Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 9, 2024

Yes, one year after stopping the medication, patients regain ½ – ⅔ of their previous weight loss: What are other clinical benefits? 9 The American Academy of Ophthalmology offers more information here 11. Tirzepatide (15 mg) showed slightly more noticeable effects than Semaglutide (2.4 Does the rebound effect really exist?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Results Participants reported that telehealth was acceptable for basic pregnancy check-ins, such as to monitor symptoms, discuss health concerns, and for information on medication safety. For example, telehealth was not viewed as user friendly for clinical use. Further, lower insurance reimbursement rates can limit its clinical use.

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PEMBlog

JANUARY 21, 2025

Differentiating these pathogens based on clinical presentation is crucial for targeted management, minimizing unnecessary diagnostic tests, and optimizing healthcare resources. Common Complications : Otitis media : Diagnosis is supported by the presence of a bulging tympanic membrane with purulent effusion.

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BMJ

AUGUST 20, 2021

Donors, government ministries, agencies and academic partners regularly cascade requests for data that multiply and complicate the simple interaction into a complex, and often redundant, set of data requirements for the same singular interaction. Mobile phone penetration has finally exceeded 90% in low- and middle-income countries.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

Chae : The four pillars of obesity care is a helpful framework that defines the essential elements of obesity care, which include nutrition therapy, physical activity, behavioral modification, and, if clinically indicated, medical interventions (eg, medication management, bariatric procedures, and complication management).

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

Compared to that, our hearing only processes 11 percent of information, while smell 3.5 Experts even say the eye is an ideal place to start for the first clinical use of CRISPR. Digital contact lenses sound like science fiction: the translucent layer on your eye transmitting special information about your body to an outside device.

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FDA Law Blog

AUGUST 11, 2024

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. The first Untitled Letter was issued to kaleo, Inc. Thank you, Kim, for paving the way here.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

Youth behavioral data was not specifically required but FDA encouraged such information. FDA said randomized clinical trials could be used, but so could observational studies with respect to cessation data. But they did not submit information specific to flavored products. They also included observational studies.

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CDOCS

MAY 4, 2021

We need to recognize how clinical dentistry has become intertwined with digital technologies to synergistically assist us in providing enhanced diagnosis with safe and predictable treatment outcomes. & The possible complications were communicated so that the patient could make an informed decision and proceed with treatment.

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33 Charts

OCTOBER 19, 2021

So much of clinical medicine is the identification of patterns. This is the job of taking bits and pieces of information and putting them together. It’s complicated when we can’t identify what our job is. Clinical work needs to be redefined in a way that capitalizes on human strengths. Identify patterns.

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33 Charts

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Medicine is facing a crisis of information. Beyond the increase of biomedical information are rising demands for physician response to portal messaging (MyChart messages) and review of wearable generated data. And in my experience the exchange of information from the Cures Act Final Rule has added new dialog around test results.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The condition affects multiple organ systems—muscular, cardiac, and respiratory—leading to a myriad of clinical complications. Once patients become non-ambulatory, they often develop secondary complications like lymphedema, which further complicates their care. Below are key considerations based on current best practices.

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FDA Law Blog

JULY 10, 2023

After a firm submits a 510(k) to FDA, FDA will request still more information after a first-pass review. According to the 2 nd Quarter FY2023 MDUFA V Performance Report , FDA issued a request for additional information (AI request) on the first FDA review cycle for 63% to 68% of 510(k)s submitted in FY2018 to FY2022.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 23, 2025

Join us as we dive deeper into these studies and discuss the implications for clinical practice and patient care. And there’s so much work on, you know, you’ve got to take these medicines, you got to prevent this treat, that there isn’t that same sort of clinical momentum towards deprescribing. Ethical and practical.

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GeriPal

JUNE 20, 2024

It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. George 03:01 So I would say that as many clinical issues in older adults, we need to think about them in two ways. Eric 11:57 In, let’s say, my clinic. Eric 08:05 Yeah.

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CDOCS

APRIL 7, 2021

This entails that I implement products that have been researched with scientific evidence and are proven as clinically viable. Studies have shown that capturing one view of a tooth garners only a limited percentage of information, but both a straight-on view and an angled view results in a greater amount of details.

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GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

Eric: And swallowing is complicated, right? So, the consult will come in and then we’ll do what we call a clinical bedside evaluation, where we’ll go and see the patient at the bedside. So, we use that information to formulate a treatment plan. Eric: Because you need saliva to swallow, right? Nicole: Yes. Raele: Yes.

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The 2013 guidance documents include, but are not limited to, in vitro diagnostic and clinical trial considerations. They are also open to information to include in these guidance documents. As we emphasized in our previous blog post , the termination of COVID-19 PHE could complicate the business plan for some medical product companies.

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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

We have made improvements to the content of each of these sections over the years and have included additional information to address other guidance documents and the refuse to accept (RTA) checklist, but the general structure has been constant. In other sections of the template, attachments will be needed to include this type of information.

