The Food and Drug Administration contends that universal device identifiers will enable the agency to actively monitor medical device performance and better identify patient safety concerns and recalls. Medical devices marked with a unique code are used to track them through their distribution and use in patients. In particular, the FDA sees tremendous value in… Read More: FDA sees benefits of linking universal device IDs to EHRs »
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York University psychology professor Christine Till, the lead author of a Canadian study that made waves internationally because it found a link between exposure to fluoridated drinking water during pregnancy and lower IQs in children, is “shocked” at the way it has been characterized. The study measured the levels of fluoride in about 500 pregnant… Read More: ‘It’s just one study’: Why experts say it’s not time… »
Is a shaking hand necessarily a sign of Parkinson’s disease. The answer is no! The most common cause of a shaking hand when writing or doing other activity is a condition called essential tremor. This problem affects up to 10 million Americans. It is not associated with any illness and there is no medical… Read More: Does Your Hand Shake When You Write? »