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We're creating the U.S. Health Equity Strategic Plan. We will use demographic and clinical data to identify and address disparities. This year, clinics in the united states will be able to use clinic-level data. One of the initiatives I'm most excited about is our plan to launch a quality improvement project.
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2 years ago Read more at Fresenius Medical Care

The 2024 survey data is the first to demonstrate the resiliency of youth. The data also identifies ways students are still struggling, Schiesler said. Most kids are not using alcohol, tobacco or other drugs. In the past 30 days of the survey, 8.2% of students vaped.
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2 years ago Read more at Hamilton Journal News

A nasal spray containing an anti-inflammatory molecule reduces MS symptoms in mice. Multiple sclerosis occurs when the immune system damages myelin, which is the protective covering of nerves. This leads to vision problems, difficulty walking and other symptoms. Most people with MS experience flare-ups and symptoms worsen.
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2 years ago Read more at New Scientist

Federal civil rights investigators are looking into whether protected health information was exposed in a recent cyberattack against Change Healthcare. The Office for Civil Rights said Wednesday that it will examine whether Change Healthcare followed laws protecting patient privacy. Attackers gained access to some of Change Healthcare's information technology systems last month, disrupting billing and care-authorization systems across the country.
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2 years ago Read more at Tech Xplore

9.25 million working-age adults weren’t looking for a job, also known as being economically inactive, in the last quarter of 2023. It’s a troubling rise in inactivity that has been supercharged by young people. By the end of last year, 4.5% of 16-24-year-olds were not actively looking for work. This compares with just 0.1% of young people registered as inactive in the first quarter of 2020.
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2 years ago Read more at Fortune

Shakespeare Read-Aloud: Measure for Measure 4:00 PM-5:00 PM @import url. In an abuse of power, Angelo condemns Claudio to death for immoral behavior. Angelo agrees to pardon Claudio if Isabella sleeps with him. The play explores themes like power and corruption, sex and sin, religion and society.
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2 years ago Read more at Drexel

Penn Med researchers awarded $5 million grant to train learning health system scientists. The funding will be used to establish a Learning Health System training program called the Penn Patient-Oriented Research and Training to Accelerate Learning. Penn PORTAL will unite a diverse group of scientific experts from four of Penn’s schools, long-standing community partners.
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2 years ago Read more at The Daily Pennsylvanian

College of Education and Health Professions celebrates Alumni at Spring Banquet. The college hosted a dozen outstanding alumni who are making a difference in people's lives through research, teaching, leadership, philanthropy and public service. Each award recipient has abundant patience, tolerance, kindness, empathy and genuine care.
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2 years ago Read more at University of Arkansas Newswire

Florida Department of Health advised swimmers to stay out of the water. Water samples at all three beaches came back with dangerously high levels of bacteria that, experts say, can make people sick.
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2 years ago Read more at WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

Low operating margins at hospitals and health systems right now are the result of several factors that are giving CFOs headaches. Chief among those concerns is labor costs, according to a report from the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) and healthcare strategy and market research company Eliciting Insights. The report reveals the biggest financial pain points for hospitals.
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2 years ago Read more at HealthLeaders Media