July, 2024

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Reflecting on the Success of the AAFP 2024 Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

The Alabama Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) held its 2024 Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium from June 20 to June 23 at the beautiful Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. This year’s event was a testament to the vibrant community of family physicians, medical students, residents, and healthcare professionals dedicated to advancing family medicine in Alabama.

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Is Dentistry Draining You? 5 Steps to Fight Burnout and Reignite Your Passion

CDOCS

<p>Burnout in dentistry is on the rise. For most dentists, it's not a matter of if you will experience burnout in your dental career but when.& & </p> <p>Survey data from the 2023 ADA Council on Communications Trend Report found that more than 40% of dentists felt defeated, wanted to quit dentistry, or did not want to go to work in the six months leading up to the survey, with these feelings being more common in dentists 44 years and younger.& & </p

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

GeriPal

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? If so, how do we screen and who do we screen?

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The Resetter Podcast: Supplements in Modern Medicine: Blending Nutrients & Technology – with Dr. Yoshi Rahm

Oasis Family Medicine

I had the privilege of being interviewed on The Resetter Podcas t with Dr. Mindy Pelz recently, and am excited to share it with you. In this podcast, Supplements in Modern Medicine: Blending Nutrients & Technology , we discuss: How living in a toxic world impacts detoxification pathways (and how to fix this!) How EBOO therapy can benefit your mitochondrial function and energy levels Why supplements like methylene blue can be beneficial for long-haul COVID symptoms The drawbacks of overusing

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Episode 346: Rafael Medina Subspecialty Series – Rash and Lung Nodules

The Clinical Problem Solvers

[link] In this Infectious Disease Rafael Medina Subspecialty episode, Dr. Milee Nelson presents a case to Dr. John Huang & Dr. Varun Phadke of a man presenting with a rash and shortness of breath. Session facilitator: Youssef Saklawi The goal of this series is to expand access to subspecialty, primary care, and internal medicine-adjacent specialty education to learners around the world.

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FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Essential Drug Delivery Outputs

FDA Law Blog

By Adrienne R. Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert — For several years, FDA has requested that sponsors of drug or biologic led combination products identify essential performance requirements (EPRs) related to the device constituent in their applications. EPRs were usually requested in the context of design controls, although 21 C.F.R. § 820.30 does not use this term.

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Family Integrative Medicine Excels at Best Fest 2024 

Family Integrative Medicine

Family Integrative Medicine continues to shine as a leader not only in healthcare but also in the community. Recently, the team participated in Best Fest 2024, a premier event hosted by the West Orange Chamber of Commerce in Winter Garden, Florida.

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2024 Summer Pinecones E-Newsletter -- MAFP Encourages Student Interest in Family Medicine

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

Doc4aDay : On Friday May 17 th , Vicki Hayes MD ( MAFP member and Faculty, MMC Dept of Medical Education, and Tufts FMIG Medical Advisor ) and Shelly Chipman RN conducted another Doc4aDay program for high school students at the Hannaford Center for Safety, Innovation and Simulation. 16 students from Portland High School and Deering High School attended. 3 Tufts University School of Medicine Maine Track students and 5 University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine students participated

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Understanding the Impact of Travel on Corporate Event Attendees’ Health

InHouse Physicians

The Impact of Travel on Corporate Event Attendees’ Health Corporate events are more than just opportunities for networking and professional development—they often involve extensive travel, which can significantly impact attendees' health and well-being. From long flights to unfamiliar environments, the rigors of travel can take a toll on individuals, both physically and mentally.

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Episode 344: Neurology VMR – bilateral lower limb weakness

The Clinical Problem Solvers

[link] Episode 344: Neurology VMR – bilateral lower limb weakness Episode description: We continue our campaign to #EndNeurophobia, with the help of Dr. Aaron Berkowitz. This time, Aye presents a case of bilateral lower limb weakness to Valeria. Neurology DDx Schema Aye Chan Moe Thant Aye graduated from University of Medicine, Mandalay, Myanmar, and has been working with her mentor neurologist, one of only three neurologists covering the Upper Myanmar region of 23 million population.

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At Long Last, FDA Unveils Plan for Rare Disease Innovation Hub

FDA Law Blog

By Sarah Wicks & James E. Valentine & Frank J. Sasinowski — On July 17, 2024, FDA announced the establishment of a Rare Disease Innovation Hub (the “Hub”) to enhance and improve outcomes for patients with rare diseases and conditions by focusing on rare disease drug and biological product development across the Agency’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (“CDER”) and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (“CBER”).

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Get Back in the Game: Chiropractic Care for Sports Injuries

Family Integrative Medicine

Participating in sports and physical activities can be a great way to stay active and healthy, but it also comes with the risk of injuries. Whether you’re a professional athlete or a weekend warrior, dealing with a sports injury can be frustrating and painful.

