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Medical 3D Printing Advancements
Advancements in Medical 3D Printing Three-dimensional (3D) printing has been around since the 1980s, when Chuck Hull patented the mechanical process of printing successive layers of material to create objects. Known as stereolithography or additive manufacturing, the process quickly spread beyond industry into a number of sectors, including medicine. A 3D printer is similar to […]
Medication Adherence in the United States
United States: Medication Adherence Check Up Non-adherence includes stopping, not starting, or taking less than the prescribed amount of a medication. More than half of all adults in the United States with a chronic illness report at least one episode of non-adherence to their prescription medication, according to the first National Report Card on Adherence. This […]
Hereditary Cancer Testing: Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men in the United States, behind only lung cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. Cancer of the prostate is a serious disease, but most men diagnosed with prostate cancer do not die from it – early detection and personalized treatment saves lives. Doctors […]
Laboratory Management Innovations 2019
The Importance of Laboratory Management Systems Laboratories have been among the heaviest users of information technology since its inception more than 30 years ago. As places where questions are answered and breakthroughs begin, labs have played a defining role in defining and developing information management systems along the way. The global laboratory information management systems […]
Pharmaceutical Trends for 2017: Biosimilars
Pharma Trends 2017: Biosimilars Frank Magliochetti Report The FDA approved 56 new drugs in 2015 and, of these, 33 were specialty drugs and 23 were traditional. One was a biosimilar. Development, approval and acceptance of biosimilars may become an important trend in 2017. The FDA is approving more specialty drugs than ever before and specialty […]