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FDA Authorizes Marketing of MISHA™ Knee System for People Suffering from Knee Osteoarthritis

Legacy MEDSearch

Chief, Hip and Knee Division of Sports Medicine Institute, Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. We offer special thanks to our study patients and surgeon investigators who helped advance the understanding of this new treatment for OA.

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Rare Disease Day 2024: Advocating for Awareness and Support

PM360

This February we celebrate the 16th annual Rare Disease Day , established in 2008, to raise awareness of the more than 7,000 identified rare diseases worldwide. Rare Disease Day is observed annually on the “rarest” day of the year, February 28th or 29th depending on leap years.

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What the latest DEA Proposed Rule Means for Telemedicine Prescribing of Controlled Substances

Nixon Gwilt Law

Notably, this rulemaking does not propose to implement the “special registration” for telemedicine providers the DEA has been promising since the Ryan Haight Act passed in 2009. Instead, it would create a new regulatory category of the “practice of telemedicine.”

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Halting Europe’s essential medicines manufacturing exodus

European Pharmaceutical Review

The last paracetamol plant in Europe, closed in France in 2008 as it was no longer economically sustainable, marking the exit of paracetamol manufacturing from Europe” The closure of API manufacturing plants in Europe started in earnest 15 years ago.

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Healthcare Systems Today And The Role Of Social Media Within It With Dr. Alejandro Badia

Evolve Your Success

Badia’s transition from group practices to establishing the Badia Hand to Shoulder Center is a tale of perseverance, specialization, and strategic branding. We discussed the challenges he faced when opting for a solo practice model and the importance of fair compensation and specialized outpatient care.

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This U.S. Paralympian Built a Prosthetics Business – Now His Competitors Are Customers, Too

Salesforce

He designed the specialized prosthetic he hopes will help return him to the medal podium. After the accident in 2008, Schultz was anxious to get back into sports, but struggled to find prosthetics to support extreme movement. Paralympic medalist, and start a company that makes it possible for other adaptive athletes to do the same.

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Aiming for ‘Magic Bullets’ in Medicine: Are We Shooting Ourselves in the Foot?

Clarivate

3] Figure 1: The Development of Targeted Treatments for Syphilis Source: Valent P et al, 2016;3 Strebhardt K et al, 2008. [4] At Clarivate, we specialize in developing robust and compelling value communication materials that help our clients achieve their market access goals. 2008 2008/06/01;8(6):473-80. [5] N Engl J Med.