Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

An expert panel unveiled a preoperative cannabis use assessment tool to aid in planning informed, individualized anesthesia and analgesia patient care. An expert panel has created a preoperative cannabis use assessment tool to aid healthcare professionals in planning informed, individualized anesthesia and analgesia care for patients.

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Canadian Family Physician

APRIL 14, 2025

Sources of information Individual articles published mainly in the past 2 years, found using PubMed and Google Scholar. Known complications of metabolic syndrome and advanced liver disease are often present at the time of diagnosis. Main message Steatotic liver disease is one of the most common diseases encountered in general practice.

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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 More than 80 percent of perception comes through vision Researchers estimate that 80-85 percent of our perception, learning, cognition, and activities are mediated through vision. percent, touch 1.5 percent and taste 1 percent. Renowned scholars, L.D.

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 9, 2024

9 The American Academy of Ophthalmology offers more information here 11. Both the FDA and EMA recommend that doctors monitor patients with diabetic retinopathy who are undergoing semaglutide treatment closely. 10 , 9 In patients with uncontrolled or potentially unstable diabetic retinopathy, treatment with semaglutide 2.4

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Physicians News Digest

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The findings revealed alarming evidence that the use of e-cigarettes is associated with serious health complications, including an increased risk of dementia, heart disease, and organ failure. As policymakers and health authorities confront this information, the conversation surrounding vaping and smoking is likely to evolve further.

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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. Participants also described challenges to expanding telehealth. For example, telehealth was not viewed as user friendly for clinical use.

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Myriad Genetics

APRIL 26, 2024

Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Month, observed in April, is a perfect opportunity to fix that, including sharing critical information about dense breasts. Dense breast tissue complicates this as it makes cancers more difficult to detect. Dense breast tissue is normal.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

Now, enrolling in Medicare is more complicated for many people, said Tricia Neuman, a senior vice president and the executive director of the Program on Medicare Policy at KFF, a health information nonprofit that includes KFF Health News. The bills totaled more than $100,000. Some of those providers are now seeking payment from her.

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Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 29, 2023

They want to live a long life free of chronic health problems that may cause pain, limit their activities, or cause complications that could land them in the hospital. These habits are often well-meaning and come from the plethora of inaccurate information that is spread by the media, on the internet, and on social media platforms.

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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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Doctor On Demand

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Based on this information, the doctor can provide a diagnosis, recommend treatment options, and even prescribe medications if necessary. If your symptoms are severe or the doctor suspects complications, they may advise you to seek in-person care for further testing, such as chest X-rays or laboratory tests.

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Blood, Sweat, and Tears

APRIL 6, 2023

Doctors are required to take ‘informed consent’ from patients pre-op. This means explaining the benefits, risks, complications and alternates of the procedure. The problem is patients don’t understand medical terms often and complicated procedures are often over simplified so everyone is on the same page.

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Plum Health

MAY 19, 2023

Transparent Pricing: With DPC, you know exactly what you're paying for - no hidden costs, no complicated insurance bills. This blog post is a general informational guide and does not replace professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

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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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FDA Law

JANUARY 15, 2024

Youth behavioral data was not specifically required but FDA encouraged such information. FDA explained that “cartridge-based” products are more attractive to youth than “open tank systems,” which are bigger, harder to conceal, more complicated, and require refilling.

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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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Imperial Center Family Medicine

MAY 12, 2025

Tracking trends through home monitoring and informing your doctor can help verify if treatment is needed. All heart attacks require urgent medical care to try to prevent complications. Maintaining healthy blood pressure levels is essential for heart health. Let’s take a look at some of these common myths.

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GeriPal

MAY 19, 2022

Summary Transcript Summary. A patient is on morphine and you want to convert it to another opioid like hydromorphone (dilaudid). How do you do that? Do you do what I do, pull out a handy-dandy opioid equianalgesic table to give you a guide on how much to convert to? . which advocates for an updated, wait for it… equianalgesic table! . Drew: Yeah.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 23, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary Its another deprescribing super special on today’s GeriPal Podcast, where we delve into the latest research on deprescribing medications prescribed to older adults. Today, we explore four fascinating studies highlighting innovative approaches to reducing medication use and improving patient outcomes. Here we go.

