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9 Technologies That Will Shape The Future Of Dentistry

The Medical Futurist

Smart toothbrush While AI helps dental professionals provide better treatments, smart toothbrushes enable all of us to take better care of our teeth. These provide real-time feedback via a companion app warning you if you are applying too much pressure, where you are brushing and even coach the user as to how to brush properly.

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Approach to steatotic liver disease in the office: Diagnosis, management, and proposed nomenclature

Canadian Family Physician

Objective To provide an update on the most recent developments regarding diagnosis and outcomes of steatotic liver disease (SLD), review new nomenclature applied to SLD, and provide an approach to the diagnosis and management of SLD. This condition is an important biological marker for metabolic syndrome.

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The Role of Internal Medicine in Preventive Health Care

Mesa Family Physician

How is it different from general practice? Physicians who practice internal medicine are called internists or internal medicine doctors. A common comparison is between an internist and a family doctor (or general practitioner). While both provide primary care , there are some key distinctions.

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Navigating Executive Orders and DOJ Memos That Threaten Criminal Prosecution

FDA Law Blog

Specifically, these are procedures and drugs used in providing what HHS had, until recently, referred to as gender-affirming care. Late last month the Attorney General issued a memo addressing both directives. The gray box at the top of the document at this link shows the change in position. First, it direct[s] all U.S. Genentech, Inc.,