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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

billion people were living with vision loss in 2020, and it is forecasted to reach 1.7 Originally, the companies promised to put the digital contact lens on the market around 2020. In 2016, Google developed an eye-scanning technique for looking at retinal images and detecting diabetic retinopathy as well as a trained ophthalmologist.

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Diabetes in Late Life: Nadine Carter, Tamryn Gray, Alex Lee

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary Diabetes is common. When I’m on palliative care consults and attending in our hospice unit we have to counsel patients about deprescribing and de-intensifying diabetes medications. And yet we’re also in a different place in diabetes monitoring and management. Goldilocks zone). This is Eric Widera.

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HHS Eliminates CDC Staff Who Made Sure Birth Control Is Safe for Women at Risk

Physician's Weekly

But for women with conditions that put them at higher risk of serious health complications, special care is needed. For some women with the diagnosis, a birth control injection commonly known by the brand name Depo-Provera also carries risks that outweigh its benefits, the guidelines show.