February, 2024

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Demystifying Diabetes

East Cary Family Physicians

Insights from East Cary Family Physicians In this blog, we’re diving into one of the most prevalent health conditions worldwide: diabetes. With millions of individuals affected by this metabolic disorder, it’s crucial to understand its causes, symptoms, management, and prevention strategies. Whether you’re newly diagnosed, caring for someone with diabetes, or seeking to enhance your knowledge, this guide aims to provide valuable insights and practical tips.

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A New Outlook: How Carrier Screening Shaped One Family’s Future

Myriad Genetics

When Ashley Pantier and her husband decided to start a family, they were young, healthy, and filled with a sense of joyful optimism. After she became pregnant at 26, she says, she “didn’t see a need to get [genetic] testing done. I was young and healthy; the baby was healthy.” But when her son Christopher was not walking by 18 months, her “mom alarms” were going off.

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Longmont Doctors Offer Expanded Services

Boulder Medical Center

Boulder Medical Center - Longmont is expanding healthcare services The post Longmont Doctors Offer Expanded Services appeared first on Boulder Medical Center.

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Passion, Purpose & Heartbreak — Your Roadmap to Happiness

Intuitive Intelligence

With January under our belt (can you even believe it?) What an ideal time to explore the synergy between heartbreak and happiness. You might think they are opposites, but you’re about to receive some powerful questions that will help you uncover what matters most to you. One of my favorite quotes by Joseph Campbell is “The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure that you seek.

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Episode 320: WDx #27: “There is No Innocent Eye”

The Clinical Problem Solvers

[link] Sharmin and Kaylin sit down with Dr. Denise Davis to discuss communication as a procedure, continuous and incremental improvement, and the interrelationship between social and health justice Denise L. Davis is a general internist and Clinical Professor of Medicine at University of California San Francisco. She serves as Associate Director for Faculty Development for the SanFrancisco VA Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education.

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Ozone & Methylene Blue With Dr Rahm & Jane Rogers

Oasis Family Medicine

Listen to the podcast interview here: [link] The interview with Dr. Yoshi Rahm on the Cutting Edge Health podcast covers topics on enhancing cognitive health. Dr. Rahm discusses his personal journey influenced by his family’s health issues and his integration of holistic practices into medicine. He delves into Extracorporeal Blood Oxygenation and Ozonation (EBOO) therapy for immune system boosting and reducing inflammation.

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What to Expect Before, During, and after a Carotid Endarterectomy

Vascular Physician

What to Expect Before, During, and After a Carotid Endarterectomy Carotid Endarterectomy is a procedure that is used to remove plaque buildup from the inside of one of the carotid arteries, an artery located on each side of your neck. If you have been diagnosed with carotid disease, these vessels may be narrower as a result of plaque buildup within the walls of the artery.

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Jenna Peart, MD: Halo and BroadBand Light Treatment (BBL)

Boulder Medical Center

Jenna Peart, MD, dermatologist discusses Halo Skin Resurfacing and Broadband Light (BBL) therapy, including applications for various skin concerns, potential side effects, and the expert care available at Boulder Medical Center. The post Jenna Peart, MD: Halo and BroadBand Light Treatment (BBL) appeared first on Boulder Medical Center.

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Embracing Love’s Colors with Raj & Neha

Intuitive Intelligence

Raj and I are coming to you from sunny Miami, feeling the love and sharing some insights on this beautiful Valentine’s Day. We thought, why not take a moment to connect with you and share what we’ve learned in our relationship? In our latest video , we delved into the four main ways we show up and how those different behavior styles play a role in our dynamic.

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Key Benefits of Regularly Seeing Your Primary Doctor

Hitchcock Family Medicine

The foundation of health is preventive care. Visiting a primary doctor can be an important way to stay healthy. According to Healthcare IT News, only 67% of people aged 25-35 have a primary care physician. Let's look at some key reasons why you should prioritize regular doctor visits. Early Intervention Making time for regular healthcare visits can give you the benefit of early intervention for health conditions.

