The Medical Futurist
JUNE 21, 2025
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. How far can you see and hear? When it comes to vision, it’s around 50 miles, talking about hearing, it’s only 1-2 miles at best! How about touching or tasting?
The Medical Futurist
JUNE 17, 2025
We’ve all been through this as a kid and childhood memories stick with us, just recalling this might send a shiver down your spine. No one likes to go to the dentist although everyone knows how crucial oral health is and how strongly it is connected to our overall health. For patients, it promises more accurate care and better outcomes.
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FDA Law Blog
APRIL 25, 2023
Note that section 3060(a) of the 21st Century Cures Act in 2016 amended section 520 of the FD&C Act and removed certain software functions from the statutory definition of a medical device. Special 510(k)s. This provision became effective as of March 29, 2023. It applies whether the software is the entire device (i.e.,
PEMBlog
JUNE 14, 2023
Special thanks to Manpreet Singh, MD ( @MprizzleER ) for helping to put this collaboration together. Children’s Mental Health Emergency Department Visits: 2007-2016. It is also the final episode in a 5 episode series focused on agitation in children and adolescents. Pediatrics. 2021;147(5):e2020030692. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-030692
CDOCS
MARCH 4, 2024
<p>According to the Dental Assisting National Board, dental assistant job satisfaction has declined every year since 2016, and currently only 50% feel valued by their employer. Dental assistants trained in specialized procedures can enable the practice to expand its service offerings. Now is the time to change that!
The Clinical Problem Solvers
DECEMBER 16, 2020
Tsai has seen race-based medicine play out in clinical practice 10:45 What role should race play in making clinical decisions? 13:16 Status of the current conversation on removing race from eGFR calculators: why is it so contentious? Poet Marge Piercy has written, “The work of the world is as common as mud.”
FDA Law Blog
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
as a de novo special control or in a guidance document for a specific device type). By Jeffrey K. Shapiro — More than a decade ago, FDA began systematically to incorporate review of human factors (HF) design validation within 510(k) reviews. Industry would certainly welcome guidance intended to smooth the HF aspects of 510(k) reviews.
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