On March 20, 2025, members of the World Health Organization adopted the world’s first pandemic agreement, following three years of “intensive negotiations launched by governments in response to the devastating impacts of the COVID-19…
Category: 5. Health
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Catching Up With Neal Baer
Neal Baer was the longstanding show runner for Law & Order: SVU. Now, he directs a new program on … More
I’ve always been a Law & Order fan. Decades after the show first aired, I…
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This Digital Health Startup Wants To Help Hospitals Make Sense Of All Their Tech
Innovaccer cofounder and CEO Abhinav Shashank
Innovaccer
Fresh off a $275 million fundraise—the largest in digital health so far this year—Innovaccer’s cofounder and CEO Abhinav Shashank has a plan to pull together data and AI tools all in…
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Snooze Button Pressed Over 55% Of Time After Sleep, Alarm, Study Says
Over half (55.6%) of the sleep sessions recorded in a study published in journal Scientific Reports … More
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Lessons From Google I/O 2025 To Cut $20 Billion In Healthcare Waste
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – MAY 28:
U.S. health systems waste about $20 billion annually on manual administrative tasks that automation could eliminate. At Google I/O 2025, the headline announcement centered on Search with AI Mode powered…
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Court OKs Rite Aid Pharmacy Asset Sale To CVS, Walgreens And Grocers
A federal bankruptcy court in New Jersey has approved the sale of pharmacy assets from more than … More
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FDA limits access to COVID-19 vaccine to older adults and other high-risk groups – a public health expert explains the new rules
On May 20, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration announced a new stance on who should receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
The agency said it would approve new versions of the vaccine only for adults 65 years of age and older as well as for…
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FDA will approve COVID-19 vaccine only for older adults and high-risk groups – a public health expert explains the new rules
On May 20, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration announced a new stance on who should receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
The agency said it would approve new versions of the vaccine only for adults 65 years of age and older as well as for…
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Digital mental health tools need human touch
One in eight people worldwide suffers from mental disorders, yet less than half receive adequate treatment. New research from the University of Reading, published today (Wed, 21 May) in PLOS One, reveals that keeping a human in the loop — even…
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Bed-netting prototypes to target malaria-causing parasites
Southwest Research Institute tapped into its drug formulation and manufacturing expertise to fabricate two bed netting prototypes targeting malaria-causing blood parasites. In a collaboration with researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of…
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