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Pain Points and Potential for Cell and Gene Therapies
Cell and gene therapies have the potential to transform the lives of patients and their families
. As judged by patients' perspectives and experiences, how close are we to realizing this potential?
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Brain Health: Turning Scientific Discovery into Action (Invite only)
The brain is the most important organ in the body, generating every thought, sensation, memory,
emotion, and movement. Yet we rarely focus specifically on caring for the brain and generally do not monitor changes in brain health and function over time.
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Achieving More Person-Centered Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Diseases
Life expectancy in the US declined by 1.5 years from 2019 to 2020 in the largest 1-year drop sin
ce World War II. While COVID-19 caused 74 percent of the decline, chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and kidney disease take a heavy toll.
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Is Digital Health a Bridge to Health Equity and Representation?
Systemic health-care inequities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic included minority under-represe
ntation in research and disparities in care.
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The Silent Patient at Work: How Employers Are Doing More for Substance Use Disorders and Mental Health
The CDC reported a record 93,000 overdose deaths in the US in 2020. Though addiction may yield t
o COVID-19 in the news, this grim number tells that the addiction crisis rages on, exacerbated by the effects of necessary social distancing measures.
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Risky Business: Understanding Asia's Geopolitical and Societal Uncertainties
As investors show renewed interest in Asia, old concerns about political and economic risks are re
surfacing. Although large parts of the region are under dynamic new management, old animosities appear to threaten Asia's rise.
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Creating Stronger Partnerships for Global Food Security
The global population will reach 9 billion by 2050, an increase that will exacerbate shortfalls in
food production and distribution.
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Global Consumers: Riding the Wave of the World's Growing Middle Class
The world's middle class is expected to burgeon from less than 2 billion consumers today to nearly
5 billion by 2030, reflecting rapid growth in developing nations.
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The Catalyst for Change: What's Working in Philanthropy -- and What's Not?
While corporate philanthropy continues to decline, U.S. individuals gave an estimated $350 billion
to nonprofits in 2014, roughly 2 percent of GDP. But is all this generosity effective?
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Peak Oil and Green Energy: Both Fossils?
With oil prices in the tank, the consumer dollar goes further. Indeed, the implications of oil's s
lide extend to the entire world economy, and many of these impacts favor the United States.
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Dec. 7 at 11:30 am ET | Pain Points and Potential for Cell and Gene Therapies
Cell and gene therapies have the potential to transform the lives of patients and their families.
As judged by patients' perspectives and experiences, how close are we to realizing this potential?
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Boom or Bust: Opportunities and Risk in M&A
An improving U.S. economy, continued low interest rates and thousands of companies sitting on pile
s of cash provide an abundance of fuel for an upsurge in mergers and acquisitions.
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