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Patients Preferences and Difficulties with 5 Different Fecal Immunochemical Tests (FITs) [Screening, prevention, and health promotion]

Annals of Family Medicine

FITs would save nearly as many lives as colonoscopy with far fewer complications. Setting: 3 academic medical centers. FIT manufacturers should develop very clear directions for patients. Context: FITs are an accepted method of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and patients’ preferences and difficulties are unknown.

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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

However, things are moving fast, and success doesn’t come easy for the pioneers of any medical field. Scientists at Columbia University Medical Center and the University of Iowa used CRISPR to repair a genetic mutation responsible for retinitis pigmentosa in induced pluripotent stem cells derived from a patient with the disease.

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FDA Inspections Back Up To Speed (Except Those Now Deemed Unnecessary)

FDA Law

Farquhar — Those of us who work frequently on FDA inspections of drug and medical device manufacturing facilities have noticed an uptick in regular inspections after a dramatic falloff during the first two years of COVID. By Douglas B. Mr. Cruse pledged that the frequency of these inspections would increase.

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Interdisciplinary Case Report

CDOCS

Intra-oral photographs were taken and after reviewing his medical history we discussed his desires for a fixed replacement of these teeth. The possible complications were communicated so that the patient could make an informed decision and proceed with treatment. Routinely a 25-40% reduction in cost as compared to the dental lab.

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Urinary Incontinence Revisited: George Kuchel & Alison Huang

GeriPal

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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An Arm and a Leg: The Prescription Drug Playbook, Part I

Physician's Weekly

When Bob changed jobs, the price tag for his daughter’s medication went through the roof. In January of last year, Cole went to a Walgreens in Appleton, Wisconsin, to get refills on the medication he used to control his asthma. They started trying out different medications and dosages. This is gonna be a process.

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Advance Care Planning Discussion: Susan Hickman, Sean Morrison, Rebecca Sudore, and Bob Arnold

GeriPal

And I don’t think necessarily, that appointment needs to be a medicalized process. Although, certainly when you start facing complications of serious illness, it is increasingly important to engage as individuals and conversations about goals, values, and preferences. Rebecca: I think I’ll also add too. Who are they?

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