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Biosafety Labs, Public Safety, and Politics

Bill of Health

dollars (USD) and additional government losses at $11 billion USD due to controlling livestock movement and depopulating infected livestock. Alas not: Regulators cited Kansas State University in 2015 for repeatedly violating safety regulations at its existing biosafety level 3 research lab, the Biosecurity Research Institute.

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Navigating the intersections of population health and precision medicine

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Population health and precision medicine defined. When President Barack Obama announced during the 2015 State of the Union Address that the government was launching the Precision Medicine Initiative, a debate began about whether and how precision medicine and population health management could coexist in the U.S.

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Disability-Inclusive Climate Action in Bangladesh: Gaps and Opportunities

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Other researchers have found that “ many persons with disabilities do not receive any humanitarian support from NGOs or the Government ” following natural disasters. Many have wheelchair access ramps, and are heralded as accessible by the Bangladesh government and international funders, yet they lack accessible toilets.

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Dr. Eunice Brookman-Amissah: A Pioneer in Safe Abortion Law Reform

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Mozambique’s 2015 reforms legalized abortion during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy for any reason and the first 16 weeks in cases of rape or incest. Mozambique’s 2015 reforms legalized abortion during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy for any reason and the first 16 weeks in cases of rape or incest.

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Report: How Apple Is Advancing Digital Healthcare Transformation

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. – The report covers Apple’s two-pronged approach to advance health: Apple’s focus on personal health and fitness features on Apple Watch and iPhone, and Apple’s work with the medical community to support research and care. Empowering Users on Their Personal Health Journeys. Keeping Privacy in Mind.

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HIMSS22 EUROPE: “We need to co-create and work together with patients.”

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The young person’s advisory group, Kids Barcelona, was set up in 2015 and currently has 20 members of which 80% are patients and 20% are from the local community. Each month meetings are held at which members can contribute their opinions about projects at the hospital. “We need to co-create and work together with patients.”

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IT preparedness is key to managing outbreak of COVID-19, says CIO of SNUBH

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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH), which is the first fully digitalized-paperless health care institution in South Korea, was designated by the government on 1 March as a “public safety hospital,” an institution that separates the treatment process of respiratory patients to prevent COVID-19 spread with the facility.

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