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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

In 2016, The Guardian reported that a blind woman suffering from this disease was fitted with the implant labelled “bionic eye” in the UK as part of a trial at the Oxford Eye Hospital. The journal Nature provided a commentary report on HKUST’s research into the bionic eye. Google is not the only one working on A.I.

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But Is It Insta-Worthy? OPDP’s First Letter of 2022

FDA Law Blog

Further, though any relevant discussion is redacted, the Untitled Letter suggests that FDA had previously provided comments to Lilly about its Trulicity promotion more generally. Given that FDA issued only four Untitled Letters total in 2021, it’s notable that FDA has issued two to Eli Lilly in the span of five weeks.

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Drug Pricing Reform Gathers Steam (Part 1): White House Drug Pricing Plan Offers Laundry List of Existing Democrat Priorities

FDA Law Blog

Pharmacopeia (“USP”) monograph standards; providing greater flexibility and clarity regarding the inclusion of data from animal studies; and incentivizing second-in-market brands to increase competition between brand drugs. Finally, the HHS plan encourages Congress to create incentives to foster scientific innovation.