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9 Technologies That Will Shape The Future Of Dentistry

The Medical Futurist

Just like in the case of other medical specialties , disruptive innovations will have a huge impact on how dentistry will be practiced and how patients will take care of themselves in the future. For patients, it promises more accurate care and better outcomes. How about having a teledentist consultation?

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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

The California-based firm, Second Sight , the German company, Retina Implant AG, and the French venture, Pixium Vision were the forerunners of the field, developing implantable visual prosthetics to restore vision to patients who are blind as a result of the rare condition of retinitis pigmentosa. How far can you see and hear? Globally 1.1

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The Healthcare Vision of ChatGPT-4o and Multimodal LLMs

The Medical Futurist

To diagnose and treat a patient, a healthcare professional listens to the patient, reads their health files, looks at medical images and interprets laboratory results. ” M-LLM (Translating for Patient): “¿Puede señalar dónde le duele?” ” Patient points to lower abdomen.

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FDA Tells Congress What It Wants, What it Really Really Wants (it really really really wants a zigazig-ah)

FDA Law Blog

In the first category, FDA asks Congress to amend the FDCA to require drug manufacturers to disclose full information about the name and quantity of inactive ingredients in product labeling and permit FDA to disclose to generic sponsors the names and amounts of such inactive ingredients.

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Arkansas Law Prohibiting Manufacturer 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions Upheld by 8th Circuit

FDA Law Blog

By Faraz Siddiqui — As drug manufacturers battle the Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) in federal courts over the role of 340B contract pharmacies, an Eighth Circuit decision to uphold a 2021 Arkansas law may render those cases inconsequential in that state.

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FDA Abandons Its Defense of the LDT Rule, But is It Signaling an Increase in RUO Scrutiny?

FDA Law Blog

Those in the lab industry and the physicians and patients who rely upon LDTs are sure to be breathing a well-deserved sigh of relief over this development. Just before this decisive event, though, FDA released a relatively rare Warning Letter to a manufacturer of research use only (RUO) reagents.

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Is my Software a Medical Device? Use the Digital Health Policy Navigator

FDA Law Blog

If you are a manufacturer of implants that go into the human body for the treatment of disease, it’s an easy yes that you are a manufacturer of a medical device. Manufacturers of software products should determine whether their software functions are excluded from the definition of a device.

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