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Exploring the Impact of the 21st Century Cures Act
FasterCures, a Center of the Milken Institute, and Society of Women’s Health Research (SWHR) advoca
ted for the 21st Century Cures Act, which resulted in positive changes for women’s health research.
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Patient-Centric Initiatives: Focusing for Impact
The impact of patient engagement has been demonstrated by numerous case studies for specific diseas
es and products, as well as a model for the return on investment.
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report
In a Vulnerable State: Hispanic Essential Workers in California
Using 2019 Current Population Survey data, this policy brief examines California’s essential workfo
rce by race, occupation and benefits.
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A New Imperative for Private Research Funders
COVID-related impacts on biomedical research logistics, funding, and human talent have put the enti
re biomedical research ecosystem at risk.
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Expanding the Science of Patient Input: Pain Points and Potential
Patient engagement has been called the “blockbuster drug of the 21st century.” Studies find th
at the more engaged and involved patients are with their health and health care, the better the outcomes.
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Patient-Focused Drug Development Meetings: Smart Practices from Community Leaders
FasterCures, a center of the Milken Institute, designed this guide for patient advocacy organizatio
ns that are interested in hosting, or are currently planning, an externally led patient-focused drug development (PFDD)
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report
GBM: Giving Smarter
Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive malignant brain tumor involving glial cells of the b
rain. At the time of this report, nearly 15,000 people were diagnosed with GBM each year in the United States and Europe.
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Patient-Reported Outcomes: Design with the End in Mind
“What outcomes matter to patients?”
This question is asked at nearly every meeting in biomedical R
&D and health care.
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Debt, Equity, and Free Money: How Local and State Governments Can Promote Minority Small Business Capital Access
This report explores how local and statewide governmental institutions can increase access to capit
al among Black and Hispanic entrepreneurs and small-businesses owners.
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podcast episode
Ep. 98: Inclusive Capitalism, with TIAA’s Roger Ferguson
“We have to rebuild with a more inclusive capitalism, and I emphasize both of those words...so tha
t as we go forward with crises—and there will be crises—the impact of those crises will not be so heavily defined by the color of one's skin.”
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podcast episode
Ep. 97: Visionary, with iHeartMedia's Bob Pittman
“What we've done during COVID in many ways, we've taken 10 years of technology adoption and cramme
d it into three months.
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podcast episode
Ep. 96: Transitions, with the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre’s Michael Hofman
“Once you have a whole body PET scan, there's not a lot of value often in doing a physical examina
tion or taking out your stethoscope because the information on that scan tells you everything you need to know.
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