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Doctors' Group Expands Definition of 'Infertility'

Drugs.com

25, 2023 – A new, more inclusive definition of infertility has been crafted by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). WEDNESDAY, Oct. While the guidance for heterosexual couples with medical reasons for being unable to.

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Medical Groups Issue Consensus Definition of Brain Death

Drugs.com

12, 2023 -- A new guideline from four leading medical organizations should help doctors determine if someone is brain dead. THURSDAY, Oct. “Until now, there have been two separate guidelines for determining brain death, one for adults and one.

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CDC Broadens Definition of ‘Close Contact’ in Tracing COVID Infections

The Pharma Data

State and local health departments rely on this definition to conduct contact tracing, the Post reported. Doctors say this reflects India’s younger and leaner population. Now, a close contact will be defined as someone who was within six feet of an infected individual for a total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period.

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Where is the Ignite Theater tech leading us?

Drug Discovery World

For the patient as well as for doctors, this means creating more time to make decisions, as the company believes: “Patients – and their quality of life – shouldn’t have to wait for a broken system to provide an answer six months too late.

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#WhyIScience Q&A: A process development lead returns to her research roots

Broad Institute

After graduating, Teixeira-Soldano discovered new definitions of development that intrigued her. In this #WhyIScience, she talks about her role as a COVID-19 lab technician, how she transitioned into a process development role, and how her definition of development has changed throughout her career. And if I did, I wouldn’t be happy.

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Healthcare’s Digital Back Door: One Term, Two Meanings and How (or Whether) to Use It

Perficient: Drug Development

There are two main definitions in play in the industry. Which definition is the “right one”? Digital back door definition, take 1 The first application of “digital back door” is simple. Digital back door definition, take 2 The second application of “digital back door” isn’t quite as simple. The first is fairly innocuous.

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Medicinal cannabis: Why more clinical trials and better access is needed

Drug Discovery World

There are more than 1300 clinical trials on cannabis underway and companies focused on the cultivation and manufacturing of cannabis are also educating doctors and patients about its potential pharmaceutical use. Early referendums in 2017 which allowed doctors the freedom to prescribe cannabis was the main driver to growth.