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9 Technologies That Will Shape The Future Of Dentistry

The Medical Futurist

How about having a teledentist consultation? 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.

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Journey of a pill

Canadian Family Physician

Study selection Data related to clonazepam’s standard pharmaceutical production process, life cycle system boundaries, and most probable production locations were included in this review. Synthesis This study depicts the estimated journey of a clonazepam pill's production and distribution, with the prescription being filled in Vancouver, BC.

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The Rising Tide of Medical Waste: One Model for Improvement

My Green Doctor

Single use has become the custom for most clinicians and managers, just as disposable products have become prevalent across the medical supply chain. The precautionary principle: what is the risk of reusing disposable drops in routine ophthalmology consultations and what are the costs of reducing this risk to zero? Cavanagh, D.,

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From Surgeries To Keeping Company: The Place Of Robots In Healthcare

The Medical Futurist

With Teladoc , Doctor on Demand , Health Tap , or American Well patients in remote areas have access to high-quality emergency consultations for stroke, cardiovascular, dermatological problems, or any other complaints. These new ‘colleagues’ will definitely make a difference in every field of medicine.

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A Bold Goal: Reshoring 25% of Small Molecule API to the U.S. in 5 Years – APIIC’s Report to The White House

FDA Law Blog

Karst — In September 2022, while the world was still in the midst of the COVID-19 epidemic and dealing with significant supply chain woes, President Biden issued an Executive Order— Executive Order 14081 —titled “Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy.”

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Analysis of primary care prescription trends in England during the COVID-19 pandemic compared against a predictive model

BMJ

With prescribing and dispensing of some medications increasing as much as 50% above forecast levels during the early months of the pandemic, results from such databases may have additional implications for planning of pharmaceutical supply chains, as well as for individual prescribers.

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President Biden Issues Executive Order to Boost Federal Investment in Domestic Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing

FDA Law Blog

The Executive Order was spurred in part by the COVID-19 pandemic, but it points out that biotechnology and biomanufacturing—defined as use of biological systems to develop products, tools, and processes at commercial scale—has other uses outside of human health, including securing supply chains and growing the American economy.