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The Chairside Zirconia Revolution: The Evolution of Choice

CDOCS

& Although the Redcam may have left a lot to be desired, my patients and I loved it.& & But, I don&rsquo;t know if anything has done as much for bringing CAD/CAM into general dentistry offices more than the ability to manufacture zirconia restorations chairside.</span></p> Preoperative condition.</span></em></p>

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

GeriPal

We talk with Nick and Meg about: Why hearing loss is important not just in geriatrics but also for those caring for seriously ill individuals. Or, do we know anything even how common it is, serious illness, palliative care populations? I wonder if you could engage their family in the goals of care discussion.”

IT 102
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Biased research, aggressive sales, harmful drugs

The Health Policy Exchange

Food and Drug Administration to market a new drug is a critical waypoint along the path to profits for pharmaceutical manufacturers. Very quickly, the market included nearly all dialysis patients, not just the roughly 16 percent who required blood transfusions. Approval from the U.S. The size of average doses would more than triple.

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Advance Care Planning Discussion: Susan Hickman, Sean Morrison, Rebecca Sudore, and Bob Arnold

GeriPal

Then listen to these prior podcasts with Sean Morrison and Rebecca Sudore about this issue, and we recently discussed differences between Advance Care Planning and Serious Illness Communication with Juliet Jacobsen and Rachelle Bernacki. . And especially for those who may have nontraditional families. This is Eric Widera.

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Commissioner Makary Charts a New Course for FDA at FDLI Annual Conference

FDA Law

Stage IV cancer should not be approved like a cosmetic, he quipped, quickly calling to mind his days as an oncological surgeon and the many difficult conversations he had with patients and families with very limited options. He also specifically mentioned rare diseases here , in addition to his example of late-stage illnesses.

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A Review of H5N1

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

In 1996, a variant of H5N1 was documented overseas that resulted in a severe illness in birds and was designated as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Also, CDC has provided a candidate vaccine virus to manufacturers for rapid production if needed. For the public, cautious monitoring is recommended.

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Doing Cancer Wrong

Adventures of a Sick Doctor

It has been dawning on me over the past 11 years (slow learner) that I may be approaching the cancer patient lark the wrong way. I didn’t complain much (I can hear my family guffawing in disagreement, but bear with me). Hot dog manufacturers. Let me try to elaborate: I never wore the wig/turban/headscarf. Sir Henrys.