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Willyanne DeCormier Plosky, DrPH
Willyanne DeCormier Plosky, DrPH, is a program director at the Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Cen
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of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard, where she focuses primarily upon initiatives within
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Morgan Hanger
Morgan Hanger is the executive director of the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative and coor
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with the Executive Committee in the development and execution of strategies to accomplish CTTI’s
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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
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North Korea: The Knowns and Unknowns Inside the Hermit Kingdom - Conference Call Series
Last month’s media frenzy surrounding the health and possible death of North Korean leader, Kim Jo
ng-un, has reiterated how tightly the country controls information and how difficult it is for the international press to confirm speculations.
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Life in Isolation: How to Fight the Loneliness Epidemic
In the midst of a global pandemic, another hidden public health crisis has emerged: loneliness. Lo
neliness affects people of all ages, but it is particularly prevalent among older adults.
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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
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North Korea: The Knowns and Unknowns Inside the Hermit Kingdom
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North Korea: The Knowns and Unknowns In
side the Hermit Kingdom
Friday, May 22 | 8:30 am - 9:15 am SGT
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Life in Isolation: How to Fight the Loneliness Epidemic
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Life in Isolation: How to Fight the Lon
eliness Epidemic
Tuesday, May 26 | 10 am PST
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A Diseased Nation: COVID-19 as a Deadly Symptom of Systemic Racism in the US
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During and in the aftermath of this pandemic, there is an opportunity to look at our current poli
cies and systems and identify ways to reverse the impacts of structural and systemic racism.,
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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
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Milken Institute COVID-19 tracker update identifies more than 100 vaccines and nearly 200 treatments in development
Nine vaccines and more than 50 treatment candidates currently in clinical trials.
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FasterCures Quarterly Update—April 2024
In This Newsletter
New FasterCures Team Member
Policy Updates
Events and Convenings Recap
FasterCur
es in the Community
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