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BlackRock launches two themed equity funds

BlackRock launches two themed equity funds

Investors should benefit from two major long-term trends with BlackRock's two new equity funds: the BGF Next Generation Health Care Fund, which focuses on the next generation of healthcare companies, and the BGF Future Consumer Fund, which focuses on the…

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 Healthcare policy/innovation: Biron Groupe Santé wants to bet on the electronic health passport.

Healthcare policy/innovation: Biron Groupe Santé wants to bet on the electronic health passport.

The French company Biron Groupe Santé wants to be a part of the solution for the implementation of electronic health passports, which will allow travellers to provide information on their health status to the authorities of the country they visit. This formula could be used during events or activities as well. "We know that the 'digitization' of health care paths is starting," Annie Cornellier, Biron's director of project management and operations, said to the Journal. "It's for travelling and events," she continued.

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We're supporting the #YourSkinCampaign2021 with Mediaplanet

We're supporting the #YourSkinCampaign2021 with Mediaplanet

Distributed inside the @guardian and online at http://ow.ly/i8bi50FjI6b featuring Marian Adejokun with British Skin Foundation.

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A share of up to £25 million is available for UK organisations by Innovate UK

A share of up to £25 million is available for UK organisations by Innovate UK

A share of up to £25 million is available for UK organisations by @Innovate UK EDGE North. The #InnovateUKSmart Grants are perfect for game-changing innovative ideas. Deadline: 25 August at 11am Opportunity link here.

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Attacks On Healthcare Sector Are On The Rise

Attacks On Healthcare Sector Are On The Rise

According to Bitglass, a US-based provider of threat protection services, the number of reported healthcare breaches reached 599 in 2020, a 55.1% spike compared to 2019. Hacking and IT incidents accounted for the vast majority of these incidents, exposing personally identifiable information of more than 24 million individuals. Medical facilities in California were hit the most, with the number of incidents totaling 49. Texas, with 43 breaches, ranked second in this unsettling rating. The statistic was slightly lower for New York (39 incidents). Florida and Pennsylvania ended up in the same boat, each with 38 documented breaches. Looking at the report from a different angle, cyber-attacks against healthcare organizations in Michigan affected the largest number of individuals across the board. That is largely due to a massive data breach suffered by the state’s Trinity Health system last spring. It exposed full names, addresses, insurance details, and contact information of 3.3 million patients.

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Have you seen 21 Episode | Season 3 of GIANT's Healthy Innovators Live TV Show on our Youtube channel?

Have you seen 21 Episode | Season 3 of GIANT's Healthy Innovators Live TV Show on our Youtube channel?

Have you seen Episode 21 | Season 3 of Healthy Innovators Live TV on our #Youtube channel? Click here. The host is Barry Shrier and we are using this opportunity to say thank you to our guests: Mette Dyhrberg, Founder & CEO, Mymee Moises Barbera…

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conversationHEALTH Enhances Pharmacovigilance and Gating Capabilities of its SaaS Platform for Life Sciences Companies

conversationHEALTH Enhances Pharmacovigilance and Gating Capabilities of its SaaS Platform for Life Sciences Companies

June 22, 2021 (Toronto, ON) - conversationHEALTH, the conversational AI platform purpose- built for the Life Sciences industry, has made a number of key updates and additions to their SaaS platform in this Summer ‘21 release. These include new machine learning (ML) based two-tier adverse event and product complaint handling (AE/PC), and just-in-time (JIT) gating & customizable gating disclaimers. These features are added to the suite of customer configurations that help Life Sciences companies better adapt the platform to specific regional requirements or lines of business needs.

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Looking for high quality candidates but don’t know where to start?

Looking for high quality candidates but don’t know where to start?

