JAMA Internal Medicine

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

This cross-sectional study examines whether patient mortality and readmission rates differ between hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries treated by male or female physicians.

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Placebo Control

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Jerry Matczak passed away suddenly last Thursday at the much-too-young age of 54. I can say, without exaggeration, that Jerry embodied pretty much everything I aspire to be in my professional life. The MedCityNews headline called him a “social media guru”, but in reality he was temperamentally the exact opposite of a "guru": He was constantly curious; it seemed that every conversation I had with him was composed mainly of questions.

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Placebo Control

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

The decade following passage of FDAAA has been one of easing standards for drug approvals in the US, most notably with the advent of “breakthrough” designation created by FDASIA in 2012 and the 21st Century Cures Act in 2016. Although, as of this writing, there is no nominee for FDA Commissioner, it appears to be safe to say that the current administration intends to accelerate the pace of deregulation, mostly through further lowering of approval requirements.

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