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Why Pediatric Rare Medicine is Like Timeshare Sales

Sensible Medicine

Your supervisor says, “Look, the plant has some similarities to poison ivy. When we tested a treatment for this rash in mice, a specific prescription strength poison ivy cream cleared it right up. But this cream is not FDA approved for “freaky plant rash“, it is only approved for poison ivy.

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Episode 28 - Depressed and Suicidal Patients in the Emergency Department: An Evidence-Based Approach

EB Medicine

Jeff: And while it seems crass to even mention the financial impact, the number is shocking - suicide has an estimated economic burden of $5.4 Nachi: Let’s talk first about special populations - the only one we will discuss this month is military veterans. billion per year in the US. deaths per year per 100,000 individuals.