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From Neural Networks to Human Brains: The Next Tech Leap Has Begun

Physicians News Digest

These numbers extend far beyond healthcare expenses. With aging populations worldwide, these burdens are only expected to grow—placing additional pressure on healthcare systems and economies alike. A Coordinated Global Response Governments and institutions worldwide are investing heavily in brain research.

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Prescribing Red Flags and Suspicious Controlled Substance Orders: Current Cautionary Tales

FDA Law

District Court for the Western District of Texas imposed a $275,000 civil penalty on Zarzamora Healthcare LLC, in San Antonio, and its pharmacist-owner. The government asserted additional allegations that are outside our scope. On October 10th, based on ability to pay, the U.S. 11, 2023 ( DOJ Press Release ). Zarzamora Press Release.

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A patient’s perspective: The evolving landscape of IBD

ABIM

and Globally IBD is no longer a rare diagnosis. This burden of the disease is being felt by patients and healthcare providers. Specific Challenges in IBD Care Even in a country with advanced healthcare, living with IBD in the U.S. That silence can delay diagnosis for years, just as it did for me, even here in the U.S.,

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

GeriPal

I’m a dementia specialist, and so what I was experiencing was that many people were coming to see me to get a diagnosis of a very straightforward case of mild Alzheimer’s or moderate Alzheimer’s disease, whose doctors had told them there was nothing wrong with them or that their memory was better than my own, says the doctor.

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Prescribing Red Flags: Pharmacists Be Wary of What the Doctor Orders

FDA Law

We have regularly posted on recognized prescribing red flags that pharmacists have ignored that resulted in administrative or civil actions by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) including against Gulf Med and Coconut Grove pharmacies in Florida and Zarzamora Healthcare LLC in Texas.

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

Permanente Medicine

This actually frees up physicians to lean in and really understand their patient, to have the time and the capacity to do the appropriate diagnosis, but also to listen to them and to motivate them in their own care and wellness. I know for a fact that the government or legislators looked to us in Permanente.

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District Court Interprets EKRA

FDA Law

Note that EKRA’s reach is broader than the Anti-Kickback Statute, which applies only to “federal healthcare programs” — e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, etc. His job was governed by an employment contract that contained both salary provisions and restrictive covenants. 18 U.S.C. § 24(b) (emphasis added). 18 U.S.C. §