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The Story of EBOO with Dr. Yoshi Rahm

Oasis Family Medicine

YOUR HEALTH. YOUR STORY. The Story of EBOO with Dr. Yoshi Rahm NOV 16, 2023 EPISODE 156 Innovative Medicine Listen here: [link] Extracorporeal Blood Oxygenation and Ozonation, or EBOO for short. While it sounds very complicated, this integrative therapy stands at the forefront of oxidative treatments and boasts vast health benefits, especially for those suffering from infectious diseases.

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How to Improve Your Venous Circulation with Compression Therapy

Vascular Physician

How to Improve Your Venous Circulation with Compression Therapy Venous circulation is the part of your blood circulation system that carries oxygen-depleted blood back to the heart. Poor venous circulation causes a variety of unpleasant symptoms, including varicose veins, swelling in the lower extremities, leg pain, and slow healing. If left untreated, it could lead to ulcers and in some cases limb loss.

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The Importance of Diabetic Retina Exams: Safeguarding Vision in the Face of Diabetes

Family Physicians of Greeley

Living with diabetes requires a vigilant approach to healthcare, and one crucial aspect often overlooked is regular diabetic retina exams. The eyes are particularly vulnerable to the effects of diabetes, and routine exams play a pivotal role in preventing and managing diabetic retinopathy, a serious eye condition that can lead to vision impairment or even blindness.

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FDA Releases Final Guidance on Use of Digital Health Technologies for Remote Data Acquisition in Clinical Investigations

FDA Law Blog

By Adrienne R. Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert & Lisa M. Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert — As an end of the year gift, FDA finalized its guidance document, Digital Health Technologies for Remote Data Acquisition in Clinical Investigations , in late December. We previously blogged on the draft guidance ( here ) and on FDA’s broader framework for Digital Health Technologies (DHT) ( here and here ).

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Rash Week! My aching feet!

PEMBlog

Just look at the rash – then scroll down to reveal the diagnosis. That’s it. And oh yeah, she did spend time in a hot tub during a recent trip. The nodules on the platter surface of the feet are painful. She is systemically well appearing. It’s Pseudomonas Hot-Foot Syndrome! This malady is characterized by the acute onset in children of exquisitely tender plantar nodules and a benign, self-limited course.

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Episode 321: Spaced Learning Series – AKI, Eosinophilia and Organomegaly

The Clinical Problem Solvers

[link] Episode description: SLS team members Priyanka, Kirtan and Anna discuss a case of progressive renal dysfunction in a patient with recent weight loss, peripheral eosinophilia and organomegaly Featuring: Anna Fretz Kirtan Patolia Priyanka Athavale Schemas AKI Eosinophilia Download CPSolvers App here RLRCPSOLVERS Click here to view the weekly episode recap email!

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Birth Control, What Are The Options

Evergreen Family Medicine

Written By: Kolby Wade, CNM It can be overwhelming to decide on a type of birth control. There are so many options that are used in many different ways and have potentially different effects. Birth control can be used for multiple reasons; the most obvious is avoiding pregnancy, but hormonal contraception can also be used to help manage bothersome menstrual cycle symptoms throughout a woman's entire life.

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Castor Oil for Beauty

Oasis Family Medicine

As you know, my goal is to provide you with the latest and greatest healthcare innovations and even some not-so-new-but-extremely-effective therapies available. Castor oil is just that - one that I highly recommend. Please read on for more insight into this ancient but amazingly effective oil. There's a lot of valuable information below, plus an opportunity to purchase this amazing oil at a discount ( full transparency - yes, I get an affiliate commission. ) Tired of stuffing your nightstand wit

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EMS Intervention to Reduce Falls: Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary We’ve talked about Falls a couple of times on this podcast, most recently with Tom Gill about the STRIDE study and before that with Sarah Szanton about the CAPABLE study. A takeaway from those podcasts is that fresh innovative thinking in the falls prevention space is welcome. Today we talk with the twin sister power duo of Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates about an intervention that is both brilliant and (in retrospect) should have been obvious.

