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- AAOpt and ASCO Establish Virtual Clinical Training Program to Keep Optometry Students on Graduation Trackhttps://modernod.com/news/aaopt-and-asco-establish-virtual-clinical-training-program-to-keep-optometry-students-on-graduation-track/2477542/With COVID-19 leaving students unable to see patients in person, the American Academy of Optometry (AAO) is establishing an unprecedented virtual clinical training program to help the nation’s 1,800 4th year prospective Doctors of Optometry accumulate the 350 clinical observation hours they need
- Mayo Clinic’s Jonathan Holmes, MD, Appointed UArizona Chair of Ophthalmologyhttps://modernod.com/news/mayo-clinics-jonathan-holmes-md-appointed-uarizona-chair-of-ophthalmology/2477537/Jonathan M. Holmes, MD, has been appointed chair of the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson Department of Ophthalmology, effective Friday, July 31. Dr. Holmes currently serves as the Joseph E. and Rose Marie Green Professor of Visual Sciences and professor of ophthalmology a
- Retina Specialists in US Hot Zones Report on How Offices, ORs Have Changed During COVID-19 Spreadhttps://modernod.com/news/retina-specialists-in-us-hot-zones-report-on-how-offices-ors-have-changed-during-covid-19-spread/2477521/New Retina Radio, Retina Today’s podcast, featured a conversation with three doctors from hotspots in the United States. John W. Kitchens, MD, moderated a conversation with George Williams, MD, from the Oakland University School of Medicine, outside of Detroit; Gwen Cousins, MD, from Ret
- FDA Calls for Withdrawal of Ranitidine Products as Review Finds Contaminant Could Pose Riskhttps://modernod.com/news/fda-calls-for-withdrawal-of-ranitidine-products-as-review-finds-contaminant-could-pose-risk/2477519/The FDA requested that manufacturers immediately pull all prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) ranitidine drugs from the market, saying new evidence indicates users could be exposed to “unacceptable levels” of the probable carcinogen N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) over time under ce
- FDA Launches Program to Speed Development of COVID-19 Treatmentshttps://modernod.com/news/fda-launches-program-to-speed-development-of-covid-19-treatments/2477511/The FDA unveiled a new initiative, dubbed the “Coronavirus Treatment Acceleration Programme (CTAP),” designed to expedite the development of effective treatments for patients with COVID-19. Alex Azar, secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, said that “as par
- Sun Pharmaceutical Donates 2.5 Million Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate Tablets in the US For Potential COVID-19 Treatmenthttps://modernod.com/news/sun-pharmaceutical-donates-2-5-million-hydroxychloroquine-sulfate-tablets-in-the-us-for-potential-covid-19-treatment/2477480/Sun Pharmaceutical Industries announced that it has donated 2.5 million hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets for use in the United States. Sun Pharma is seeking to enable health care experts meet the growing patient demands for this product as they assess its potential to treat COVID-19 through cli
- NYU Med School Will Graduate Students Early to Help New York Fight Coronavirushttps://modernod.com/news/nyu-med-school-will-graduate-students-early-to-help-new-york-fight-coronavirus/2477471/As COVID-19 continues to slam New York City hospitals, New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine this week took the dramatic step of letting its graduating class depart early to join the response effort, according to a TIME
- European Glaucoma Society Postpones Annual Congresshttps://modernod.com/news/european-glaucoma-society-postpones-annual-congress/2477472/The Executive Committee of the European Glaucoma Society has decided to postpone the 14th EGS Congress in Brussels, Belgium to December due to the global COVID-10 pandemic. A statement posted on the EGS website read: “In these times of uncertainty, the first
- MicroSurgical Technology (MST) Announces the Acquisition of IP and Assets of IRISS Medical Technologies Limitedhttps://modernod.com/news/microsurgical-technology-mst-announces-the-acquisition-of-ip-and-assets-of-iriss-medical-technologies-limited/2477460/MicroSurgical Technology (MST) has acquired the IP and assets of IRISS Medical Technologies Limited, a United Kingdom private limited company, related to the Volk Eye Check product and additional technology and intellectual property. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Volk E
- Study: Low Risk of Coronavirus Spreading Through Tearshttps://modernod.com/news/study-low-risk-of-coronavirus-spreading-through-tears/2477459/While researchers are certain that coronavirus spreads through mucus and droplets expelled by coughing or sneezing, it is unclear if the virus is spread through other bodily fluids, such as tears. Today’s just-published study offers evidence that it is unlikely that infected patients are shedding