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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

Experts even say the eye is an ideal place to start for the first clinical use of CRISPR. While it is really difficult to manufacture a contact lens, which is one-third of a millimetre in diameter, a 3D printer sandwiches together different layers of interacting material, which makes it easier to match tiny pieces.

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Urinary Incontinence Revisited: George Kuchel & Alison Huang

GeriPal

George 03:01 So I would say that as many clinical issues in older adults, we need to think about them in two ways. And we can talk about that later in terms of potential clinical implications that may have code. How do you think about this from a clinical perspective when you’re seeing individuals in your office?

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Hearing Loss in Geriatrics and Palliative Care: A Podcast with Nick Reed and Meg Wallhagen

GeriPal

Was there any mention about the impact that hearing loss has in communication or what we should do about it in clinical practice? Lastly, I also just want to give a shout out to the last article above which also includes this lovely checklist of methods to address hearing loss in clinical encounters. I’m guessing not. Transcript.

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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

A final OIG rule to change the structure of manufacturer rebates to Medicare Part D and Medicaid Managed Care plans and their PBMs is enmeshed in litigation and is likely to be at least postponed until 2026 (see our post ), and perhaps prevented from implementation altogether, by Congressional mandate.