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9 Technologies That Will Shape The Future Of Dentistry

The Medical Futurist

In comparison, the first VR-recorded surgery was performed at the Royal London Hospital in 2016. Teledentistry If you are reluctant to go to the dentist, imagine how hard it is for children, patients with special needs or the elderly in nursing homes.

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Minnesota Proposes to Reduce Opioid Product Registration Fees Related to Hospitals

FDA Law Blog

Richardson — A recent proposed amendment to Minnesota’s Opiate Product Registration Fee appears intended to ensure continued availability of certain opiate products at hospitals. Whether HF33 is enacted or not, state legislative initiatives aimed at combatting the opioid epidemic continue to be a moving target for opioid manufacturers.

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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

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. Digital contact lenses sound like science fiction: the translucent layer on your eye transmitting special information about your body to an outside device.

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MN Legislative Session 2025: Updates on Health Care Bills

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

Key proposals included increasing hospital Medicaid reimbursement rates , preventing mid-year changes to prescription drug formularies and establishing a School Health Advisory Committee. 2413 ( Senator Mann ) creates a new assessment on hospitals to increase Medical Assistance reimbursement rates. Read a summary of S.F.

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Baby Formula Shortages

Georgetown Pediatrics & Family Medicine

Watering down formula to stretch it out can cause nutritional imbalances in your baby and lead to serious health problems that require hospitalization. Always mix formula as directed by the manufacturer. Infants have been hospitalized from reported use of some homemade formulas. Can I make my own baby formula?

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Indeterminate Change: FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Predetermined Change Control Plans for Medical Devices

FDA Law Blog

On the other hand, the Draft Guidance states that a significant change to the design of a printed circuit board (PCB) in a multi-parameter physiological patient monitor, with arrhythmia detection alarms for use in a hospital environment, would not be appropriate for inclusion in a PCCP. Draft Guidance at 34.

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