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How interleukin-6 helps prevent allergic asthma and atopy by suppressing interleukin-2 signaling

Medical Xpress

The immune system has a biological telecommunications system—small proteins known as interleukins that send signals among the leukocyte white blood cells to control their defense against infections or nascent cancer.

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May 11, 2023: The End of the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency’s DEA Telemedicine Exemption? “Not So Fast,” Say DEA and SAMHSA

FDA Law Blog

Second, the prescription must be issued pursuant to a communication between a practitioner and a patient using an interactive telecommunications system referred to in CMS requirements for telemedicine services set forth at 42 C.F.R. By Karla L. 1307.41and 42 C.F.R.

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Telemedicine and the Prescribing of Controlled Substances After the End of The Covid-19 Pandemic Emergency: DEA Announces Two Significant Proposed Rules: Read the Summary Below, But Learn All the Details and More at HPM’s Webinar on March 23, 2023 (Details Forthcoming….)

FDA Law Blog

Not only would this rulemaking make it easier for patients to obtain treatment, many practitioners have shown a willingness to treat patients using an audio-only telecommunications system. For both proposed rules, the bottom line is that, while telemedicine is here to stay, circumstances permitting it are indeed not limitless.