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15 Years Strong: Rare Disease Week’s Remarkable Journey of Support

FDA Law Blog

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. I’m proud to share with you that Everylife’s “patient army” held more than 330 meetings with members of Congress last week.

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Baby Formula Shortages

Georgetown Pediatrics & Family Medicine

If not, your pediatrician’s office can work with you to access all community resources. I heard the government will be importing baby formula from other countries. If your child has special health needs, be sure to check with their doctor about medically appropriate and safe feeding alternatives. This should never be done.

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Medicine or Madness?

Blood, Sweat, and Tears

You have to be able to laugh at situations, the system, the government, people and especially yourself (Mostly yourself). But What broke the monotony was a special nurse with a special personality who I laughed my head off with during every call. Sister N knew her people, her community and herself. Everyone loved her.

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ACI To Host Multiple Events Featuring HP&M Speakers – Discounts Available to FDA Law Blog Readers

FDA Law Blog

We can offer our readers a special discount for the event. The discount code is S10-896-896L24.S. Details on the conference can be found here.

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Podcast: AI, innovation, and value-based care in medicine

Permanente Medicine

In Kaiser Permanente here, we exist to provide high-quality, affordable health care for our patients in the communities we serve. So people doing self-service online, helping themselves so that we can re-devote our resources to actually other things and reduce that cost structure for our patients and our communities.

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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

We talk about diagnosis, et cetera, but it’s almost more of a community conversation. I don’t have access to change the levers of government. It’s going to be at home what community resources are out there. Eric 19:56 Okay, but I’m a primary care provider. Ana chodos, what should I be? But I don’t.

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Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Expanding ABIM’s engagement with stakeholder communities such as early career physicians, specialty societies and patient-focused organizations. See the discussion on the Special Consideration IMG (International Medical Graduates) Pilot Pathway below.) Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Erica N.