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fda approves first daily oral birth control

Opill (norgestrel) is a progestin-only daily oral contraceptive that can be purchased without prescription at drug stores, convenience stores, grocery stores and online once it becomes available to consumers.

artificial intelligence industry digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

artificial intelligence healthcare providers legal

Healthcare providers might be the most underrated of all AI stakeholders. Never mind that close to half of 200 CEOs surveyed believe healthcare is the field in which AI is likely to make the most transformative contribution.

chief financial officer turnover c-suite

Chief financial officers are the most likely members of U.S. C-suites to leave their jobs within five years of starting, whether by resignation, retirement, termination or promotion.

hca healthcare data breach hacker seller

Nashville-based HCA Healthcare operates in 21 states, and mass numbers of patients in all but one of them may have had personal information offered for sale as a list on the deep web.

Medtronic has received FDA approval for its IN.PACT 018 Paclitaxel-Coated Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) Balloon Catheter. FDA clears new drug eluting balloon, drug-coated balloon.

After warning healthcare providers about a heightened risk of mortality back in 2019, the FDA has now updated its stance on the use of these devices. 

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The approval, made as part of a special FDA pilot program, took just 50 days.