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The Healthcare Vision of ChatGPT-4o and Multimodal LLMs

The Medical Futurist

Large language models will soon find their way in to everyday clinical settings , simply because the global shortage of healthcare personnel is becoming dire and AI will lend a hand with tasks that do not require skilled medical professionals. Current medical AIs only process one type of data, for example, text or X-ray images.

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COVID At-Home Antigen Tests: If at First You Don’t Succeed Try, Try and Try Again

FDA Law

Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Richard A. These practical benefits are in marked contrast to molecular COVID-19 tests that are used for definitive diagnosis and are generally expected to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus at least 95% of the time when someone is infected.

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Out At Home: FDA’s Vocal Support of Home Testing but Reluctance to Clear Novel OTC Home Tests

FDA Law

Most recently, Jeff Shuren, CDRH Director, gave a speech at the 2023 Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) annual conference in which he identified facilitating “availability of and access to existing and novel home-use medical technologies” as a strategic priority for 2022-2023 to advance health equity.

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Ninth Circuit Upholds FDA’s Authority to Regulate Stem Cell Clinic Treatments

FDA Law

Regulatory Background FDA regulates and generally requires premarket approval of all new drugs, which are defined as “articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease,” or “intended to affect the structure or any function of the body.” 21 U.S.C. §

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Urinary Incontinence Revisited: George Kuchel & Alison Huang

GeriPal

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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New Breakthrough Devices Program Guidance: Expanding Opportunities for Medical Product Innovations

FDA Law

Compared to the previous version, the new guidance document highlights that the Breakthrough Devices Program may also be applicable to certain devices that benefit populations impacted by health and/or healthcare disparities and to certain non-addictive medical products to treat pain or addiction. By Philip Won & Lisa M. 360e-3)).”

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Where Are All the OTC Rapid Antigen Tests for COVID? FDA’s Role in Blocking These Tests from the American Market

FDA Law

Rapid tests for COVID-19 are fast, inexpensive to manufacture, and a relatively easy method to detect the presence of an active SARS?CoV?2 The tests are very accurate in detecting individuals with a relatively high viral load (symptomatic or not). PCR) test is considered the gold standard for actual diagnosis. 2 infection.