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Laura Douglass Retires After 12 Years at LMH

Logansport Memorial Hospital

Logansport Memorial Hospital is pleased to congratulate Laura Douglass of Medical Records/Coding on her retirement. Laura has served a dedicated 12 total years at LMH in various roles, starting in 1986 in the Women’s Health Center. Throughout the years, Laura said LMH has always felt like “home” to her, but her fellow staff members have impacted her most of all.

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Medical Music Mondays: Dogmentin

PEMBlog

Dog bites are unfortunately common in the Emergency Department. Remembering which ones to suture for cosmetic concerns while assuring we reduce the risk of infections is important. Also, most should get antibiotics. Which one? Dogmentin! (It’s a portmanteau of Dog and Augmentin)… Lyrics What you’re hearin’ is true, dog bites on the rise Take a big chunk outta hands face or thighs Animal safety prevention 101 cuddly puppies can still bring us fun But if kids are bitten we

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The Silence Killer: Tinnitus and the Soundscape of Current Treatment

Clinical Correlations

By Carolyn Akers Peer Reviewed Roger Daltrey, co-founder and lead singer of The Who, had this to say of bandmate Pete Townshend’s famous penchant for bludgeoning Fender Stratocasters: “Pete wasn’t just smashing his guitar. He used to.

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Episode 343 – Clinical Unknown – Ravi and Reza dealing with silent jaundice

The Clinical Problem Solvers

[link] Débora and Noah host Ravi discussing a case of silent jaundice presented by our dear Prof. Rez! Embark on this diagnostic journey with us!

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Draft Guidance on Biosimilars and Interchangeables Tries to Smooth Path for Post-Approval Changes

FDA Law Blog

By John W.M. Claud — There is a growing consensus among legal experts that after Loper Bright, FDA may rely on non-binding guidance to instruct industry with hopes of charting regulatory pathways that avoid litigation. In areas like biologics, biosimilars, and interchangeable biosimilars, where emerging technologies meet regulatory complexities, this is perhaps a wise strategy.

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PenFed Credit Union: 2024 Student Loan Refinance Review

LeverageRx

PenFederal Credit Union — PenFed for short — offers student loan refinancing to individuals across all 50 states.

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Castor Oil Body Roller

Oasis Family Medicine

Castor Oil Body Roller for Cellulite, Scars, Stretch Marks and Stagnation Skin rolling is an ancient Chinese technique used to improve the appearance of skin by gently breaking apart tissues, stimulating circulation and supporting collagen production. This relaxing rolling practice helps reconnect and massage the energetic pathways of the body that can become blocked by physical or emotional trauma.

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Medical Music Mondays: Stones Ahead

PEMBlog

Bogus man! Kids can get kidney stones too. This alt-rock homage discusses imaging, pain control, and more. Lyrics Everyone knows that kidney stones cause so much pain colicky anguish radiation to the flank and symptoms all the same toradol is the first choice along with fluids if you’re a nice doc an ultrasound can show hydronephrosis if a stone’s blocked [chorus] kidney stones can happen in children think about the pain, the pee, the ultrasound if you feel me don’t forget to c

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Jefferson Airplane Gave Me Tinnitus

Clinical Correlations

By Dr. Michael Tanner The author, at age 14 in 1968, with pennies on his eyes, wearing a Napoleonic military jacket fashionable at the time. Albums clockwise from top left: After Bathing at Baxter’s (Jefferson Airplane), Blonde on Blonde (Bob Dylan), Disraeli Gears (Cream), Magical Mystery Tour (The Beatles), The Doors, Everything Playing.

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Episode 342 – RLR – Anemia & Odynophagia

The Clinical Problem Solvers

[link] Title – Anemia and odynophagia Episode description Reza and Rabih discuss these 2 findings and how they merge towards a clear answer.

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ACI’s Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Cosmetics & Personal Care Products – West Coast Edition

FDA Law Blog

The American Conference Institute (“ACI”) is holding its 2nd West Coast Editionof its Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Cosmetics & Personal Care Products from September 25-26 at the Le Meridien Delfina, Santa Monica, California. Join distinguished counsel and regulatory experts representing the cosmetics and personal care industry, together with government officials, as they share insights on myriad topics, including: Preparing for the next stages of the Modernization of Cosmetics

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Old National Bank Physician Mortgage: 2025 Review

LeverageRx

Old National's Professional Mortgage provides up to 100% financing for primary residences for eligible medical professionals.

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Where You’re Going Matters

Evergreen Family Medicine

Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?”“That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat.“I don’t much care where—” said Alice.“Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the Cat.It was early 2022, Russia had just invaded Ukraine, and stories of refugees in desperate need were plentiful. Hearts were touched at the church this man attended.

