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The Orphan Drug Act Almost Failed to Clear the Launch Pad Before Achieving so Much for Patients!

FDA Law

The economic pathway was not eliminated but left as an alternative that has almost never been used…perhaps fodder for one of many, nearly countless possible follow-up stories to this first one!). Untold numbers of researchers in academia and in industry.

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Transgender Health, Aging, and Advocacy: A Podcast with Noelle Marie Javier and Jace Flatt

GeriPal

Just today (June 17th) as we record this podcast: Ezra Klein released a wonderful interview with Sarah McBride , the first openly transgender member of congress A judge ruled that cuts to NIH grants focused on minority groups, including transgender people, were illegal and ordered the government to restore funding. And we also need it.

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

GeriPal

And so I began to think about the training that I had and that there was no mental health condition that was diagnosed. Because our division of geriatrics has such expertise in secondary data analysis and how their retirement studies, can set me off on this task to go read the code books in HRS. I would say that.

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Is Hospice Losing Its Way: A Podcast with Ira Byock and Joseph Shega

GeriPal

And welcome back to the GeriPal podcast, Ira Byock, who is a author and well-known, has written several books about hospice, inspired many to go into the field, and is the founder of- Ira: The Institute for Human- Alex: The Institute for Human Caring. Joseph: Yes, This is the first time. I’m excited. Alex: Welcome. Eric: Great.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

GeriPal

There’s a book called The 36-hour day for dementia caregivers. With your journey, with your dad’s journey- Diane: They could have diagnosed him earlier. They could have diagnosed him earlier. So that’s I think diagnoses. Just to let you know, Eric, we have to give the credit to our federal government.

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‘We Need To Keep Fighting’: HIV Activists Organize To Save Lives as Trump Guts Funding

Physician's Weekly

Testing and outreach for HIV faltered in the South , a region that accounts for more than half of all HIV diagnoses. In the 1980s, the government refused to acknowledge HIV as gay men died young. Half of new diagnoses today are in the South and a third are among people with low incomes.