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The immediate future of DTC

World of DTC Marketing

Yes, telehealth has grown substantially, but that’s because patients are afraid of going into doctor’s offices. However, that being said, patients will use telehealth for tasks “they feel” don’t require an in-person visit. First, let’s dispel a recent topic: telehealth.

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Implant Coating Fights Infection and Monitors Strain

Medgadget

Unlike current approaches that use antibiotics that are gradually released by the implant, the mechanical approach will not become depleted over time or cause side-effects in nearby tissues. It also avoids the manifestation of antimicrobial drug resistance and can also easily kill drug-resistant bacteria.

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Bridging the healthcare digital divide: a gradual approach to adopting ePI

European Pharmaceutical Review

Within the EU, patient information leaflets (PILs) are not merely a regulatory requirement but a cornerstone of patient safety. They detail the medication’s intended use, proper administration, potential side effects and precautions. percent as EU average with some Member States as high as 25 percent).

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AI-Designed Custom Knee Implants

Medgadget

Scientists at the University of Birmingham in the UK have trialed Generative Design, a design approach that relies on machine learning and artificial intelligence, to create patient-specific knee implants. They then used an electron beam powder bed fusion to manufacture their designs.

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How Real-World Data Can Contribute to Improved Mental Health Treatment

PM360

Carl Marci, Chief Psychiatrist and Managing Director of Mental Health and Neuroscience at OM1 , about how the company is using its Mental Health and Neuroscience Real-World Data Network to help improve personalized treatment for mental health patients and increase awareness about issues related to mental health disorders.

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Evolution of ePROM: Advancements, Concerns, and the Way Forward

PM360

Patients’ directly reported outcomes in certain rare and chronic diseases are considered reliable for understanding the disease’s natural history, palliative treatments that focus primarily on symptom control, and quality of life. 2 For example, in a study by Scripps, ePROMs positively impacted patients’ quality of life in 61.5%

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Cerner Enviza and FDA partner to develop AI drug safety tools

Pharmaceutical Technology

Under the FDA’s drug safety Sentinel Initiative, the partnership will develop AI tools to collect key information from clinical notes within electronic health records (EHR). This data will be used by Oracle and John Snow to help the FDA better understand the effects of medicines on large populations.

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