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Medical Music Mondays: A Fallopian Twist of Fate

PEMBlog

Ovarian Torsion causes lots of pain and vomiting. If you want to get a transabdominal ultrasound you need a full bladder. Also Motown is cool. Lyrics It’s a fallopian twist of fate Pain and vomiting won’t abate You thought it was gas And that it would pass But now you hope it’s not too late Ultrasound of the belly Transabdominal needs jelly A full bladder as well Ovary’s deep in the well Blood flow I hope we will see [Chorus] Torsed again!

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Erase it! Laser Tattoo Removal with the Discovery Pico

New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

Are you tired of that tattoo you got years ago on a wild and impulsive night out, which is now unrecognizable? Or maybe you want to clear some space for some fresh new ink that represents who you are now? If you answered yes to either of these questions, hold onto your seats because we are about to dive headfirst into the world of laser tattoo removal services using the Discovery Pico laser!

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Episode 345: Schema Episode – Retiform Purpura

The Clinical Problem Solvers

[link] Sharmin , Jack, Maddy , and Youssef share their approach to retiform purpura as they discuss a case presented by Andrew Sanchez. To join us live on Virtual Morning Report (VMR), sign up HERE.

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Through the Looking Glass? Loper Bright Will Force FDA to Change Its Approach to Litigation and Advocacy

FDA Law Blog

By John W.M. Claud & JP Ellison — The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Loper Bright v. Raimondo has done away with Chevron deference to federal agencies’ interpretation of ambiguous statutes, including the FDA. The decision commands that federal judges must make their own decisions in suits against FDA, considering—but not deferring to—the Agency’s interpretation of ambiguous statutory provisions.

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Old National Bank Physician Mortgage: 2024 Review

LeverageRx

Old National's Professional Mortgage provides up to 100% financing for primary residences for eligible medical professionals.

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Palliative Care in Liver Disease: A Podcast with Kirsten Engel, Sarah Gillespie-Heyman, Brittany Waterman, & Amy Johnson

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary In May we did a podcast on KidneyPal (the integration of palliative care in renal disease) , which made us think, hmmm… one organ right next door is the liver. Maybe we should do a podcast on LiverPal? (or should we call it HepatoPal?) On today’s podcast, we do that by inviting four palliative care leaders who are integrating palliative care into the care of those with liver disease: Kirsten Engel, Sarah Gillespie-Heyman, Brittany Waterman, and Amy Johnson.

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Medical Music Mondays: Seize the Moment

PEMBlog

Dude! If you could remember the rockin’ drug sequence to for anti epileptics in the Emergency Department that would be totally awesome! Wait, there’s a hair metal song with lyrics to that effect? Rad! Lyrics [Chorus] Benzo, Benzo, second line Seizures stop in record time! [Verse] Seizures longer than five minutes straight Need medication to help them abate Lorazepam’s great if you have an I V I M drugs are fine too you’ll see [Chorus] Benzo, Benzo, second line Seizures st

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Power to the Patient with Patient Generated Health Data

FDA Law Blog

By Adrienne R. Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert — FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) recently partnered with the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) to host a two-day workshop to help advance the use of patient-generated health data (PGHD) to support improved clinical trials, medical device development, and regulatory science.

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Supreme Court Rules that SEC and Potentially Other Agencies Cannot Impose Civil Penalties in Administrative Proceedings

FDA Law Blog

By Riëtte van Laack & JP Ellison — On Thursday, the 27 th of June, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy. The court ruled that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may not impose fines to penalize securities in its administrative proceedings because that practice violates the Seventh Amendment “right of trial by jury” in all “suits at common law.

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The Summit for Women Leaders in Life Sciences Law

FDA Law Blog

By Sara M Keup & Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert — The American Conference Institute (“ACI”) held its 11th Annual Summit for Women Leaders in Life Sciences Law at the Seaport Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts on July 25th & 26th of last week. Several leading ladies in law at HPM attended the conference and, based on their feedback, gave the annual event an A+ rating.

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ACI’s 10th Anniversary Paragraph IV Disputes Master Symposium

FDA Law Blog

The American Conference Institute (“ACI”) is holding its 10th Anniversary Paragraph IV Disputes Master Symposium from October 15-16, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. Each fall, leading pharmaceutical patent litigators for brand-name and generic drug companies gather at the Paragraph IV Disputes Master Symposium in Chicago to receive up-to-the-minute information on the latest developments affecting Hatch-Waxman litigation and participate in significant peer-to-pee

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Winter is Coming: How a Labor Case in SCOTUS Impacts FDA Injunction Powers

FDA Law Blog

By JP Ellison & John W.M. Claud — Among the tools that the government has to enforce the FDC Act is the injunctive power granted by Congress in 21 U.S.C. § 332. That statute provides that courts “ shall have jurisdiction, for cause shown, to restrain violations ” of the FDC Act. Historically, courts have modified , watered down , or altogether eschewed t he traditional equitable requirements for an injunction when considering FDA’s request for injunctive relief.