FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2022

Wasserstein — “EKRA” refers to the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act, which was part of the Substance Use – Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act of 2018. These lab tests are performed for physicians, substance abuse treatment centers and other types of organizations.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Take time to learn from your patients. Our patients are not just a list of problems. She encourages us to see beyond these problems, and ask patients about their lives, challenges, and successes. She encourages us to see beyond these problems, and ask patients about their lives, challenges, and successes. Be curious.

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GeriPal

JUNE 19, 2025

Just today (June 17th) as we record this podcast: Ezra Klein released a wonderful interview with Sarah McBride , the first openly transgender member of congress A judge ruled that cuts to NIH grants focused on minority groups, including transgender people, were illegal and ordered the government to restore funding. Can you tell me about that?

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GeriPal

MAY 12, 2022

Raj: It was indeed very, very gradual, and the seeds were sown when I was a medical student. So, we formed this organization called Pain and Palliative Care Society in the Northern Kerala city of Kalakkad based in the government medical college. But when I retired from government service, I left Kalakkad in 2002.

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GeriPal

APRIL 13, 2023

But, should we as clinicians care about the social lives of our patients? Are there meaningful ways of assessing loneliness and social isolation in clinical settings and connecting patients with interventions? But then recognizing that our relationships impact our health even outside the context of stress.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 20, 2023

Jasmine: It’s an imaginative love story that deconstructs age through an intergenerational friend relationship. I know you’ve been a strong advocate for nursing home patients particularly in California. Part of it’s what Mike was saying, it’s accountability as a country, as a nation and as the government.

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Tiny Physician

MARCH 30, 2022

Archana Sharma committed suicide because of the harassment by the bystanders of the patient who died at her hospital. However, she found herself in trouble when one of her patients, whom she treated at her hospital, died due to postpartum hemorrhage (bleeding from the birth canal after delivery). Is this a case of medical negligence?

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GeriPal

JANUARY 11, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary Four percent of deaths in Canada are due to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). In further contrast to the United States, MAID in Canada is almost entirely administered by a clinician, whereas in the United States patients must self administer. What’s up with Medical aid in dying in Canada?

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GeriPal

MARCH 6, 2025

link] Toronto Star Feature [link] CityNews Toronto Feature [link] Psychosocial Interventions at PEACH In addition to medical care, PEACH also runs two key psychosocial interventions for our clients: PEACH Grief Circles Structured spaces for workers in the homelessness sector to process grief. those experiencing homelessness).

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

And Bill Andereck is still haunted by the decision he made to have the police break down the door to rescue his patient who attempted suicide in the 1980s, as detailed in this essay in the Cambridge Quarterly of HealthCare Ethics. And he’s also chaired the California Pacific Medical Center’s ethics committee since 1985.

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GeriPal

JUNE 26, 2025

And the government can do something about that?!? Disruptive events are medical, surgical. And then when you see clinically patients coming into hospital, they’ll have, you know, they’ll be admitted for aspiration pneumonia. And there is this bidirectional relationship between wealth and health shocks.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Alex: And we’re delighted to welcome Ruth McDermott-Levy, who is Professor in the College of Nursing at Villanova University and Co-Director of the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children’s Health and the Environment. I mean, many people in their mid to older years are on certain medications. I look forward to our conversation.

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GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

It could be in housing, it could be a standalone senior center, home delivered meals, nutrition counseling and nutrition education done by registered dieticians. I would hope a referral would go to what’s called an ADRC, and it’s called an Aging and Disability Resource Center. I think most states have them.

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Maine Academy of Family Physicians

JUNE 21, 2024

Please consider getting involved here in Maine - the Maine Medical Association & the Maine Osteopathic Association have a joint Legislative Committee that meets weekly during the session (usually January - May). Many patients cannot afford the upfront costs of these shots, and compliance with much needed care suffers. Get Involved!

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GeriPal

AUGUST 22, 2024

Patients families want to know whether their loved one has died. Doctors want to know whether the patient has died. And one of the principal driving factors behind doctors wanting to know whether the patient has died, I think we need to acknowledge, is harvesting organs for transplant. And I think maybe we could list them all.

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