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COVID-19 Update: New Variants and Vaccine Research

Health Law Pulse

During a recent Q&A, a representative with the World Health Organization warned that the Omicron variant is not the last of its kind. Norton Rose Fulbright lawyers will continue to provide relevant updates for healthcare providers on the Health Law Pulse during the COVID-19 public health crisis.

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Respira Launches AI Wearable for Lung Function for COPD, COVID, Asthma

HIT Consultant

According to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) and COVID-19 were the 3rd and 4th global causes of death during the height of the pandemic. Asthma, according to the World Health Organization, is the most common chronic disease among children.

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Better Health Care Tests, Faster

Healthcare IT Today

Speeding up Test Development We’ve seen with COVID-19 how quickly a virus can evolve and how hard it is to design both tests and vaccinations that accommodate different variants. Virax Biolabs uses data from the World Health Organization and others to develop tests quickly.

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Where telemedicine is headed now that the PHE has ended

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The COVID-19 public health emergency came to an end on May 11. This also happens to coincide with the World Health Organization declaring an end to the COVID-19 global health emergency. The end of the PHE means different things for so many different sectors of the healthcare system.

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Prenosis, Roche Partner to Combat Hospital Sepsis Using Precision Diagnostics

HIT Consultant

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the Prenosis Sepsis Immunoscore™ and the Roche Elecsys® IL-6 Assay. According to the World Health Organization, more than 11 million people die from sepsis worldwide annually, more than the deaths caused by all cancers combined. Before the COVID-19 pandemic , at least 1.7

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4 Years into the COVID-19 Pandemic: Where We Stand

Bill of Health

Bard The White House is preparing to shut down their COVID Task Force this May, in conjunction with ending the public health emergency — the latest in a series of astounding and shortsighted decisions that put individual Americans at as great a risk from serious harm as a result of catching COVID-19 as at any stage in the pandemic.

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News from the Consumer Technology Association and Withings Further Demonstrates Private Sector’s Role in the Pandemic and Public Health

Health Populi

In a press release on the program, CTA President and CEO Gary Shapiro noted that, “The response to COVID-19 in the U.S. has highlighted the huge demand for health technology solutions. CTA’s new Public Health Technology Initiative promises to be an important, impactful effort as a public-private partnership.