FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2022

FDA , which held that that banning a single intended use of a specific device was inconsistent with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act’s (“FDC Act”) clear pronouncement that FDA cannot regulate the practice of medicine. Section 1006 refers to the “Practice of Medicine” provision of the FDC Act (21 U.S.C. §

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Fierce Pharma

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Over the past several years, drug shortages have vexed doctors and patients on both sides of the Atlantic, prompting lawmakers and government agencies to take action in both Europe and the U.S. Tuesday, the European Medicines Agency laid out a list of more than 300 critical generic drugs that could fall prey to future shortages.

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World of DTC Marketing

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Some 70% of American hospitals still fax and post patient records, and patients don’t have one record to share among all their doctors. Digital medicine has been thrust into the spotlight because of the pandemic and the media hype is in overdrive. ” Digital medicine also needs better clarification.

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Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Yet doctors and their family members are less likely than other people to comply with those guidelines, according to a large-scale study co-authored by an MIT economist. Following established guidelines about prescription drugs would seem to be an obvious course of action, especially for the professionals that do the prescribing.

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Bio Pharma Dive

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

However, some doctors aren’t yet convinced the medicine’s risks are worth its potential benefits. At a medical conference, the companies detailed clinical trial results that could help support approval of their drug, lecanemab.

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pharmaphorum

MARCH 2, 2022

Amazon’s encroachment into healthcare advanced a little further this week when the online giant launched a doctor consultation service delivered via its Alexa voice assistant, with the help of telehealth player Teladoc. The post Amazon, Teladoc to deliver doctor consultations via Alexa appeared first on.

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Scienmag

JUNE 12, 2022

Low-tech – just what the doctor ordered Credit: University of Leeds/Dr Pete Culmer Low-tech – just what the doctor ordered Medical equipment that can be manufactured at low cost, is simple to use and can be easily maintained will help extend surgery to the 5 billion people worldwide who currently cannot get access to it, […].

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NPR Health - Shots

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

A study finds medically tailored healthy meal delivery reduces the risk of patients ending up back in the hospital. These meal programs are benefiting people with diet-related conditions.

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Scienmag

DECEMBER 21, 2021

In a pilot study, scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai showed for the first time that artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms can detect signs of these clots in electrocardiograms (EKGs), a finding which may one day help doctors with screening. Pulmonary embolisms are dangerous, lung-clogging blot clots.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 25, 2023

Additionally, it is vital for doctors to routinely review patients’ medications to ensure that they are on the right treatment plan to meet their medical needs. These send reminders to the patient when it is time to take the medication, and sometimes include a checklist within the app.

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NPR Health - Shots

APRIL 20, 2023

desperately needs more Black and Hispanic doctors, research shows. But financial pressures and discrimination can keep young people from even applying to med school. Image credit: Anthony Souffle/Star Tribune via Getty Images)

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Velocity Clinical Research

MARCH 7, 2024

Cromwell, MD, FAHA, FNLA, FAAFP, is board-certified in Family Medicine and Clinical Lipidology with over 20 years of clinical research experience. A lot of us in medicine are looking to make a positive contribution, and you can do that by seeing patients. Clinical research remains a key component of healthcare, he stresses. “A

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STAT News

DECEMBER 17, 2022

“Sports medicine today is still extremely primitive,” said Kentaro Onishi, an assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and doctor on the International Olympic Committee.

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Scienmag

AUGUST 20, 2020

– An ear, nose, and throat doctor has invented a simple mask design that significantly improves safety during aerosol-generating procedures of the head and neck. VA seeking companies to license, manufacture Credit: Dr. Scott Fuller/VA SACRAMENTO, Calif.

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Scienmag

MARCH 21, 2022

Progress on gender equality in the medical profession could be hampered by male doctors who overestimate female representation, researchers say. The findings come from a survey of 425 UK doctors, who were asked to estimate the proportion of women in various roles in medicine, and about their levels of support for gender-equality initiatives.

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Scienmag

DECEMBER 6, 2021

One in 10 junior doctors training to be cardiologists in the UK, say they have been bullied, reveal the results of a survey published online in the journal Heart. Women and those who qualified in medicine outside the UK are most likely to report being subjected to this behaviour, the responses show.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

An online doctor’s service operating in the UK has been fined after pleading guilty to providing online consultation and prescription services without being registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC). It also concluded that the service was misleading as it suggested the scrips were assessed by doctors in the UK.