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GeriPal

MAY 19, 2022

It depends on the clinical situation. I know this is like, we’re talking about math and so that makes it all a little complicated, but think about it this way. But we still, regardless of how you do this calculation have to temper it with clinical judgment. Eric: All right. The old table, 1.5 Eric: I got two questions.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 12, 2023

After coming out of residency and taking care of lots of complicated older adults as of now, a brand new physician attending, I really needed that team to help me out. Not every hospital or every health system is the same physically or financial incentives or which clinical programs exist and patient demographics.

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FDA Law Blog

JULY 24, 2022

TE Codes are assigned using a multi-letter system with the first letter representing the therapeutic equivalence determination and the second (and sometimes third) the dosage form or additional information. TE Codes are complicated and this Guidance goes a long way to making the Orange Book more approachable. Kudos to FDA!

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GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

Joe 03:55 You know, my thoughts are screening is important for a variety of reasons, and certainly Doctor Boris and Soo and Anna, Doctor chodos can provide a lot greater clinical insight than I. What hasn’t been shown, Eric, is that if you apply tools like this, clinical outcomes down the road are better for patients.

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The Motivated MD

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

There are a plethora of physicians who transition to real estate (see The Darwinian Doctor , The Prudent Plastic Surgeon , Passive Income MD , and Semi-Retired MD ), but these are largely individuals who have made their money, used this cashflow to increase their property ownership, while simultaneously decreasing their clinical burdens.

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GeriPal

JUNE 8, 2023

-@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. This is Eric Widera. Alex Smith: This is Alex Smith. Tamryn: Yes, 100%.

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GeriPal

MAY 11, 2023

There I was, extremely overly trained with brain stuff, and I wanted to learn how to do clinical research. I just thought there was so much we could learn and offer from every sense, from the clinical point of view, from the family point of view, from prevention, from treatment, epidemiology, et cetera. One might argue they still are.

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FDA Law Blog

MAY 17, 2022

Without a fix, drug companies are incentivized to seek the broadest orphan drug designation as possible and then focus clinical studies only on the narrowest patient populations that would support approval. Except for certain oncology products, FDA cannot require pediatric studies of orphan-designated products.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Have you ever found yourself in need of medical attention but overwhelmed by the myriad of clinics and healthcare options out there? This guide will help you understand the different types of clinics and services they offer, so you can make an informed decision about where to seek medical care.

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Medical Xpress

JUNE 16, 2025

The goal is to support clinical trials and bring in another $50 million in private investment to help ibogaine win approval from the U.S. Other states like Oregon and Colorado have already launched legal clinics using psilocybin, the compound found in mushrooms, The Times reported. More information: ScienceDirect has more on ibogaine.

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Rao Doctor

APRIL 3, 2025

Infrared thermometers, which measure temperature from the forehead or ear, are also prevalent in clinical settings. This information can help pinpoint possible causes of illness and guide further investigations. Using these methods can reduce temperature discomfort and minimize complications. And I do this regularly.

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Medical Xpress

JUNE 16, 2025

But what we observed was much more complicated." More information: Po-Ting Yeh et al, Discrete photoentrainment of mammalian central clock is regulated by bi-stable dynamic network in the suprachiasmatic nucleus, Nature Communications (2025). The content is provided for information purposes only.

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Doctor On Demand

APRIL 28, 2025

Urgent care clinics provide quick diagnoses and treatments, including antibiotics if needed. In fact, most sore throat symptoms resolve in three days for 60-70% of patients, according to March 2025 UpToDate, an evidence-based clinical decision support system used by healthcare professionals. Do you have a weak immune system (e.g.,

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GeriPal

JUNE 12, 2025

I’m sort of seeing them in clinic for consideration of palliative radiation, they have a lot going on. Now patients are living so much longer that they’re coming back to my clinic after I’ve treated them with radiation. Eric 00:59 Why did you choose this song?

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 26, 2025

The person, who lives in southern Illinois, was hospitalized with complications from the mosquito-borne virus, according to the U.S. More information The Cleveland Clinic has more on West Nile virus. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This is the earliest West Nile virus case reported in Illinois since 2016.

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Edge Family Medicine

OCTOBER 8, 2024

By identifying health issues in their initial stages, patients can make informed decisions and act promptly. Better Health Decisions : Knowing about a health issue early empowers individuals to make informed choices about their lifestyle, treatment options, and overall healthcare.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Based on this surge in evidence, the American Society of Clinical Oncologists recently updated their guidelines for care of older adults to state that all older adults receiving systemic therapy (including chemo, immuno, targeted, hormonal therapy) should receive geriatric assessment guided care. Mazie, welcome to GeriPal. William: Sure.

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Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 29, 2022

This included additional classes in medical ethics as well as a scholarly project examining the medical ethics of a specific clinical situation. This is relatively easy for straightforward medical decisions like taking an antibiotic for an infection, but becomes complicated during more complex situations.

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