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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) A Giving Smarter Guide
ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease or motor neurone disease (MND), is a cruel disease that
has challenged patients, their families, and the medical community for generations.
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Building Community-Based Infrastructure for Inclusive Research: Lessons from the Pandemic for Federal Action
COVID-19 has focused the public’s attention on the racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes
, unequal access to health care, and some communities’ lack of trust and participation in medical research.
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Health Literacy in the United States: Enhancing Assessments and Reducing Disparities
Literacy plays a central role in health and health care. A person’s level of health literacy influe
nces their health-related behaviors along with their ability to navigate the complexities of the health-care system.
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May 2 at 11:30 am PDT | Mental Health in ESG: Increasing Employer Value and Impact
Depression, isolation, and burnout now at an all-time high, have further contributed to the addict
ion crisis, resulting in unprecedented overdose deaths in 2021.
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May 2 at 11:30 am PDT | Is Critical Infrastructure in Place to Respond to Another Pandemic?
One of the lessons learned from COVID-19 is that the healthcare and public-health infrastructure i
n the US—let alone globally—was inadequate for the scale of the emergency, and the costs in lives and wealth have been astronomical.
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May 2 at 10:00 am PDT | Cures on the Horizon
Researchers, product developers, and even patient advocates are often hesitant to use the term "cu
re" for fear of setting unrealistic expectations or giving false hope.
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May 2 at 10:00 am PDT | Tipping Point for US Health-Care System Transformation
High costs and a rapidly aging population are forcing the US health-care system to innovate. The M
edicare program, under new leadership, has declared that all Medicare enrollees will be in value-based care models by 2030.
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May 2 at 8:00 am PDT | Beyond the Pandemic: Health and Medicine in a Connected World
The 25th annual Milken Institute Global Conference will open with welcoming remarks from Milken In
stitute CEO, Michael Klowden, followed by a presentation from Harris Poll CEO, John Gerzema on the release of The 2022 Milken Institute-Harris Poll Listeni
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Milken Institute Feeding Change Commitment of Support for the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
Washington, D.C.
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Researchers Invited to Apply for Funding for Basic Science in Sarcoidosis
The Milken Institute Center for Strategic Philanthropy, in partnership with the Ann Theodore Foundat
ion (ATF), is pleased to announce a new Request for Proposals (RFP) focused on understanding the underlying biology of sarcoidosis, an immune dysregulati
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Ann Theodore Foundation Breakthrough Sarcoidosis Initiative Grant Awardees 2022
The Ann Theodore Foundation and the Milken Institute are pleased to announce the six research teams
that have been selected to receive funding for their research to advance understanding of the underlying biology of sarcoidosis, a poorly understood immu
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September 30 at 9:00 am SGT | Rethinking Health Care in the Post-Pandemic Era
While the global coronavirus pandemic highlighted numerous shortcomings of current health care sys
tems, it helped accelerate the implementation of new systems and innovative health-tech solutions to address needs.
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