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The Healthcare Vision of ChatGPT-4o and Multimodal LLMs

The Medical Futurist

Although this revolution has been brewing for years, the past few months marked a major change , as algorithms finally moved out of the specialized labs and into our daily lives. The situation today is as follows: One company manufactures software for the radiology department which use a certain format of AI in their daily work.

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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

Digital contact lenses sound like science fiction: the translucent layer on your eye transmitting special information about your body to an outside device. Harbisson received a specialised electronic eye, his “eyeborg” to be able to render perceived colours as sounds on the musical scale. Yet, it might be a reality soon.

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(Slightly More) Options for cGMP for Combination Products: FDA Describes Alternative or Streamlined Mechanisms for Compliance

FDA Law Blog

Brevig, Senior Regulatory Device and Biologics Exper — FDA recently published Alternative or Streamlined Mechanisms for Complying with the Current Good Manufacturing Practice Requirements for Combination Products; List under the 21st Century Cures Act in the Federal Register (FR Notice). By way of background, 21 C.F.R. § 21 C.F.R. §

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New Draft Guidance Provides Detailed (and Burdensome) Recommendations for Chemical Assessments to Support Medical Device Biocompatibility

FDA Law Blog

Chemical characterization can also be useful in evaluating a change to the materials or manufacturing of a device. FDA suggests that test articles represent the worst-case manufacturing process, and provide the examples that the device undergoes the greatest number of sterilization and/or reprocessing cycles.

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CMS Finalizes Guidance on Medicare Part D Manufacturer Discount Program

FDA Law Blog

As part of this change, the Coverage Gap Discount Program (CGDP), a program that has existed since 2011, will sunset on December 31, 2024, and be replaced by the Medicare Part D Manufacturer Discount Program (the “Discount Program”). CMS will send the final manufacturer invoice for discount liabilities accrued by then on April 30, 2028.

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I Hear You Knockin’… Preparing for and Managing DEA Inspections (Part 2)

FDA Law Blog

At least two investigators must be present during the on-site inspection, but teams can include DEA special agents or task officers from state and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies. If the registrant has a manufacturing or import quota, the investigators may ensure the registrant has not exceeded their established quota.

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I Hear You Knockin’… Preparing for and Managing DEA Inspections (Part 2)

FDA Law Blog

At least two investigators must be present during the on-site inspection, but teams can include DEA special agents or task officers from state and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies. If the registrant has a manufacturing or import quota, the investigators may ensure the registrant has not exceeded their established quota.