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The Rising Tide of Medical Waste: One Model for Improvement

My Green Doctor

The breadth of services provided by modern day medicine is profound. A 2010 research study found that treating two patients per bottle instead of one would decrease plastic waste by approximately 12.69 hospital upwards of $240,000 over 5 years. hospital could save $240,000 per year.” Eye 24 , 361–363 (2010).

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Green Practice News: May 2025

My Green Doctor

The breadth of services provided by modern day medicine is profound. A 2010 research study found that treating two patients per bottle instead of one would decrease plastic waste by approximately 12.69 hospital upwards of $240,000 over 5 years. hospital could save $240,000 per year.” Eye 24 , 361–363 (2010).

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A Question 30 Years in the Making: Would a Final LDT Rule Withstand Judicial Scrutiny?

FDA Law Blog

Regulating LDTs: A Long and Winding Road In what might sound to some like protesting too much, the PR invokes FDA’s longstanding assertion that IVDs “manufactured” by laboratories are medical devices and that clinical laboratories that develop tests are acting as manufacturers.

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The 340B Showdown: HRSA Proceeds Towards Enforcement Despite Litigation

FDA Law Blog

The 340B program, authorized under Section 340B of the Public Health Services Act and administered by HRSA, imposes a ceiling price on pharmaceutical manufacturer sales to “covered entities,” which are certain health clinics that receive federal funding and certain types of safety net hospitals to provide them drugs at lower prices.