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Monthly Round-Up of What to Read on Pharma Law and Policy

Bill of Health

Fulfillment of Postmarket Commitments and Requirements for New Drugs Approved by the FDA, 2013-2016. Reforming the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List: Essential but Unaffordable. Limitations on the Capability of the FDA to Advise. JAMA Intern Med. 2022 Oct 3:e224226. N Engl J Med. Epub 2022 Oct 8.

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Wysa Secures $20M for AI-Powered Mental Health Chatbot

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Address Global Mental Health Demand With AI Digital Therapeutics. Globally, there is a huge demand-supply gap in the mental health space. One in eight people in the world live with a mental disorder, according to the World Health Organization. FDA Breakthrough Device Designation.

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AI’s Ability to Manipulate Decision Making Requires a Moratorium on Its Use in Obtaining Consent for Biomedical Research

Bill of Health

Public Health Service’s (USPHS) Syphilis Study at Tuskegee , whose revelation to the public sparked today’s legal schema for regulating and protecting the research it funds (the “Common Rule”), as well as research done in anticipation of receiving FDA approval for marketing a new product. While the U.S.

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How Temporal Artery Thermometry Improves Patient Safety Through Accurate Temperature Monitoring

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The FDA has recognized the limitations of these devices noting that factors such as measurement location, distance of the sensor, individual physiological attributes and environmental conditions can all impact the reliable performance of NCITs.

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COVID-19 Update: New Variants and Vaccine Research

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During a recent Q&A, a representative with the World Health Organization warned that the Omicron variant is not the last of its kind. Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove explained that the next variant is likely to be more transmissible and could be more deadly than any of the previous variants.

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Prenosis, Roche Partner to Combat Hospital Sepsis Using Precision Diagnostics

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the Prenosis Sepsis Immunoscore™ and the Roche Elecsys® IL-6 Assay. According to the World Health Organization, more than 11 million people die from sepsis worldwide annually, more than the deaths caused by all cancers combined. Impact of Sepsis.

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Respira Launches AI Wearable for Lung Function for COPD, COVID, Asthma

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According to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) and COVID-19 were the 3rd and 4th global causes of death during the height of the pandemic. Asthma, according to the World Health Organization, is the most common chronic disease among children. and internationally.