Inspiring Interns & Graduates has some of the best applicants in the UK - ready & keen to join you!  Take a look at how they can help here. #digitalhealth #healthcare #GIANT2021

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Healthcare Startup pulseData Raises $16.5M To Help Lower Costs To Treat Kidney Disease

Healthcare Startup pulseData Raises $16.5M To Help Lower Costs To Treat Kidney Disease

The U.S. healthcare system is more reactive than proactive in promoting good health to its patients. Essential care is only delivered for chronic diseases after a critical illness strikes an individual and not before. The shift from a fee-based healthcare system as it currently exists today to a “value-based” or “outcome-based” care model is slowly happening. Teddy Cha and Hai Po Sun recognize this gradual change occurring and are working to accelerate proactive treatment of chronic diseases with their startup, pulseData. pulseData aggregates patient medical data, uses machine learning to predict who is most likely to experience chronic kidney disease (CKD) and proactively matches these high-risk patients with the necessary renal care needed. The healthcare startup raised $16.5M in their Series A from Bain Capital and Two Bear Capital leading the round. "The future of healthcare will depend on leveraging advanced technologies that keep patients healthier and costs lower. pulseData is focused on having exactly this impact on renal disease, a chronic condition that affects millions of patients and costs the healthcare system over $100 billion a year," said Mike Goguen, Founder and Managing Partner of Two Bear Capital. "We're excited to continue our partnership with such a brilliant and mission-driven team of entrepreneurs."

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Join Barcelona Health Hub today at 6 PM CET for the #BHHSeries online event

Join Barcelona Health Hub today at 6 PM CET for the #BHHSeries online event

Join Barcelona Health Hub for the next #BHHSeries online event about “Hospital Platforms & Apps for Surgical Patients”. Mark your agenda now and check the #BHHSeries out here.

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Viewing Healthcare Through A Geographic Lens

Viewing Healthcare Through A Geographic Lens

The U.S. healthcare system is a study in complexity. The best medical treatments on the planet exist within a complicated medical marketplace. The most cutting-edge technology is often tethered to heavily siloed patient data that can't be accessed or shared, and the spatial and social determinants shaping our local behaviors — by far the greatest contributors to our overall well-being — receive far less attention than the clinical and financial components accompanying them. How to transform the U.S. healthcare ecosystem to benefit all stakeholders is key for reform. Enter Haven Healthcare, a collaboration between Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan and Amazon that began in January 2018 to reinvent employer-based insurance and address the high costs of healthcare for more than 1 million employees scattered across the country. It's the perfect example of the growing need for location-based intelligence to become fully integrated into the mindset of how we view healthcare solutions and successes.

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Why Healthcare Marketers Will Continue To Play A Vital Role In The Vaccine Rollout

Why Healthcare Marketers Will Continue To Play A Vital Role In The Vaccine Rollout

There’s light on the horizon. After a stumbling start, the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccines has accelerated in recent weeks. At the time of writing, there are 139 million people (41.9% of the total population) fully inoculated. Public figures from Michelle Obama to Dolly Parton have taken to social media to share photos of themselves getting their shots, much like Elvis Presley shared his polio inoculation with the world more than half a century ago. And yet, so much work remains. A recent University of California, Davis study revealed that one-third of adults in the U.S. are still either unlikely or hesitant to receive the vaccine. There are as many entities responsible for changing this resistance: the federal and state government, healthcare practitioners, public health advocacy groups and the legitimate press. Healthcare marketers, too, play a vitally important role in this life-or-death mission. One could argue that marketers have one of the most critical jobs on the planet at this moment. They need to ensure that the public receives the most accurate, timely messaging around vaccine safety, all while battling misinformation. Accurately targeting segments of the American population, pharma marketers can deliver relevant, resonant messages in order to persuade more people to get vaccinated while appealing to different people’s concerns. With so much of the public still riding the fence, marketers must be empathetic while keeping steadfast to their focus of educating and informing populations with concerns. Chief among those is that there have been clear inequalities in the healthcare system for far too long, especially among minority communities. This disparity has created less access to quality healthcare for those who desperately need it and more skepticism toward those who provide healthcare and messages about wellness. That is a damning indictment of our society and something healthcare marketers have a responsibility to help repair. Never has there been a more apparent opportunity to do so than around the Covid-19 vaccines. It is not just a matter of public health but also one of social responsibility.

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