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Old Dogs and New Tricks: A Case for the Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights & Public Health Emergencies

Bill of Health

One of the most glaring reasons for this failure was that the Kenyan government simply did not know how to do so. They clarify these obligations within the context of public health emergencies and provide clear guidance for States and members of society on how to navigate these emergencies.

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The UN Must Take Steps To Be an Accountable Player in Public Health

Bill of Health

If a government commits a tort, it can be sued — but the United Nations cannot be. In at least two major incidents in the last two decades, the United Nations has been responsible for major public health crises, and victims of the crises have found themselves with no recourse in any court system. By Bailey Kennedy.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Infringement? The Battle Between Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Continues

Bill of Health

2010/144740 and in the 966 patent. More broadly, BioNTech and Pfizer highlight Moderna’s surreptitious conduct of obtaining its mRNA patents without disclosing the government’s role in its funding and development. Indeed, as made public, the U.S. Moderna has since made over $30 billion in COVID-19 vaccine sales.

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Biosafety Labs, Public Safety, and Politics

Bill of Health

dollars (USD) and additional government losses at $11 billion USD due to controlling livestock movement and depopulating infected livestock. Between 1950 and 2010, Manhattan, Kansas had 76 moderate tornadoes, and 13 severe ones, twice the average American city. By November of 2008, a new President was elected. Who was she?

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Regulators Need to Pay More Attention to Long-term and Nursing Care

Healthcare IT Today

But these facilities are afterthoughts in our health care system, and were excluded in particular from the huge digitization of health care triggered in the United States by the 2009 HITECH act and 2010 Affordable Care Act. The next step would be to achieve real interoperability in health records, a still elusive goal.

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Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances Set to Take Off

Healthcare IT Today

Calling the Cops Health care advocates and reformers can show off plenty of war stories and wounds just from dealing with regulations and bureaucracies in health care. State governments are also roped in thanks to their Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs). Another bill, the EPCS 2.0

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How Virtual Primary Care Can Enrich Your Practice

HIT Consultant

They can see a greater number of patients, expand their regional reach, again, reduce wait times, attend to diverse clinical cases, and support preventive care with more frequent health checks. Clinicians can serve a wider reach of patients in rural areas and those with mobility issues, which is essential to improving public health outcomes.

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