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COVID ‘Compromise’ on International IP Underscores Need for New Approach

Bill of Health

Physical products like vaccines do not neatly fit this definition. Notably, whereas patents are always published, the definition of a trade secret is that it is secret from the public. Early on in the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) proposed IP owners voluntarily license IP to others to ensure affordable COVID treatments.

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Physicians Don’t Talk Enough with Patients About Non-Medical Needs

Health Populi

The study also found that nine in ten consumers felt they had a lot or a great deal of control over their health, and that health is “so much more than just not being sick.” On the financial wellness front, note that 34% of people said “being able to pay my bills” also fed into one’s definition of health.

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Ginger and Headspace Merge to Form Headspace Health to Support Mental Health

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – Headspace , a global leader in mindfulness and meditation, and Ginger , a leader in on-demand mental healthcare, today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge. Growing Demand for Mental Health Support.

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Digital Inclusion As Upstream Health Investment

Health Populi

Note the timing of this publication: the authors submitted the manuscript to Nature on 19th March 2020… just eight days after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a global pandemic. Enter the digital era, forcing a re-definition of what we mean by “infrastructure.”

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Self-Care Is Healthcare In Consumers’ Hands, Peaking on Google Trends

Health Populi

As I dug in deeper to these intentions via Google searches on self-care, I found a broad range of queries covering peoples’ uniquely personal definitions of “health.” The paragraphs shown here in the last graphic from Caity Weaver is one snippet from Self-Care: A Working Definition. ” .

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Myth Busting Today’s Most Common Nutrition Misconceptions

HIT Consultant

Understanding the Definition of Malnutrition It may be hard to believe that patients on these so-called healthy diets can be malnourished. Given this level of information, it’s critical for today’s clinicians to play a more active role in educating patients about the facts vs. fiction when it comes to nutrition.

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Lessons from COVID-19 Pandemic and the Smart Facilities of Tomorrow

HIT Consultant

Smart spaces can be anything from individual homes to entire cities and may include schools, airports, movie theaters, and definitely medical facilities. Inefficiency is another major hurdle to overcome if we mean to confront future world health emergencies.