Healthcare reform

Milken Institute Urges Better Global Coordination to Detect and Prevent Future Pandemics

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Thursday, June 3, 2021
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FasterCures, a center of the Milken Institute, today released a set of recommendations that can be used to mobilize an early warning system for global pandemic threats.

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  • FasterCures, a center of the Milken Institute, today released a set of recommendations that can be used to mobilize an early warning system for global pandemic threats.
  • The pandemic revealed significant gaps in early warning capabilities, but we now know what it will take to develop a better, more effective system.
  • Its now critically important to bring our efforts to scale through dedicated focus and close coordination to ensure global readiness to detect emerging threats to human health.
  • A Global Early Warning System for Pandemics: Mobilizing Surveillance for Emerging Pathogens is co-authored by Esther Krofah, Carly Gasca, and Anna DeGarmo.

VIQ Solutions Announces Filing of Preliminary Base Shelf Prospectus and US Registration Statement

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021
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(VIQ or the Company) (TSX: VQS and OTCQX: VQSLF), a global provider of secure, AI-driven, digital voice and video capture technology and transcription services, announced it has filed a preliminary short form base shelf prospectus (the Base Shelf Prospectus) with securities regulators in each of the provinces of Canada, except Qubec, and a corresponding registration statement on Form F10 (the "Registration Statement") with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

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  • (VIQ or the Company) (TSX: VQS and OTCQX: VQSLF), a global provider of secure, AI-driven, digital voice and video capture technology and transcription services, announced it has filed a preliminary short form base shelf prospectus (the Base Shelf Prospectus) with securities regulators in each of the provinces of Canada, except Qubec, and a corresponding registration statement on Form F10 (the "Registration Statement") with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).
  • Today, we filed a base shelf prospectus and registration statement in order to take the next important step of our growth strategy.
  • The specific terms of any future offering will be established in a prospectus supplement to the Base Shelf Prospectus, which supplement will be filed with the applicable Canadian and U.S. securities regulatory authorities.
  • No securities may be sold, nor may offers to buy be accepted, prior to the time a receipt for the final Base Shelf Prospectus has been issued and the Registration Statement has been declared effective.

TouchCare and Picwell Partner to Simplify Plan Selection and Enhance Decision Support

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021
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Picwell is a leading healthcare technology company providing enterprise solutions to enhance healthcare benefits and improve the consumer experience.

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  • Picwell is a leading healthcare technology company providing enterprise solutions to enhance healthcare benefits and improve the consumer experience.
  • Utilizing big data, artificial intelligence, and economic models, Picwell provides accurate plan recommendations and cost analysis (including out-of-pocket-cost & premiums) to ensure that employees select a plan that best fits their healthcare needs.
  • Partnering with Picwell combines access to expert support with intuitive technology, creating a streamlined process for plan selection.
  • Picwell is a Philadelphia-based, healthcare technology company providing leading enterprise solutions to enhance healthcare benefits and improve the consumer experience.

Medical Students Call for Congressional Action on AMR

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Tuesday, June 1, 2021
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A group of more than 150 medical students from 22 states today called on Congress to make the Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act a priority.

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  • A group of more than 150 medical students from 22 states today called on Congress to make the Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act a priority.
  • In a letter to Members of Congress , the students share their firsthand insight into the rising threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among their patients, and the alarming role AMR plays in combatting infectious diseases and preparing for future pandemics.
  • The students write : In a study of 99 patients infected with COVID-19, bacterial cultures revealed infections of difficult-to-treat superbugs, including A. baumannii, K. pneumoniae, and A. flavus.
  • AMR is a threat to all of us, and the time to prepare for it is now.

CDISC Teams Up with Microsoft to Develop Open-Source Software for the Clinical Research Community

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Tuesday, June 1, 2021
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CDISC is teaming up with Microsoft to develop the CDISC Open Rules Engine (CORE), open-source software that executes machine-readable CDISC Conformance Rules.

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  • CDISC is teaming up with Microsoft to develop the CDISC Open Rules Engine (CORE), open-source software that executes machine-readable CDISC Conformance Rules.
  • The global clinical research community will be able to leverage the CORE software to test study data for conformance to CDISC standards as well as regulatory and sponsor-specific conformance rule sets.
  • CDISC collaborated with Microsoft on the Azure-based CDISC Library and CDISC 360 , two projects that support standards-based process automation throughout the clinical research data lifecycle.
  • CDISC creates clarity in clinical research by convening a global community to develop and advance data standards of the highest quality.

