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Unlocking the mRNA Platform Technology: Walking the Talk with Investment Protection

Bill of Health

By Aparajita Lath Two articles published last month in the BMJ analyze the public investment and financing of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, highlighting the extensive government funding that has supported the development of mRNA technology from 1985 to 2022. government substantially de-risking the vaccine development process.

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Children’s COVID-19 Vaccine: A Key to Protecting Pediatric Asthma Patients

HIT Consultant

What Has Everyone Excited about COVID-19 Vaccines for 5-11-year-olds? With the rollout this month of the COVID-19 vaccine for those 5-11 years of age, we can now directly protect children with asthma for whom COVID-19 infection is an even bigger hazard for our children during the pandemic.

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A Public Health Wake-Up Call: Reading Between the Lines in IQVIA’s 2023 Use of Medicines Report

Health Populi

It’s a volume speaking volumes on the current picture of prescribed meds, spending and revenues, health care utilization trends, and a forecast looking out to 2027. health care: “Wake up, public health!” In my read of this year’s review, I see a flashing light for U.S.

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Milwaukee County Addresses Health Equity with Data and GIS Technology

Healthcare IT Today

They are now incorporating an equity lens into other areas of public health. We wanted to learn more about their pioneering work combining health equity and GIS technology. Racism as a Public Health Crisis. Targeting Public Health Efforts Based on Need and Impact.

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Cerner CEO pledges to zero-out 'noise' from EHRs, population health and revenue cycle

Healthcare It News

In 2019, Google showed that artificial intelligence can detect lung cancer more accurately than radiologists with eight years of experience. And last year, a COVID-19 vaccine was researched, developed and deployed almost four years ahead of the normal timeline for a new vaccine.

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What is HIPAA Enforcement Discretion?

HIPAA Journal

In the context of HIPAA enforcement discretion, the Secretary can waive sanctions and penalties that result from non-compliance with the following standards of the Privacy Rule: 164.510 – Uses and disclosures of Protected Health Information requiring an opportunity for the individual to agree or object.

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Getting Vaccinated Has Mental Health Benefits, Walgreens Finds

Health Populi

who have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot have a welcoming side-effect: peace of mind and mental health, according to a survey conducted by Walgreens in April 2021. General Accounting Office (GAO) noted a deficit of mental health providers throughout the U.S., Most people in the U.S.