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Urinary Incontinence Revisited: George Kuchel & Alison Huang

GeriPal

And sometimes, you know, to pelvic floor physical therapists, to nurses or practice assistants who have training and teaching these techniques and guiding patients and practices them, then great. Most of the trials that have been conducted are conducted by the manufacturers of those medications. Alison 29:08 Yes.

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Psilocybin in Serious Illness: James Downar, Ali John Zarrabi and Margaret Ross

GeriPal

Alex 06:03 Is psilocybin that’s used for medicinal purposes in your studies, for example, is that manufactured or is it derived directly from mushrooms? This hypothesis Played itself out in an interesting way, Ali John 11:15 Thinking about total pain and addressing physical, emotional, social, and spiritual issues.

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Gabapentinoids – Gabapentin and Pregabalin: Tasce Bongiovanni, Donovan Maust and Nisha Iyer

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And for that reason, there was actually an enormous lawsuit, and the manufacturer was fined, now I think 20 years ago, in the millions and millions of dollars for off-label prescribing. Eric: Although pregabalin, right, more misuse of pregabalin out in the community. So that’s kind of how it first came on my radar. Is that right?

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Buckle Up: DOJ Initiates Rulemaking to Reschedule Marijuana

FDA Law Blog

and its abuse may lead to only moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence. Marijuana’s Psychic or Physiological Dependence Liability HHS concluded that “experimental data and clinical reports demonstrate that chronic, but not acute, use of marijuana can produce both psychic and physical dependence in humans.”

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Aging and Climate Change: Karl Pillemer, Leslie Wharton, & Ruth McDermott-Levy

GeriPal

Leslie Wharton is a leader in the 26,000 member grassroots organization Elders Climate Action , which organizes older adults to create communities engaged in making a difference at local, state, and national levels. What’s our role in changing the healthcare system, in our own healthcare system.