 2023

I started blogging as a patient, just talking about my own story online like patients did back in the day. Coming from a communications background and my form of writing, my formula is writing for Associated Press style, AP style, and it’s a formula. But before we go into that topic, I think, Liz, you got a song request for Alex.

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Gibbs — A recent blog post focused on the potentially negative implications of the proposed Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) for manufacturers of generic drugs and biosimilar products. Javitt & Jeffrey N. The concerns raised by PERA are not limited to these industries, however. animal, viral, bacterial) DNA and RNA sequences.

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GeriPal

JUNE 29, 2023

He taught us a little about the different flowers and plants, and along the way a little about why he does what he does. One story that Allan told perfectly sums this up. Eric: And in the end, we have a very special part where we actually get a tour of their gardens outside of the hospice unit. So take a listen.

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FDA Law Blog

JULY 9, 2024

We’ve blogged about some of FDA’s efforts to increase diversity in clinical trials previously, and the Draft Guidance itself describes a variety of these efforts. The deadline for the Draft Guidance was December 29, 2023, so the draft, issued on June 26, 2024, is about 6 months late under FDORA’s mandate. population demographics.

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In October 2022, FDA released the draft guidance entitled “Select Updates for the Breakthrough Devices Program Guidance: Reducing Disparities in Health and Healthcare,” as previously discussed in our blog. FDA will consider if technologies and device features “address unmet needs in these populations” when evaluating criterion one.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 11, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary Four percent of deaths in Canada are due to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). Four percent. The number of people who have used MAID in Canada since it was legalized in 2016 has increased year on year from about 1,000 people in the first year to over 13,000 people in 2022. It is the slippery slope made real. Oh my gosh.

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