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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 Digital contact lenses sound like science fiction: the translucent layer on your eye transmitting special information about your body to an outside device. Originally, the companies promised to put the digital contact lens on the market around 2020.

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Caring for Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in the Emergency Department: A Problem-Based Approach

PEMBlog

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a complex and progressive disease requiring highly specialized care, especially in emergency situations. The condition affects multiple organ systems—muscular, cardiac, and respiratory—leading to a myriad of clinical complications. 2020 Jun 5;15(1):141. Orphanet J Rare Dis.

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Mastering Responses to FDA 510(k) AI Letters: A Strategic Approach

FDA Law Blog

Understanding the Traditional 510(k) Review Timeline There are three types of Premarket Notification 510(k)s: Traditional , Special , and Abbreviated. Performance Metric FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 Average Number of FDA Days to MDUFA IV Decision 72.62 Average Number of Industry Days to MDUFA IV Decision 54.69

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Improving Hospital Care for Older Adults through Acute Care for Elders (ACE Units): Kellie Flood and Stephanie Rogers

GeriPal

After coming out of residency and taking care of lots of complicated older adults as of now, a brand new physician attending, I really needed that team to help me out. Number three, this specialized prepared environment that promotes safe mobility and cognitive stimulation and delirium prevention, so sort of environmental changes.

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Trans Carotid Artery Revascularization

Vascular Physician

The TCAR procedure also utilizes a special tool that reverses the blood flow that usually goes from the aorta to carotid and to the brain. In-hospital complications for either procedure are rare ( The following video is a representation of the procedure: TCAR (Transcarotid Arterial Revascularization) References 1. 2019;58:e638.

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Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction

Medical Xpress

Explore further Trials using psychedelic drug to treat trauma, addiction endorsed by Texas Legislature shares Facebook Twitter Email Feedback to editors Featured Last Comments Popular Decades after 9/11, PTSD remains a persistent burden for thousands of responders 3 hours ago 0 A single enzymatic switch steers cell fate in intestinal regeneration Jun (..)

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Rewiring the body clock: Deep brain imaging reveals unexpected complexity in jet lag adjustment

Medical Xpress

What is known is that special cells in the eye called intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) detect blue light and send signals to the SCN to reset the clock. But what we observed was much more complicated." Some SCN neurons were activated by light, while others were inhibited.

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