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Should we tell our family and friends about our son’s autism diagnosis?
A parent is concerned about telling friends and family about their tween’s recent autism spectrum disorder diagnosis.
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Surprised by New Details About Austin’s Health, White House Orders Review
The president learned only Tuesday that his defense secretary had been diagnosed with prostate cancer a month ago and had surgery under general anesthesia in December, aides said.
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What to Watch at the Haley-DeSantis Debate and the Trump Town Hall
Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis will debate on CNN on Wednesday night, at the same time that Donald Trump is holding a Fox News town hall.
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A Weak Night for Trump? A DeSantis Flop? We Game Out Iowa.
A win isn’t always win in the Iowa caucuses. In the final days, the candidates are scrambling to beat each other — and expectations.
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Accelerated Scrutiny of AI Systems in 2024: The EU AI Act and the U.S. Strategy
On December 9, 2023, representatives from the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament, and the European Commission agreed in principle on the world’s first comprehensive legal regulations for artificial intelligence – the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (“the EU AI Act”). The EU AI Act takes a risk-based approach to regulating AI. Its…
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2024 Healthcare Private Equity Outlook & Trends
W ith various headwinds resulting in down volume in 2023, buyers and sellers alike find themselves asking whether 2024 will see a rebound in deal activity. As we begin 2024, we have highlighted the issues and trends that private equity (PE) investors should consider when evaluating transactions in the healthcare sector. 1. Healthcare Continuation Funds:…
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CMMC From the Bottom Up: A Detailed Review of Level 1
In this series of articles, we explore the different certification requirements of CMMC Level 1, 2 and 3, the impact on contractors and external service providers, and proposed next steps… On December 26, 2023, the US Department of Defense (DoD) published its long-awaited proposed rule codifying the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 Program (CMMC…
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Day 1 Notes from the 42nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
At the first day of the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, “[T]he answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything is 42.” Recognize that famous line? No, it’s not something from ChatGPT, it’s Douglas Adams’ “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy of Healthcare.” Well, not healthcare…for that you have to be here in…
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“Right to Repair” Law Requires Manufacturers to Give Up the Fix in New York
To give consumers the ability to repair their own electronic devices, New York is leading the way in “Right to Repair” legislation with its Digital Fair Repair Act, N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 399-NN (2022). The Digital Fair Repair Act (DFRA or the Act) requires manufacturers to provide digital electronic equipment owners and unauthorized repair…
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The Most Common Types of Contaminants Found in Eye Drops
Several companies have recently recalled eye drops due to contamination. However, the risk of contamination is not new, and scientific studies have identified several types of contaminants commonly found in eye drops over the past several years….By: Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley