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The OIG Don’t Like That: Rockin’ The Casbah, Rockin’ the Casbah

FDA Law Blog

By Jeffrey N. Wasserstein — Today’s email brings an interesting, and somewhat confusing settlement of what should have been an ordinary antikickback statute case , and may bring about a clash between what many companies do and what the government may be objecting to. Or, perhaps your loyal blogger is reading too much into a brief settlement document.

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Medical Music Mondays: Batteries Down the Hatch

PEMBlog

Swallowing button batteries is a dumb idea. It can melt your esophagus and stuff. Endoscopy is the way to remove them. But if you have a long delay there are sucralfate protocols. But just don’t swallow them in the first place. Lyrics If a button battery is swallowed please do not delay The electric charge can melt the mucosal wall all away If it’s stuck in the esophagus and you’ve got a real long wait You can give some temporizing enteral sucralfate But ultimately that kid nee

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Episode 338 – RLR – Brain Mass

The Clinical Problem Solvers

[link] Title – A Brain Mass Episode description Reza, Aaron and Rabih discuss a case of a patient with a brain mass Student discount [link] IMG discount Use coupon code RLRIMG at check out [link]

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Sexual Function in Serious Illness: Areej El-Jawahri, Sharon Bober, and Don Dizon

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary As Eric notes at the end of today’s podcast, we talk about many difficult issues with our patients. How long they might have to live. Their declining cognitive abilities. What makes their lives meaningful, brings them joy, a sense of purpose. But one issue we’re not as good at discussing with our patients is sexual health.

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Women’s Health a Focus for FDA and Biden Administration

FDA Law Blog

By Adrienne R. Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert — FDA’s Office of Women’s Health (OWH) recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. This office was formed in 1994 to promote the inclusion of women in clinical trials and to provide leadership on topics related to the health of women. Given that FDA was founded in 1906 and the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act went into effect in 1938, the OWH’s thirty years of existence, while an important milestone, constitutes a very small amou

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Podcast: Cervical Spine Injuries & Imaging in Children

PEMBlog

Cervical Spine Injuries are fortunately rare in children. this episode is all about learning when to suspect them, how to immobilize the C-spine properly, and which imaging test to choose. It was inspired by a hot-off-the-presses publication from the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) focused on clinical decision rules for cervical spine imaging in children.