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Is Preemption the Cure for Healthcare Federalism’s Restrictions on Medication Abortion?

Bill of Health

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now top of mind for lawyers, scholars, policymakers, and the public. State pharmaceutical bans and restrictions — which are often medically unnecessary and instead based largely on policymakers’ moral and political views — impede the FDA’s mandate to protect and promote the public health.

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What Macrodosing Can Learn from Microdosing

Bill of Health

MDMA clinical trials are nearing completion and expected to result in FDA approval. For instance, in New York Magazine and Psymposia’s popular podcast, Cover Story: Power Trip , multiple participants went on record saying that they were pressured to use higher doses of MDMA in a MAPS clinical trial for PTSD, which later haunted them.

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How MedTech is Rising to Help Combat the Coronavirus Pandemic

Exeed Regulatory Compliance

Industry is rapidly developing novel coronavirus diagnostic tests for emergency use authorization by the FDA. According to a recent Science Magazine article , South Korea tested more than 270,000 people, which amounts to about 5200 tests per million! References Science Magazine – Coronavirus cases have dropped sharply in South Korea.

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Bonus Features – April 9, 2023 – 63% of RCM departments face staffing shortages, small Stanford study shows 90% of GPT answers in clinical setting are “generally safe,” and more

Healthcare IT Today

Handheld ultrasound device maker Butterfly Network received FDA received 510(k) clearance for Auto B-line Counter , which evaluates lung ultrasound images. Synapse Biomedical received premarket approval form the FDA for NeuRx Diaphragm Pacing System , which helps patients with spinal cord injuries breathe without a ventilator.

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Psychedelic Inequities and Unexplored Risk: Colonization, Commercialization, and Regulation

Bill of Health

Both Robert and Valentina Wasson published sensational magazine articles in Life! More meaningful diversity and equity considerations remain absent from the regulatory process; for example, in June 2023, the HHS, FDA, and CDER released a draft guidance document for the clinical investigation of psychedelic drugs.

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My ABCovid-19 Journal – Day 4 of 5, Letters “P” through “T”

Health Populi

The photo is an illustration I cut out of a magazine of people wearing m asks from different walks of life and demographics. A n “umbrella” was also called into play by the FDA , which streamlined clinical trial protocols to expand the possible candidates for coronavirus treatments. R is for risk.

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Monopolization in Healthcare Could Affect Access to Quality Treatment

HIT Consultant

Common industry practice today allows small groups of large, powerful pharmaceutical manufacturers to drive new drugs through regulatory processes, acting as the gatekeepers to achieve FDA approval. In 2017, only four companies were responsible for 50% of generic pharmaceutical drug production.