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

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Emily 06:11 Yeah, we definitely have a pill for every ill. But I had a terrific MSTAR medical student working with me this past summer who was looking to see whether there were the type of medication, like the half life or was a Z versus a benzo. Alex 13:34 MSTAR medical students in aging research apply now.

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Rethinking Opioid Conversions: Mary Lynn McPherson and Drew Rosielle

GeriPal

And really, the best that had ever been looked at, especially in our population and sort of a cancer serious illness population. I expect my colleagues to know that there’s a large amount of sophisticated, nuanced knowledge that all of us who do high risk pain management for seriously ill patients need to be aware of.

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STATEMENT RELEASE: Doctors for America’s FDA Task Force Statement on Decision to Withdraw FDA Ban on Menthol Cigarettes

Doctors for America

As physicians, we know intimately the impact tobacco-related illnesses and deaths have on families and our communities. The administration has stated that ending the chronic disease epidemic is central to the goal of “making America healthy again,” but this decision flies in the face of that goal.