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Nutrition and dietary guidelines: stirring the (policy) pot

The Health Policy Exchange

At first glance, federal nutrition policy seemed to be an unusual topic for our Georgetown Health Policy Seminar for family physicians. As described in a recent JAMA Internal Medicine editorial , future doctors receive little formal instruction about healthy dietary habits. The USDA Food Pyramid, circa 1990. and MyPlate.

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Physician Felons: How to Stay Out of Prison

Pamela Wible MD

Doctors behind bars — learn how to avoid common legal traps in this guide for physicians. How to protect your medical license, your freedom, and your patients A physician called me just hours before her sentencing for opioid diversion. government convicted him for distributing controlled substances.