Book Review: ‘Drugs and the FDA: Safety, Efficacy, and the Public’s Trust’ by Mikkael A. Sekeres
“Drugs and the FDA” is a must-read for anyone interested in how the FDA became the trusted regulatory agency it is today.
Patient autonomy
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Read more: New Rule Puts Medical Data in Patients’ Hands New Rule Puts Medical Data in Patients’ Hands
Health systems are now required to provide patients with timely access to their own medical records, upon request.
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Read more: Excluding Pregnant People From Clinical Trials Reduces Patient Safety and Autonomy Excluding Pregnant People From Clinical Trials Reduces Patient Safety and Autonomy
The exclusion of pregnant people from clinical trials has led to inequities in health care during pregnancy.
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Read more: Genetic counselors, genetic interpreters, and conflicting interests Genetic counselors, genetic interpreters, and conflicting interests
By Katie Stoll, Amanda Mackison, Megan Allyse, and Marsha Michie The booming genetic testing industry has created many new job opportunities for genetic counselors. Within commercial laboratories, genetic counselors work in sales and marketing, variant interpretation, as “medical science liaisons” to clinicians, and providing direct patient care. Although the communication skills and genetics expertise of…