Healthcare Big Data Analytics Market Report 2021: Descriptive, Predictive, Prescriptive, Cognitive - Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2021-2026 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, June 1, 2021
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The "Healthcare Big Data Analytics Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2021-2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Healthcare Big Data Analytics Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2021-2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The global healthcare big data analytics market exhibited strong growth during 2015-2020.
  • Looking forward, the global healthcare big data analytics market to grow at a CAGR of 12.5% during the forecast period (2021-2026).
  • What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the global healthcare big data analytics market?

AHF Commends Biden Administration, Gov. DeSantis and FL Legislature on Support of Drug Importation from Canada

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Saturday, May 29, 2021
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation ( AHF ) today praised the Biden Administration and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida State Legislature for siding with the cause of allowing the importation from Canada safe, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approvedand less expensiveprescription drugs in filings submitted in a federal lawsuit.

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  • AIDS Healthcare Foundation ( AHF ) today praised the Biden Administration and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida State Legislature for siding with the cause of allowing the importation from Canada safe, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approvedand less expensiveprescription drugs in filings submitted in a federal lawsuit.
  • Bipartisan support of such drug importation was reported by Politico last evening ( 5/28/21 ) in a story that reported the Biden administration filed a motion in federal court seeking to dismiss a lawsuit that aims to prevent prescription drug imports from Canada a plan Florida is lobbying to utilize.
  • The Biden administration requested the court to dismiss the drug companies lawsuit.
  • Were very pleased the drug industrys scare tactics failed to gain any traction with either President Biden or Governor DeSantis especially since most prescription drugs are already manufactured outside the United States anyway.

IMF Should Provide $100 Billion for COVID-19 Vaccines, Says AHF

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Thursday, May 27, 2021
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Low-income countries have accounted for only .03% of the 1.78 billion vaccines administered globally to date, and new cases continue to climb.

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  • Low-income countries have accounted for only .03% of the 1.78 billion vaccines administered globally to date, and new cases continue to climb.
  • To quote the IMF Urgent action is needed to arrest the rising human toll and economic strain, said AHF President Michael Weinstein.
  • We urge the IMF to float the world $100 billion in grants right now so everyone, not just wealthy countries, can secure critically needed medical supplies and vaccines.
  • The IMF has introduced a proposal to end the pandemic, but it falls short of supplying the needed resources to vaccinate all countries.

Delays on Pandemic Treaty Prolong the Danger to Global Health Security, says GPHC Panel

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Thursday, May 27, 2021
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The Panel for a Global Public Health Convention (PGPHC) expressed disappointment today over indications that the World Health Assembly is planning to postpone until November 2021 the decision to start preparing a new pandemic treaty.

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  • The Panel for a Global Public Health Convention (PGPHC) expressed disappointment today over indications that the World Health Assembly is planning to postpone until November 2021 the decision to start preparing a new pandemic treaty.
  • At a time when the world needs urgent action, a delay of any length undermines the momentum toward bringing countries together to ratify a global public health treaty or convention.
  • In the meantime, a working group would assess the benefits of developing a WHO convention, or another instrument on pandemic preparedness and response.
  • The Panel for a Global Public Health Convention (GPHC) is an independent coalition of global leaders working to strengthen the worlds ability to prevent, prepare, and respond to infectious disease outbreaks before they become widespread pandemics.

Fidelity® Study: More Than Three-Quarters of Caregivers Report Financial, Social, Mental or Professional Setbacks

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Thursday, May 27, 2021
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When a member of the family takes on caregiving responsibilities, others may not realize the true toll it takes.

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  • When a member of the family takes on caregiving responsibilities, others may not realize the true toll it takes.
  • By far, the impact to ones career can be one of the most difficult issues caregivers grapple with during the experience.
  • On average, caregivers for children reported providing 61 hours of care per week; caregivers for adults, 28 hours per week.
  • Privately held for 75 years, Fidelity employs more than 47,000 associates who are focused on the long-term success of our customers.