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FDA Law

JULY 29, 2024

Last week, FDA issued draft guidance to address the potential complications that arise when sponsors seek to modify products, production processes, or quality controls for approved biologics license application (BLA) biosimilar and interchangeable products. We’ll update this post when FDA issues Final Guidance.

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FDA Law

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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FDA Law

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. August 2024 Untitled Letter to Mirati Therapeutics Inc.

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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. On our last podcast about urinary incontinence the song request was, “Let it go.” This time around several suggestions were raised. Eric suggested, “Even Flow,” by Pearl Jam. I do like that one.

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33 Charts

OCTOBER 19, 2021

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. This sounds like a crazy question. But it really isn’t. What does a doctor do? What’s my job with my patients. What is a doctor’s role? Some of what I do is transactional.

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GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

Eric: Alex, we got a great show today on Dysphagia Revisited. Who do we have on with us today? Alex: Revisit thickened liquid challenge is back, baby. Eric: Oh boy. That’s going to be one of our topics, huh? Alex: It’s back. It’s back. To talk about this. Nicole, welcome to GeriPal. Nicole: Thanks so much for having us. I have one.

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GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded back in 2000 that there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine screening for dementia in older adults. Are there, though, populations that it may be helpful in, or should that change with the advent of the new amyloid antibodies? Should it?

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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. Which patients are eligible to go to an ACE unit? What are the benefits of an ACE unit? If ACE units are so great, why are they not so common? . I think Kellie, do you have it?

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CDOCS

APRIL 7, 2021

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. Some other uses for CBCT are when I sense complicated anatomy, resorption, perforations, or instrument failures.</span></p>

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FDA Law

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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CDOCS

MAY 4, 2021

I diagnosed this case to be complex, requiring extensive bone regeneration, possibly with multiple grafts and informed this patient of the risks, timeline and complexity of his case. The possible complications were communicated so that the patient could make an informed decision and proceed with treatment.

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FDA Law

JULY 26, 2022

Like all Guidance documents, it starts out with background, explaining that the Orange Book is FDA’s list of drug products approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and contains patent and exclusivity information related to such products. This patent information is then published in the Orange Book.

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The Motivated MD

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

We are a collective profession of high-earning and driven individuals. It seems natural that, as we look to build our wealth, we will inevitably stumble upon the many forms of real estate investing and weigh their merits. I had never genuinely considered real estate investing (in its many forms) until I finished paying off most of our debts.

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FDA Law

AUGUST 22, 2023

On the heels of a nuanced and more complicated Warning Letter addressing CFL claims and statistical presentations comes a new Untitled Letter from OPDP going back to its roots ! By Dara Katcher Levy — OPDP is coming out ! So, what gives? NAD appeared to be inviting pharmaceutical companies to leverage its processes and submit complaints.

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PEMBlog

APRIL 20, 2023

Rather, it can change the bleeding phenotype from severe hemophilia to mild hemophilia – thus potentially reducing the risk of complications. …and it’s called Hemlibra (Emicizumab) Why this med is important and why kids are on it? Emicizumab is not a factor concentrate like we use to treat kids with acute bleeds.

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GeriPal

JUNE 8, 2023

We debate the merits of use of CGM in the nursing home and other late life settings (Eric and I argue against CGM and lose). Ozempic is a new fancy med that, by the way, leads to weight loss among celebrities, resulting in shortages of the drug from people using it off-label for that purpose. Listen in to learn more! This is Eric Widera.

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GeriPal

MAY 11, 2023

Kristine, do you have a song request for Alex? Kristine: Well, I did have a song, but I was negligent at giving it to him. So, he tried to read my mind… Eric: What was your song? Kristine: I was going to do David Bowie Changes for a variety of reasons, but it was sort of somewhat around the topic. Alex: (singing) Eric: That was wonderful.

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FDA Law

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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