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FDA Recalls Chocolate Candies Over Milk Allergy Risk

Physician's Weekly

A lab test later confirmed that the candy contained milk, which was not listed on the ingredient label, CBS News explained in a report. The recall affects six lots of the Christmas seeds variety and 15 lots of the white seed variety. A full list of the affected lot numbers is below. Food and Drug Administration. All rights reserved.

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Deprescribing Super Special Part II: Podcast with Elizabeth Bayliss, Ariel Green, and Kevin McConeghy

GeriPal

Next up, we chat with Liz Bayliss about her JAMA IM article that studied whether increasing awareness about deprescribing prior to primary care visits can reduce the use of potentially inappropriate long-term medications for individuals with cognitive impairment. Ariel: Yes. And costs you money. ” Eric: Huh.

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What is primary care? Part 2

Noreta Family Medicine

What is primary care? Part 2 Here are some frequently asked questions I get as a Primary Care Provider. As the name suggests, a family physician can take care of your entire family – from the day of your birth (even before!) Don’t worry; HIPAA laws protect your privacy and medical information.

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Time for Geriatric Assessments in Cancer Care: William Dale, Mazie Tsang, and John Simmons

GeriPal

And it’s with this information from the geriatric assessment that we can really create interventions, and so that’s something that Alex and I strongly believe that we should move forward with. We have the chemo talks tool posted, so people can go there and click and immediately get the information about this.

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Exploring the Nature of Chronic Pain with Haider Warraich

GeriPal

So Eric Cassell, for folks who don’t know, was a primary care physician. But really was a seminal pioneering figure in the field of bioethics, palliative care, et cetera. Every time you experience pain, it is informed by so many different things. Eric: And you actually interviewed Eric, right?