Although Massachusetts is a relatively small state, it has the sixth largest (by acreage) state park system in the country. One example is Moore State Park in Paxton. Here are two details from a winter walk.
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It sounds funny. Unfortunately, this is serious business. Read this US New and World Report news article, Kids and Killer Hot Dogs? 3 Tips to Prevent Choking on Food.
In a nutshell, here are three practical ways to reduce choking risk for children:
Re-engineer children’s food yourself to reduce choking hazards.
Cook foods intended for [...]
A conversation with a reporter yesterday helped me clarify my thoughts about federal health care legislation. In my view, the most effective role of the federal government would be to provide national standards by which the health insurance companies operate (e.g., with regard to pre-existing conditions, rescission, and lifetime limits), require the existence of [...]
Several weeks ago, I wrote about a new clinical partnership between Atrius Health and BIDMC. Today’s Boston Globe has a story by Liz Kowalcyzk that provides more context for this relationship.
The article mentions the integration of our electronic medical records. John Halamka describes this in more detail on his blog:
By working with Epic [...]
Checkout this free checklist made available by the Auditing Group, Inc., Audit Checklist for Drug Industry.
It’s another resource and perspective on approaching FDA GMP audit preparedness.
Additional Resources:
ISO 13485:2003 and FDA QSR (21 CFR 820) Internal Audit and Gap Analysis Checklist
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This is a story about and by Michael N. Cocchi, MD, a fellow in Critical Care Medicine in our Department of Emergency Medicine. He joined a group of doctors and nurses recently in a medical relief mission to Haiti. It was his first time on such a mission. When I heard some [...]
It’s here! The brand new edition of the FDA Orange Book (pdf)!
New! – The 2010 FDA Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations 30th Edition (also known as the Orange Book).
Complete! – This FDA Orange Book 30th Edition is current through December 31, 2009.
Learn more about the Orange Book on the FDA website – Approved Drug Products [...]
These are pictures from the founding meeting of The Bucket Brigade on January 9. This new charitable organization is the brainchild of Monique Doyle Spencer (seen above) after meeting Samuel Kuacliet (below). It is further described in a Boston Globe story today by Adrian Walker.
Samuel’s village in southern Sudan was attacked in 1987 [...]
The FDA is hosting a webinar where you can learn more about access to investigational drugs. The featured speakers, Theresa Toigo, Director, Office of Special Health Issues and Richard Klein, HIV/AIDS Program Director, Office of Special Health Issues, will discuss what to consider when deciding whether to seek access to an investigational drug and the [...]
Remember the old science fiction movies, where they took a 2-inch lizard or tarantula and superimposed it into the scene of frightened people and cities being crushed? You just knew that Godzilla really was forty feet tall!
Check out this tree-like structure from today’s walk on Duxbury Beach, south of Boston. In another setting, [...]