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Giving birth in Liberia? You might need to bring your own bleach to get in a hospital

NPR Health - Shots

Public hospitals in Liberia may require a bag of supplies to gain admission for delivery: bleach, baby clothes, diapers. The $100 price tag is too much for the poor. One nurse has a solution. Image credit: Joel R.

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STAT+: The FDA has approved a new Alzheimer’s drug, but wide access may depend on CMS easing restrictions

STAT News

Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval to the widely anticipated Alzheimer’s drug from Eisai and Biogen, a key question is the extent to which payers — private and public — will cover the treatment. Such decisions are based on myriad factors, starting with the average $26,500 price tag.

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Judge rules CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart owe $650M in opioids suit

STAT News

CLEVELAND — A federal judge in Cleveland awarded $650 million in damages Wednesday to two Ohio counties that won a landmark lawsuit against national pharmacy chains CVS, Walgreens and Walmart, claiming the way they distributed opioids to customers caused severe harm to communities and created a public nuisance. Read the rest…

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Pharma running online ads on vaccine misinformation sites

World of DTC Marketing

NewsGuard found that 67% of the COVID misinformation sites had Google advertising tags and 30% had tags from The Trade Desk. Brands don’t often have power over where their programmatic ads are appearing online, due to third-party vendors. Restoring trust and accountability. How much is enough?

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Grand Rounds February 2, 2024: Strategies for Improving Public Understanding of FDA and the Products It Regulates…Why Should We Care, and What Might We Do? (Susan C. Winckler, RPh, Esq)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

This work is important because the digital health information environment and limited public trust in government institutions represent pressing challenges for FDA. The growing problem of misinformation undermines confidence in science and public health institutions, and the misuse of products can cause harm and confusion.

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Grand Rounds July 15, 2022: Overview of Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines (ACTIV) Public-Private Partnership and Lessons Learned (Stacey J. Adam, PhD)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

The normal timeline for public-private partnerships is around 9 months of planning. Having the ability to use the resources from the public and private sectors as much as possible, having sufficient funding and staffing, and having clear communication were all quintessential to getting things running quickly. Foundation for the NIH.

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A look back at the “Joint-efforts for pathogen genomics in public health surveillance” symposium

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The “Joint-efforts for pathogen genomics in public health surveillance” symposium was successfully held on May 4, recording 160 registrations. BE READY project coordinator, Transversal activities in Applied Genomics ( TAG )). Dr. Marie-Alice Fraiture ( TAG ). Dr. Sigrid De Keersmaecker ( TAG ). Dr. Kevin Vanneste ( TAG ).

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