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Public Health Product Hops

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Yet Dmitry Karshtedt held otherwise at the ASLME Health Law Professor’s Conference in Atlanta, GA in 2017. My latest article, Public Health Product Hops (forthcoming 2023, American University Law Review, available on SSRN ), represented my long-form attempt to reconcile our differing opinions on product hopping.

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Bipartisan Bill Proposed to Strengthen Healthcare and Public Health Sector Cybersecurity

HIPAA Journal

A new bill has been proposed by a bipartisan pair of senators that aims to improve the cybersecurity of the healthcare and public health (HPH) sector, in light of the recent warning from the White House about the increased threat of Russian cyber threats. Health centers save lives and hold a lot of sensitive, personal information.

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The Number of Unintended Deaths From Car Accidents, Falls and Overdoses in America Grew 40% Between 1999 and 2017

Health Populi

grew by 40% between 1999 and 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). There was three-times faster-paced growth in unintentional deaths in the later years of this study (2014-2017) than in the first seven years studied (1999-2006)–1.9% deaths per 100,000 in 2017. annual growth in the later years.

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The Suicide Rate in America Increased by 40% between 2000 and 2017. Blue Collar Workers Were Much More At Risk.

Health Populi

between 2000 and 2017, a 40% increase. The CDC report bolsters this, compelling us to re-invest and commit to education as the macro social determinant of health it is. The post The Suicide Rate in America Increased by 40% between 2000 and 2017. The rate of suicide in the U.S. rose from 12.9 per 100,000 population to 18.0

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Climate Change and Neglected Tropical Diseases: Key Takeaways from the WHO-WIPO-WTO Trilateral Symposium

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The context was set in general terms, with the aim to put public health concerns at the center of climate change action. To establish the health impact of climate change, speakers highlighted various issues. This symposium is not the first time WHO has taken up the interplay between climate change and NTDs.

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Many Hospitals Receiving Discounted Drugs May Not Offer Patients Pharmaceutical Assistance

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Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act requires that pharmaceutical manufacturers give discounts on specified outpatient drugs to certain covered entities who typically serve low-income or otherwise underserved patients, including hospitals and clinics. By Amy Cook, JD, Jonathan Larsen, JD, MPP, and Sabrina Ruchelli, JD.

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Epic enables location services with Mapquest integration

Healthcare It News

Some health IT innovators and providers have turned to location and mapping services to assist with care. For instance, in 2017, Allscripts announced that it had partnered with Zocdoc to help patients with finding doctors and scheduling appointments.

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