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AAFP Represents Members During 2025 Legislative Session

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

Ed Oliver, HB 45 would require the Alabama Medicaid Agency to cover any noninvasive colorectal cancer screening test assigned a grade A or B under the recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force. HB 45 – Medicaid Coverage for Cologuard Test What’s in the Bill: Sponsored by Rep.

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How Gut Health and Digestion Influence Cholesterol Levels

Imperial Center Family Medicine

Your digestive system doesn’t just process food; it also influences cholesterol screening levels in your bloodstream. The liver manufactures new cholesterol molecules and captures excess from circulation for excretion. Specific strains and enzymatic factors influence efficiency.

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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

The 80-year-old Ray Flynn lost his central vision entirely, but with the help of the retinal implant, he could make out shapes on the computer screen. Researchers say that the implant cannot provide any highly detailed vision – but it can help patients detect distinct patterns such as door frames and shapes.

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New Draft Guidance Provides Detailed (and Burdensome) Recommendations for Chemical Assessments to Support Medical Device Biocompatibility

FDA Law Blog

Chemical characterization can also be useful in evaluating a change to the materials or manufacturing of a device. The draft guidance provides recommendations for collection and reporting of chemical characterization data and discusses the topics of information gathering, test article extraction, chemical analysis, and data reporting.

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The Best and Worst Cooking Oils for Managing Cholesterol

Imperial Center Family Medicine

On the other hand, oils high in heart-healthy monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fats can help lower LDL and maintain healthy cholesterol screening levels. So when cooking for healthy cholesterol screening levels, oils higher in monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats are ideal.

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We Have an LDT Proposed Rule!

FDA Law Blog

For more than 30 years, FDA has asserted that it has jurisdiction to regulate LDTs as medical devices and clinical laboratories as manufacturers. which are offered for a wide variety of clinical applications from consumer health testing to cancer screening. This proposed rule is a long-time coming.

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COVID At-Home Antigen Tests: If at First You Don’t Succeed Try, Try and Try Again

FDA Law Blog

After two negative tests, you should consider a molecular test, or call your healthcare provider. If the third test is negative, you should test again with an antigen test, or get a laboratory molecular-based test, or call your healthcare provider. If the second test is negative, you should test again 48 hours after the second test.