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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. Digital contact lenses sound like science fiction: the translucent layer on your eye transmitting special information about your body to an outside device.

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9 Technologies That Will Shape The Future Of Dentistry

The Medical Futurist

In comparison, the first VR-recorded surgery was performed at the Royal London Hospital in 2016. Teledentistry If you are reluctant to go to the dentist, imagine how hard it is for children, patients with special needs or the elderly in nursing homes.

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It’s the Law Now –Cybersecurity Information in Premarket Submissions

FDA Law Blog

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 example suggests that the prospects are poor for adding cyber features via a Special 510(k). 510(k) exempt.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 5: Management of the child with mental health problems who is boarded in the ED

PEMBlog

Special thanks to Manpreet Singh, MD ( @MprizzleER ) for helping to put this collaboration together. Children’s Mental Health Emergency Department Visits: 2007-2016. These articles will take another look at the content included in this episode. Pediatrics. 2021;147(5):e2020030692. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-030692 Pediatrics.

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Episode 384: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 26 – Racial and Gender Health Disparities in Youth Suicide: Part 1

The Clinical Problem Solvers

These programs recognize the increasing difficulties in having to first see a community-based primary care provider before seeing a specialized psychiatrist. 2016 Mar;67(3):324-31. Diversifying your mental health outreach goes hand in hand with diversifying your providers. 2015;169(7):673-677. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.0465

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4 Ways to Combat Dental Assistant Job Dissatisfaction that You Can Implement Today

CDOCS

<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!

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Episode 148: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 4 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 2: Clinical Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

2016 Jul;91(7):916-20. Use of Risk Assessment Tools to Guide Decision-Making in the Primary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: A Special Report From the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology [published correction appears in J Am Coll Cardiol. September 12, 2018. Race Matters? doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000001232.

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