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Population and Public Health

By Mallory Hackett | 01:03 pm | October 26, 2020
If the vaccine candidates stay on track, an approved vaccine could hit the market by early 2021 or sooner.
By Mallory Hackett | 12:56 pm | October 22, 2020
The challenge, which officially launches in January 2021, was announced this week during HIMSS’ Health Equity Week.
By Laura Lovett | 12:51 pm | October 22, 2020
WHO infographics and other resources will now be available on Wikimedia outlets. 
By Dave Muoio | 12:11 pm | October 14, 2020
The San Diego startup will deliver six million rapid molecular test kits to the government by March 2021. 
By Dave Muoio | 03:43 pm | October 08, 2020
The novel approach could help public health authorities focus their contact tracing and quarantine efforts on those at greater risk of infection.
By Mallory Hackett | 01:34 pm | October 07, 2020
CommonPass allows travelers to document their COVID-19 status electronically and present it when they board a plane or cross a border.  
By Tammy Lovell | 02:57 am | October 02, 2020
The EU-backed community of health innovators is funding several projects to promote healthy ageing in Europe.
By Dave Muoio | 03:07 pm | September 25, 2020
At an upcoming Accelerate Health digital session, panel members will discuss the challenges of consumer adoption and cross-sector collaboration in the effort to implement connected communities.
By Sara Mageit | 03:27 am | September 22, 2020
To coincide with World Alzheimer’s Day, pain assessment app PainChek has published a new report on pain and dementia. 
By Dave Muoio | 05:34 pm | September 18, 2020
Contact tracing apps, symptom checkers and other data-driven tools provide tangible benefits, but experts say that more can be done to educate individuals on what information they collect and how it's handled.