10
person
Willyanne DeCormier Plosky, DrPH
Willyanne DeCormier Plosky, DrPH, is a program director at the Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Cen
ter
of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard, where she focuses primarily upon initiatives within
+ Read More
person
Morgan Hanger
Morgan Hanger is the executive director of the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative and coor
dinates
with the Executive Committee in the development and execution of strategies to accomplish CTTI’s
+ Read More
report
Modernizing Care for Obesity as a Chronic Disease: A How-To Guide for Employers
As a country, we face an urgent need to develop and implement public health and health-care strateg
ies that recognize obesity as a chronic disease, address disparities in multifaceted care, focus on person-centered solutions, and eliminate bias and stig
+ Read More
article
Stories from the Field: Adriano Abbud
Please tell us what brought you to the Adolfo Lutz Institute’s Rapid Response Center.
When the CO
VID-19 pandemic erupted, our general director invited me to take on the Rapid Response Center, with the task of bringing produc
+ Read More
article
Americans’ Obesity Weighs Down U.S. Economy by $1.4 Trillion
WASHINGTON—Obesity and excess weight is an expanding health problem for more than 60 percent of Amer
icans, and a new study from the Milken Institute finds that it's a tremendous drain on the U.S. economy as well.
+ Read More
article
Tambourine Philanthropies Commits Over $5 Million in New Funding for Research into ALS, in Partnership with the Milken Institute
WASHINGTON, DC (April 30, 2024) — Tambourine Philanthropies (Tambourine), in partnership w
ith the Milken Institute Science
+ Read More
article
FasterCures Quarterly Update—April 2024
In This Newsletter
New FasterCures Team Member
Policy Updates
Events and Convenings Recap
FasterCur
es in the Community
+ Read More
article
Partnering for Cures to Bring Together Hundreds of Medical Research Leaders Nov. 13-15 in New York
WASHINGTON –Leaders across medical research – from patients to policymakers, from academia to advoca
tes, from philanthropists to federal regulators and from investors to industry – will gather at the Grant Hyatt New York, Nov.
+ Read More
article
Bridging Gaps to Improve Food Access and Convenience
Whether evaluating access to health care, transportation, or healthy foods, there is a disproportion
ate impact in underserved communities.,
We are building a world where convenience equity can be a reality for all.
, Convenience equity refers to equal access to convenient essential services and resources for all members of society.
+ Read More
article
TRAIN Newsletter — April 2024
TRAIN eNews is delivered directly to organizations participating in The Research Acceleration and In
novation Network (TRAIN).
+ Read More