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Correctional Sleep: Where Litigation Falls Short and Where Research, Policymaking are Needed

Bill of Health

Crucially, the crisis of sleep deprivation among incarcerated populations is not wholly divorced from the present COVID-19 threat facing correctional systems. Cases and deaths due to COVID-19 remain “consistently higher” in correctional settings than the general U.S. Jolin is an A.B.

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The International Weaponization of Health Data

Bill of Health

In 2019, China announced a new law prohibiting Chinese organizations from sharing genetic data with foreign groups without government approval. Government officials recently have expressed concern about the open-access sharing of U.K. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States has also chimed in on the flow of U.S.

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Employers and the Future of Public Health

Bill of Health

For example, during the COVID-19 pandemic, many employers either incentivized or required employees and customers to be vaccinated and/or masked even in the absence of federal and state mandates. In 2021, over 50% of Americans were covered by employer-provided health insurance. Sharona Hoffman is the Edgar A.

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Trust-Busted: The Decline of Trust in Technology and What It Means for Health

Health Populi

Trust in the technology industry has crashed to an all-time low based on the 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer. Most industries lost citizens’ trust between 2020 and 2021, most notably, Technology, dropping the greatest margin at 9 points. As Richard Edelman, CEO, concisely asserted , “Tech loses its halo.”

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Our Pandemic Lessons: Listening to Michael Dowling – a #HIMSS21 Wrap-Up

Health Populi

Dowling keynoted on the theme of “Leading for the Future,” sharing his lessons learned during COVID-19. As the 2021 HIMSS conference comes to a close, it’s fitting for me to finish this week’s synthesis of the meeting (from afar, not on the ground in Vegas) with Dowling’s wisdom.

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Ensuring That Humanity Retains Control of Connected Things: A Message from Microsoft at CES 2021

Health Populi

In advance of that discussion, I wanted to feature remarks shared by Brad Smith, Microsoft President, that I recently heard at CES 2021 , the annual (this year, virtual) meeting convening the largest community of consumer electronics stakeholders globally. But it wasn’t just JFK’s moonshot remarks that were inspiring.

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Managing the Risks of Fast-Growing Digital Health

Health Populi

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the field across many industry segments. For growth, Beazley learned that 90% of business were planning for growth in 2021, 62% were raising capital, and one-third were innovating new products and services. Three in five said their growth was due to COVID-19.