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Milken Institute Dinner for Health Leaders (Invite only)
This dinner will convene leading health experts from the UAE healthcare sector, the MENA Summit,
the Milken Institute, and FasterCures board.
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UAE Medical Research and Health System Site Visit (Invite only)
A small delegation of leading health experts from the FasterCures board and MENA Summit will tou
r institutions in Abu Dhabi to expand participants' understanding of UAE investments in health and biomedical research.
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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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The Cost of Chronic Disease and the Future of Treatment
The increasing prevalence of chronic diseases—including diabetes, heart disease, and multiple ty
pes of cancer—is a global trend that has seen a sharp rise in the MENA region.
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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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From Stigma to Treatment: Tackling the Global Mental Health Crisis
The world is just beginning to come to grips with the enormity and urgency of our global mental
health crisis.
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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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video
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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video
Dec. 7 at 1:00 pm ET | 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 since
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.
+ Read More
video
Dec. 7 at 4:30 pm ET | Is Digital Health a Bridge to Health Equity and Representation?
Systemic health-care inequities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic included minority under-represent
ation in research and disparities in care.
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