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Biogen agrees to pay $900 million in largest FCA Settlement Ever Secured without Government’s Intervention

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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have aggressively pursued antikickback cases in the healthcare industry. Mr. Bawduniak claimed that these events were held at “sumptuous resorts and restaurants” and involved “lavish meals and free alcohol.” See 42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b(b).

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Hearing Loss in Geriatrics and Palliative Care: A Podcast with Nick Reed and Meg Wallhagen

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And there’s multiple survival analyses looking at incident dementia, and hearing loss is strong, independently associated with the time to event dementia. Hearing aids, you had six big manufacturers of hearing aids. Five big manufacturers. I think the one that gets all the attention is the dementia part.

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FDA-Approved Labeling: Is Enough Enough?

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FDA did, however, try to identify safety issues through the medical literature and (after 2007 when mandatory safety reporting for OTC human drug products marketed without an approved application became effective) through the adverse event reporting system. billion in damages were brought between 1980 and 1986.

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Aging and Climate Change: Karl Pillemer, Leslie Wharton, & Ruth McDermott-Levy

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And so any additional stressor such as heat or an extreme weather event or having to move from your home because of a climate related disaster can really tax an older adult whose window of resilience is more limited. What’s our role in changing the healthcare system, in our own healthcare system.