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Episode 365 – Spaced Learning Series – A Diagnostic Detour

The Clinical Problem Solvers

[link] Episode description: Jas presents a fascinating case of chest pain, dyspnea, and lower extremity edema that ends up in a very different place than any of us expected. Welcome to our new teammate Elena! Featuring: Mukund Raguram Jasdeep Bajwa Valeria Roldan Elena Storz Schemas Chest pain Dyspnea Pyramid Lower extremity edema Hypertension AKI overview Nephrotic syndrome Glomerulonephritis Anemia thought train Hemolytic anemia Download CPSolvers App here RLRCPSOLVERS Click here to vi

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These matchmakers connect teens and elders. The friendships benefit both sides

NPR Health

Groups that connect elders and teens — both in real life and online — have a new sense of urgency in the loneliness epidemic.

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FDA and the Device Industry: Friends or Foes?

FDA Law Blog

By Jennifer D. Newberger — “An open foe may prove a curse, but a pretended friend is worse.” When the poet John Gay wrote these words in 1727, the idea of an administrative agency like the FDA was likely the furthest thing from his mind. That he is now being quoted in a blog post to discuss the relationship between medical device companies and their regulatory oversight body shows that some ideas really do have staying power.

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'Dad, is the world going to end?' How to talk to your kids about the election

NPR Health

Many parents are grappling with how to talk to even to their young children about the election. Experts offer tips on how to start the difficult conversation.

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Falls and Fractures: A Podcast with Sarah Berry

GeriPal

Summary Transcript CME Summary Falls are very common among older adults but often go unreported or untreated by healthcare providers. There may be lots of reasons behind this. Patients may feel like falls are just part of normal aging. Providers may feel a sense of nihilism, that there just isn’t anything they can do to decrease the risk of falling.

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'Historic' drop in U.S. overdose deaths accelerates as fentanyl crisis eases

NPR Health

A new CDC report shows at least 16,000 lives were saved over a 12-month period. Experts say the U.S. is experiencing the biggest drop in fatal overdoses seen since the opioid crisis began in the 90s.

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MAHA, Nutrition, and the FDA

FDA Law Blog

By Ricardo Carvajal — Among the more interesting developments in the recent election was the emergency of Robert Kennedy as a prominent figure in the MAGA movement – and the collateral emergence of the MAHA movement (Make America Healthy Again). As crisply laid out in short YouTube video , MAHA aims to transform public health by zeroing in on “our nation’s biggest health challenge – chronic disease.

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How the CDC could change under the next Trump administration

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If the new administration embraces proposals to cut the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's budget and its mission, the public health agency could look very different than it does today.

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What types of measures would Robert F. Kennedy Jr. take to fight chronic disease?

NPR Health

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says President-elect Trump wants "measurable impacts" toward ending chronic disease within two years. About 60% of Americans suffer from at least one chronic disease.

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Trump picks RFK Jr. for health role

NPR Health

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a former presidential candidate who has a history of spreading conspiracy theories, including about vaccines — is poised to have a key health role in the Trump administration.