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Advances in Science: From Getting to Zero+ to COVID-19 and Everything in Between
Hosted by Dr. Robert Eisinger, NIH, with guest speaker Dr. Victoria A. Cargill, Assistant Commissi
oner of Health at the Baltimore City Health Department.
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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 type
s of cancer—is a global trend that has seen a sharp rise in the MENA region.
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December 7 at 10:30 am EST | Reimagining the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain in the United States
Ideally, our nation's pharmaceutical supply chain should provide medicines and medical supplies of
the highest quality, in the right quantity, to the right customer at the right place.
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Confronting the Obesity and Diabetes Epidemics
An estimated 30.3 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, or 9.4% of the population. In 2017, th
e costs of diagnosed diabetes totaled $327 billion, including $237 billion in health care costs and $90 billion in reduced productivity.
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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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Toward a Healthier Future
Conventional wisdom often suggests that a nation's health is a byproduct of its wealth.
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Virtual Program | COVID-19 Update: Variants, Vaccinations, Global Distribution
October 19 at 12:45 pm PDT /3:45 pm EDT
Despite global pandemic fatigue, SARS-CoV2 is still in ci
rculation around the world as we head into the winter of 2021. How close are we to achieving "community immunity" across continents?
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Leveraging Rising Awareness to Create Sustainable Mental Health Funding
December 7 at 1:30 pm PT/4:30 pm ET
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Two Perspectives, One Goal: Strategies Across the Pacific for Healthy Longevity
December 9 at 3:30 pm SGT
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Two Perspectives, One Goal: Strategies Across the Pacific for Healthy Longevity
December 8 at 1:30 pm PT/4:30 pm ET
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Combatting the Crisis of Opioids
As the leading cause of accidental death in the United States, the opioid epidemic continues to ra
vage the nation, and there are no simple fixes. As we work to overcome this crisis, the U.S.
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