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NPR Health - Shots

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Without basic supplies, power and medicine, thousands are needlessly dying. Civil war has blockaded the country's northern region and decimated a hospital system that serves nearly 7 million people. Image credit: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images)

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STAT News

MARCH 20, 2023

Many emergency medicine physicians are struggling to provide quality care amid staffing shortages, increased pressure to meet productivity metrics, and frustrated patients battling prolonged wait times. In the emergency room today, everyone is suffering. Read the rest…

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Bio Pharma Dive

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The availability of three vastly different, cutting-edge medicines for the rare disease has put patients, families and doctors in an unfamiliar position.

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JAMA Internal Medicine

JULY 23, 2023

This essay discusses how the deep work of doctoring leveraged with technology can bring us close to the quadruple aim of better care, better health, lower cost, and fulfilling work.

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STAT News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Oncologist Otis Brawley has dedicated his career to advocating for orthodoxy in medicine. Now, he says, advances in cancer treatments and early-detection screenings are fast outpacing the medical community’s ability to assess them — warranting more caution lest doctors inadvertently cause more harm to cancer patients.

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Scienmag

APRIL 12, 2021

Main concerns relate to possible ill-effects and a lack of understanding regarding their effectiveness as painkillers Credit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (April 13, 2021) – Ontario doctors are still hesitant to prescribe medical cannabis to patients suffering long-term pain 20 years after it was first introduced, says a new study carried (..)

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BioSpace

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

BioSpace spoke with Dr. Kiana Aran to discuss her life, her accomplishments and what it means to be a successful woman in science on a global scale.

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STAT News

DECEMBER 28, 2022

But the arrival of new variants, as well as the loss of two treatments for immunocompromised people, has amped up the urgency to develop a stronger generation of medicines. Some biotech companies are looking to rebuild and expand the war chest, including British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca and several smaller Massachusetts firms.

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Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 19, 2022

As a patient recovers from a wound, a doctor may watch over them, monitoring the healing process and prescribing treatments based on the body's responses.

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NPR Health - Shots

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Colon cancer specialists worry that results of a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine could be misconstrued, and keep patients from getting lifesaving cancer screening. Image credit: lechatnoir/Getty Images)

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In the rapidly changing field of medicine, effective communications are essential to ensuring that innovations are cascaded out across the health system. Faced with increasing wait times and delays in patient diagnosis and treatment, many healthcare systems are struggling to cope, with ever growing pressures on doctors’ time.

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BioPharma Reporter

APRIL 2, 2024

The FDA has agreed to permanently remove several social media posts urging people not to take ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19, after a lawsuit brought by three doctors accused the regulatory body of interfering with their ability to practice medicine.

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BioSpace

JUNE 20, 2022

Three physicians filed a lawsuit against the FDA alleging the organization acted outside its authority and with their ability to practice medicine by discouraging the use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19.

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Scienmag

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The number of obstetrician-gynecologists who are able to prescribe a lifesaving opioid addiction medicine called buprenorphine to their patients is woefully small, comprising less than two percent of the 31,000-plus doctors studied across the country, according to new analysis.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 5, 2021

In the US, doctors pointed out that the slow roll-out of the vaccines is due to logistical challenges rather than supply and urged authorities to focus on this rather than delaying the dosing schedule. The post FDA and doctors warn against extending COVID-19 vaccine dose gap appeared first on.

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Fierce Pharma

APRIL 23, 2024

As doctors and patients in the U.S. | As doctors and patients in the U.S. grapple with widening shortages of the popular diabetes therapy Mounjaro and its obesity counterpart Zepbound, the maker of the tirzepatide drugs, Eli Lilly, is forging ahead on its quest to expand capacity for its injectable medicines.

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pharmaphorum

JULY 5, 2022

Using drones will cut the transit time for the medicines from four hours to 30 minutes, and will also require less fuel – an increasingly important consideration as prices rocket at petrol pumps. Medical drone startup Apian – founded by a team of NHS doctors in training and ex-Google staffers – is supplying the drones for the pilot study.

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STAT News

MARCH 29, 2023

… Drugs that combat obesity could for the first time be included on the World Health Organization’s “essential medicines list,” used to guide government purchasing decisions in low- and middle-income countries , Reuters reports. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Born into a family of doctors, his formative years were shaped by two core passions – medicine and technology. The post Digital health: making medicine more human appeared first on. For Healthware Group CEO Roberto Ascione, this transition has been a long time coming.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 4, 2021

A recent report highlighted that over 40% of US adults had delayed seeing a doctor during the pandemic. Powering digital medicine platforms with big data and IoT devices ensures clinicians receive access to the entire scope of a patient’s health information while reducing the need for in-person visits and improving patient outcomes.

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