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Across the U.S.: Strengthening the Environmental Health Workforce Across the Nation

Across the U.S.: Strengthening the Environmental...

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry  offers a wide range of resources and programs to address environmental health concerns. Their ToxProfiles™ provide extensive information on chemicals to assist…

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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b Virus Infection in Domestic Dairy Cattle and Cats

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade...

There is a report of a highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus in dairy cattle and cats in Kansas and Texas, United States, which reflects the continued spread of…

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Improving OSHA Incident Tracking with Jira Service Management

Improving OSHA Incident Tracking with Jira Service...

Managing government Property, Plant, and Equipment systems is a time-consuming task. It usually means dealing with multiple spreadsheets, disparate data, and piles of paperwork. The challenge grows with the strict…

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Dynamics Shaping Global Health Security in the Next Decade

Dynamics Shaping Global Health Security in the...

During the next decade, the global health security landscape will be stressed by climate and societal changes, strained health infrastructure and capacity, and eroding global health governance. Regardless of the…

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Artificial Intelligence & Medical Products:  How CBER, CDER, CDRH, and OCP Are Working Together

Artificial Intelligence & Medical Products: How...

The complex and dynamic processes involved in the development, deployment, use, and maintenance of AI technologies benefit from careful management throughout the medical product life cycle. Specifically, end-to-end management of…

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Public Health Preparedness: HHS Emergency Agency Needs to Strengthen Workforce Planning

Public Health Preparedness: HHS Emergency Agency...

The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) is a component of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).  The Government Accountability Office (GAO) placed HHS’s leadership and coordination…

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CARES ACT: Experts Identified Safeguards to Help Selected HHS Agencies Protect Against Potential Political Interference

CARES ACT: Experts Identified Safeguards to Help...

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies—including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and the Administration for Strategic…

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The Hidden Toll of Drug Price Controls:  Fewer New Treatments and Higher Medical Costs for the World

The Hidden Toll of Drug Price Controls: Fewer New...

When nations implement pharmaceutical price controls, they reduce pharmaceutical revenues, which then reduces investments in further R&D, limiting future generations’ access to new novel treatments needed to fight diseases such…

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Preparing the Next Generation of the Healthcare Workforce: State Strategies for Recruitment and Retention

Preparing the Next Generation of the Healthcare...

Governors have prioritized addressing healthcare workforce shortages related to retirement and burnout from the COVID-19 pandemic, the “silver wave” of baby boom generation workers aging out of the workforce and…

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Emerging Technologies and Scientific Innovations: A Global Public Health Perspective

Emerging Technologies and Scientific Innovations:...

In 2022, the WHO Science Division initiated a horizon scan to identify innovations in science and technology that could improve global health, including to address health needs that are frequently…

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Ten Ways Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Healthcare

Ten Ways Artificial Intelligence is Transforming...

There is an increasing appetite to apply artificial intelligence (AI) to solve many of medicine’s pressing problems, including earlier cancer detection, drug discovery,  prevention, genomics, and relieving the workload of…

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Lasting Benefits of Telehealth

Lasting Benefits of Telehealth

GovWhitePapers published its latest trend report on the lasting benefits of telehealth post-pandemic. This publication discusses four top trends, including equitable access to care, empowering of patients, support needed for…

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A Window into Primary Care: An Analysis of Private Healthcare Claims

A Window into Primary Care: An Analysis of Private...

Primary care is at the heart of the healthcare system. Since the early 2000s, however, the nation has been experiencing a primary care shortage, with declining access affecting many Americans.…

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DEPARTMENT of HEALTH and HUMAN SERVICES: Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund

DEPARTMENT of HEALTH and HUMAN SERVICES: Public...

The FY 2023 Budget Request directly supports the United States’ ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from the consequences of a wide range of natural and man-made medical…

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Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients

Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing...

Cybersecurity threats to healthcare organizations and patient safety are real. Health IT provides critical life-saving functions. It consists of connected, networked systems and leverages wireless technologies, leaving such systems more…

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