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Scientists document first-ever transmitted Alzheimer’s cases, tied to no-longer-used medical procedure

STAT

Part of it was the patients’ presentations: Some didn’t have the classic symptoms of the condition. LONDON — There was something odd about these Alzheimer’s cases. But it was also that the patients were in their 40s and 50s, even their 30s, far younger than people who normally develop the disease.

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STAT+: DaVita faces another probe over ties to kidney care charity

STAT

attorney general is specifically looking at “communications with AKF, documents relating to donations to the AKF, and communications with patients, providers, and insurers regarding the AKF.” ” The probe covers everything from January 2016 to the present day. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Opinion: Generative AI’s three possibly insurmountable challenges for health care

STAT

However, with the arrival of large language models like GPT-4, Bard, and LLaMA, there is growing enthusiasm for how AI might reshape the more mundane aspects of clinical practice: clinical documentation and electronic health records. And it’s obvious why. It really takes the feeling of care out of health care.

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The Febrile Infant: Incorporating the 2021 American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines

ALiEM - Pharm Pearls

If LP is traumatic or pleocytosis is present, administer antibiotics and admit. Example: A 48-day-old infant presents with a fever of 100.6F, CRP of 22 mg/L, and otherwise normal procalcitonin, ANC, and UA. This requires a documented positive viral swab and not just a presentation consistent with a viral syndrome.

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FOPE & PharmaState Academy host Session 12 of the PULSE series

Express Pharma

The session was led by A V Jayakumar, President- Quality, Ajanta Pharma Presentation highlights Jayakumar provided valuable insights from his extensive experience in quality management and regulatory compliance. He recounted his own experience working with investigative teams and the importance of being proactive when handling complaints.

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Using FDA Product Specific Guidances (PSGs) as a Trigger for Generic Drug Development

Drug Patent Watch

Understanding FDA Product Specific Guidances Product Specific Guidances are documents issued by the U.S. Global Harmonization Efforts There are ongoing efforts to harmonize bioequivalence standards and PSG-like documents across regulatory agencies worldwide.

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What Does the FDA's Recent Update of the Nitrosamine Guidance Convey?

PharmaTech

This article presents an overview of FDA’s recent update to the guidance document, Control of Nitrosamine Impurities in Human Drugs.