The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

In 2016, The Guardian reported that a blind woman suffering from this disease was fitted with the implant labelled “bionic eye” in the UK as part of a trial at the Oxford Eye Hospital. A year later, the search giant announced they have begun working on integrating the technology into a chain of eye hospitals in India.

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FDA Law

JANUARY 5, 2023

The Playbook is a guide for healthcare delivery organizations to respond to cybersecurity incidents that threaten device function and, potentially, patient safety. Digital providers and manufacturers not only have the concerns of the FDA to consider, but those of the FTC as well.

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FDA Law

JULY 5, 2023

Outsourcing facilities are not exempt from FDA’s cGMP for drug manufacturers (as lightly tweaked via cGMP Guidance for outsourcing facilities ) or adverse event reporting requirements , and are subject to regular inspection by FDA. Section II at 2. Draft Guidance III.B.2(e) Draft Guidance III.B.2(d) Draft Guidance III.B.2(f) 2(f) at 9-10.

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FDA Law

JUNE 22, 2023

He also identified “Next-Generation Home-based Testing Technologies, including new IVDs, Digital Lateral Flow Readers, and Reporting Technologies” as an opportunity to “extend care from the hospital and clinic into the home setting.” This makes seeking clearance of an OTC home test a risky business endeavor.

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GeriPal

MAY 5, 2022

COVID-19, masks, and hearing difficulty: Perspectives of healthcare providers. Association of Sensory and Cognitive Impairment With Healthcare Utilization and Cost in Older Adults. And nurses and other healthcare practitioners knew nothing about it. My own work focuses on hospitalization and health utilization over time.

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Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

As the 2025 legislative session swings into full gear, the Alabama Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has set its sights on a cadre of pivotal bills set to shape the healthcare landscape for years to come. Under this program, qualifying hospitals would receive gifts to support their provision of acute care services to rural populations.

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GeriPal

MARCH 2, 2023

Eric: And we have Tasce Bongiovanni, who is an acute care trauma surgeon at UCSF and the San Francisco General Hospital. And for that reason, there was actually an enormous lawsuit, and the manufacturer was fined, now I think 20 years ago, in the millions and millions of dollars for off-label prescribing. Nisha: Thank you so much.

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2022

Susan: I’ll just say, I think that could happen outside of the healthcare setting pretty easily and frequently does. So it’s an example of something that can start outside of the healthcare system and move its way in. So every transition into the hospital, every transition out of the hospital. Rebecca: Agreed.

Illness 72

Illness IT Healthcare Patient-Centered 72

FDA Law

OCTOBER 17, 2023

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.

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FDA Law

JANUARY 18, 2024

whether growing or not; its seeds; resin extracted from any part; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin. “Marijuana,” subject to the rescheduling recommendation, means all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L., 21 U.S.C. § 802(16)(A). 21 U.S.C. § 802(16)(B).

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GeriPal

MAY 8, 2025

Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. Alex 06:03 Is psilocybin that’s used for medicinal purposes in your studies, for example, is that manufactured or is it derived directly from mushrooms? We dedicated team working with cancer and palliative medicine in our hospital. James, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast.

Illness 107

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 7, 2023

And so we do see hospital admissions for heat exposure and certainly cardiovascular and respiratory problems related to air pollution with climate change and also cognitive problems. So the things that Karl mentioned, but also access to healthcare during a disaster or even heat. Why is it up to the healthcare system? Ruth: Yeah.

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FDA Law

MAY 21, 2024

What, if Any, Risk There Is to the Public Health HHS found based on an evaluation of various epidemiological databases for emergency department visits, hospitalizations, unintentional exposures, and overdose deaths that public health risks posed by marijuana are low compared to other drugs of abuse. Basis at 45; NPRM at 44,613.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 31, 2024

But it feels the same in that I was on call a lot over the summer, and I took care of a lot of people behind those hospital walls. And we don’t see hospitals being strained as much anymore. You know, of course, serious disease, hospitalization and death. And, you know, some people are still getting very sick.

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FDA Law

JULY 12, 2021

Among the Order’s mandates for DHHS are several relating to prescription drugs. Prior to this Executive Order, the Biden Administration seemed to be ambivalent about drug importation.

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