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Getting ahead of chronic disease 'tsunami' will take data and creativity, experts say

Getting ahead of chronic disease ‘tsunami’ will take data and creativity, experts say

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VSChronic illness is pervasive in the United States. Trillions of dollars are spent and hundreds of thousands of lives are claimed by chronic disease each year. So why do we feel like we’re going backwards, with declining life expectancy and a higher prevalence of chronic disease? The pandemic, for its part, has been an accelerator, …

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prospect | Supporting mental health with data and analytics through improved education policy

prospect | Supporting mental health with data and analytics through improved education policy

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All students need hope at different levels to graduate, especially those who need mental health support. Many students are still acclimating to life after two years of COVID-related disruptions, in addition to the usual anxiety that accompanies the start of a new phase in life. A new and unfamiliar environment, increased pressure from academics, new …

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Building public health data infrastructure is key to precision public health

Building public health data infrastructure is key to precision public health

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We are at an important crossroads for public health in this country. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted that our woefully underfunded public health infrastructure is in desperate need of modernization, starting with data exchange infrastructure. In public health, we are used to receiving data and protecting it. Maybe data sharing isn’t as natural. But the …

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4 Family Practice Centers Data Breach Lawsuits Combined In One Potter County Lawsuit

4 Family Practice Centers Data Breach Lawsuits Combined In One Potter County Lawsuit

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AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — Four civil lawsuits involving family practice centers, listed as FMC Services, LLC, have been consolidated in Potter County’s 320th Judicial District Court, according to documents recently filed with of Potter County District Court. These lawsuits, according to their respective motions obtained by MyHighPlains.com, are in response to a cybersecurity attack in …

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Data: Long Island has NY's highest rate for COVID-19 reinfection

Data: Long Island has NY’s highest rate for COVID-19 reinfection

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Long Island is home to the highest weekly COVID-19 reinfection rate in New York City, according to the latest data from the state health department. Statistics show that 2,019 people in Nassau and Suffolk counties with a previous COVID-19 infection tested positive in the week beginning November 21. That’s an infection rate of 10.2 per …

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Google Cloud's health strategy, NIH's Covid data dilemma and telehealth merger rumors

Google Cloud’s health strategy, NIH’s Covid data dilemma and telehealth merger rumors

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You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how technology is transforming the life sciences. Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday.Watch: Google’s attempts to monetize healthcare AI The search giant is trying to monetize its artificial intelligence for healthcare markets through a new deal …

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Mental health in Europe in the data: which country is the most depressed?

Mental health in Europe in the data: which country is the most depressed?

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Global consumption of antidepressants (ADs) has increased dramatically over the past two decades, with Europeans being the largest consumers. The use of antidepressants increased nearly two and a half times between 2000 and 2020 in 18 European countries, according to data from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). OECD data also shows a …

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Almirall joins FACILITATE, a patient-focused Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) project to enable the use of clinical trial data by study participants

Almirall joins FACILITATE, a patient-focused Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) project to enable the use of clinical trial data by study participants

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Almirall brings experience in privacy and pharmaceutical law, as well as in developing guidance, standards and recommendations for communicating clinical trial data to patients The project will last four years and involves 27 partners from 16 EU and extra-EU Member States, including patient organisations, hospitals, universities, SMEs and members of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical …

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Reminder: December 27 is the deadline for mandatory reporting of Rx data

Reminder: December 27 is the deadline for mandatory reporting of Rx data

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As sponsors of group health insurance plans, employers are responsible for ensuring that their providers (insurers, third-party administrators and drug benefit managers) comply with reporting requirements for drug data collection on prescription (RxDC). These were added to the Employees Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA). Under ERISA Section …

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Mental health in Europe in the data: which country is the most depressed?

Mental health in Europe in the data: which country is the most depressed?

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Global consumption of antidepressants (ADs) has increased dramatically over the past two decades, with Europeans being the largest consumers. The use of antidepressants increased nearly two and a half times between 2000 and 2020 in 18 European countries, according to data from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). OECD data also shows a …

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