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Surely You Must be Kidding, PTO?!? “No, and Don’t Call Me Shirley!” – The Seemingly Slapstick (But Yet Unfunny) World of Recent Patent Term Extension Decisions (PART 2)

FDA Law Blog

By Kurt R. Karst — Earlier this week, we posted Part 1 of our three-part series on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) Patent Term Extension (“PTE”) decisions under 35 U.S.C. § 156, as added by the 1984 Hatch-Waxman Amendments, for certain FDA-regulated products. Part 1 focused on both the PTO’s historical and current (180-degree and unsupported change in position) on multiple PTEs.

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Rash Week! An atypical antibiotic reaction

PEMBlog

Just look at the rash – then scroll down to reveal the diagnosis. That’s it. This child was placed on Amoxicillin for acute otitis media and this rash developed after 9 days of treatment. The child has fever and swollen feet as well. It’s Serum Sickness Like Reaction! This is a delayed allergic reaction to an antibiotic. Another name would be Urticaria Multiforme with systemic symptoms and joint involvement.

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Episode 319 – RLR – Profound Fatigue

The Clinical Problem Solvers

[link] Episode description Reza and Rabih discuss a case of a patient with profound fatigue Student discount [link] IMG discount Use coupon code RLRIMG at check out [link]

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Conflicts, Corruption, Medicine, and Me Part 1

Evergreen Family Medicine

At my age, it’s humbling to recognize how easily I can be manipulated. It is small comfort to know I am neither the first nor is it rare among my profession. Still, as a physician in my 44th year of practice, the events of the past several years have had a profound effect on the way I think of the care I have been rendering.The CDC and NIH manipulated the government and the willing press into supporting incredibly corrupt behavior.

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How Smoking Affects Your Blood Vessels

Vascular Physician

How Smoking Affects Your Blood Vessels For nearly a century, healthcare providers have informed people of the negative health effects that come from smoking cigarettes. While it is true that the research and education shared with the public over recent decades have encouraged millions of people to stop using tobacco, the CDC estimates that up to 42 million Americans smoke regularly, making it a major public health concern.

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GeriPal 300th Episode: Ask Me Anything Hot Ones Style

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary Please join Eric and Alex in person for the GeriPal pub crawl at the AAHPM/HPNA annual assembly in Phoenix, Thursday night 3/21 8PM. Starting bar TBD, look for the GeriPal post, and follow #HPMParty on Twitter to keep us as we crawl! ** Today we celebrate eight years, around 2 million listens, and 300 podcasts! Eric and I take questions from you, our listeners, about: why we podcast, our most controversial podcast, which podcast changed our practice, favorite song req

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FDA Flexes its New FDORA Muscles in Withdrawing an Accelerated Approval

FDA Law Blog

By Mark A. Tobolowsky & Michelle L. Butler — On Friday, February 23, 2024, FDA announced its final decision to withdraw the approval of Pepaxto (melphalan flufenamide), which was approved in February 2021 in combination with dexamethasone for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) who have received at least four prior lines of therapy and whose disease is refractory to at least one proteasome inhibitor, one immunomodulatory agent, and one CD38-dir

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Rash Week! A painful postnatal pectoral

PEMBlog

Just look at the rash – then scroll down to reveal the diagnosis. That’s it. This is a baby with swollen, erythematous skin of the chest wall. It’s Neonatal Mastitis! This is a skin and soft tissue infection of the breast tissue in a newborn. The treatment is directed towards S. aureus and you should never squeeze or incise this tissue in the ED.

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A love story interrupted by breast cancer

Myriad Genetics

You probably know a few high school sweethearts who are still together after many years. But you probably can’t name as many junior high school sweethearts. Meet Terry and Lisa Wade, who started dating when they were in eighth grade and recently celebrated 30 years of marriage. They’ve truly had a fairytale life – two beautiful adult children, three grandchildren, and a love story that has lasted three decades.

