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Philips Respironics Alerts Customers Worldwide of Updated Instructions and Labeling of Specific Sleep Therapy Masks That Contain Magnetic Headgear Clips Due to Potential Risk of Serious Injury https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/philips-respironics-alerts-customers-worldwide-updated-instructions-and-labeling-specific-sleep Company Announcement These masks may continue to be used according to the updated instructions and labeling if patients or people in close proximity to them do not […]

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Suicide Notes Offer ‘Unique Window’ Into Motives, Risks in the Elderly https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/982132 Suicide notes left by elderly people provide a unique opportunity to better understand and prevent suicide in this often vulnerable population. A new analysis of notes penned by seniors who died by suicide reveals several common themes. These include feeling as if they […]

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https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/morphine-milligram-equivalents-current-applications-and-knowledge-gaps-research-opportunities-and   There is a BOAT LOAD of PDF’s in this hyperlink…  since this was a two day virtual seminar… it might take someone a couple of days to try and digest all this information.   Here is a link to a one of my blog posts that includes a what is basically the genealogy […]

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Tricare to reduce number of network pharmacies for its beneficiaries this month https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-10-11/tricare-prescriptions-pharmacy-express-scripts-7659239.html A new contract from prescription-drug benefit manager Express Scripts will force nearly 15,000 pharmacies out of the Tricare network by the end of this month, according to a spokeswoman for a small pharmacies’ association. The new contract will remove 14,963 pharmacies from […]

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This kind of reminds me of when Medicare started  Diagnosis Related Group reimbursement in the early 80’s https://www.medicareadvantage.com/coverage/diagnosis-related-group  basically what it was… that Medicare decided to reimburse hospitals a fix $$$ on a pt when they were admitted to a hospital.  What it meant was that when a pt was admitted to a hospital the  […]

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Bain: 25% of clinicians want out of healthcare https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce/bain-25-of-clinicians-want-out-of-healthcare.html One quarter of U.S. physicians, advanced practice providers and nurses are considering switching careers and one third are considering switching employers, according to newly released results from a survey conducted by Bain & Company. Below are some key takeaways from the survey and brief, which was […]

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Other than the “primary parts of our voice ” – volume, pitch, tone, volume … I do not claim to be a expert on the human voice. It is unfortunate that this study is not being done on how the parts of  a person’s voice is changed/compromised by under/untreated pain. While there is no definitive […]

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It is included in both the Americans with Disability Act and The Civil Rights Act that discrimination under those laws …both racism/disability are in the same sentence.  I guess that race or skin color is perhaps a lot more rational and identifiable as a possibility of the pt being discriminated against. While validating that a […]

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Motrin/Ibuprofen came to market in 1975 and those suffering from pain perceived it as a “miracle med”… The Pharma that brought it to the market – UpJohn – grossly under estimated the demand there would be for this medication..  It almost instantaneously went into a BACK ORDER STATUS.. The Pharmacy I was working at the […]

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