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Surely You Must be Kidding, PTO?!? “No, and Don’t Call Me Shirley!” – The Seemingly Slapstick (But Yet Unfunny) World of Recent Patent Term Extension Decisions (PART 1)

FDA Law Blog

By Kurt R. Karst — It’s been a while since we last blogged on Patent Term Extension (“PTE”) issues of interest. And with 2024 (September 24th) being the 40th anniversary of the enactment of the 1984 Hatch-Waxman Amendments—the statute that amended Title 35 of the United States Code to create PTEs for certain FDA-regulated products—and a recent spate of PTE-related items posted on regulations.gov, we thought we would peruse some decisions to see what’s up at the Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO

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HP&M Director Anne Walsh to Speak at the 2024 Women’s White Collar Defense Association Annual Meeting

FDA Law Blog

Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. (HP&M) proudly announces that Director Anne Walsh will be a featured panelist at the highly anticipated 2024 Women’s White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA®) Leadership Retreat and Annual Attorney Meeting. The event is set to take place from March 4-6, 2024, in San Francisco, California. This annual gathering, renowned for its influential speakers and dynamic networking opportunities, will see Ms.

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FDA Knows Its Own Strength—and It Includes Concentration

FDA Law Blog

By Sara W. Koblitz & Kurt R. Karst — While the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (“BPCIA”) is inherently distinct from the Hatch-Waxman Act, many of the fundamental concepts FDA adopted as it enacted the Hatch-Waxman Act made their way into FDA’s implementation of the BPCIA. This of course, make sense—after decades of experience implementing the Hatch-Waxman, Congress and FDA had learned a few new tricks by 2009/2010.

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FDA Issues Long-Awaited QMSR Final Rule

FDA Law Blog

By Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Ana Loloei & Allyson B. Mullen — More than five years after FDA first announced its plan to harmonize 21 CFR Part 820 with ISO 13485, on February 2, 2024, FDA finally issued the Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR) Final Rule. The final rule emphasizes risk management activities and risk-based decision making.

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HP&M Welcomes Senior FDA Official, Ana Loloei, to the Firm

FDA Law Blog

Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. (“HP&M”) is pleased to announce that Ana Loloei has joined the firm as Counsel. Ms. Loloei is a 14-year veteran of the FDA, where most recently she served as a Senior Regulatory Counsel in the Office of Policy at CDRH. While at FDA, Ms. Loloei also served as a Senior Policy Advisor in CDRH and as a Special Advisor in the Office of the Commissioner.

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FDA Phones a Friend: Joint Statement with CMS Eschews CLIA Modernization and Supports FDA Oversight of LDTs

FDA Law Blog

By Steven J. Gonzalez & Gail H. Javitt & Allyson B. Mullen — On January 18, 2024, the director of FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health and the chief medical officer and acting director of CMS’ Center for Clinical Standards and Quality issued a joint press release supporting FDA’s recent proposed rule regulating Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs).

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CVM Relaxes Its Stance on Claims for Food Ingredient; Opening the Door for (Some) Novel Food Ingredients

FDA Law Blog

By Riëtte van Laack — On Feb. 2, 2024, FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) announced that it will withdraw its Program Policy and Procedures Manual Guide 1240.3605 (PPM). As readers of this blog may recall, this PPM dates from 1998. It reflects CVM’s narrow interpretation of what constitutes a permissible structure function claim for an animal food.

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HP&M Counsel John Claud Provides Testimony to House Subcommittee on FDA Foreign Inspections

FDA Law Blog

By Kurt R. Karst — The House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations invited Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. PM Counsel John Claud to testify yesterday about FDA’s foreign inspection program. Mr. Claud frequently counsels foreign and domestic clients on issues relating to inspections and cGMP remediations. We’ve blogged previously on the troubles FDA has faced ramping up its foreign inspections program after the pandemic.

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Rash Week! At arms length

PEMBlog

Just look at the rash – then scroll down to reveal the diagnosis. That’s it. Nothing fancy. It’s Enterovirus! This rash is from enterovirus. It often looks dramatic like this in teenagers – and it can be painful. Notice the scabbed lesions that are present on the palms. It’s like hand, foot and mouth – but this is the adolescent presentation.