Executive Board Meeting Minutes 4-13-21
Discussion of exploration of virtual and “real” conference.  Linkage to fundraising and strategy. Possible location at Northeastern U.  Possible major co-sponsor.  Danny and Judy fleshed out a working document.  Mary talks about possible objections by board members. Judy, Sarah and Mary getting together to talk about it.  Need a clear strategy about how we talk about healthcare. Re: ED search: candidates have said they are not clear on how SPM creates value for its members.  Mary reminds us that we are in the space among patients, healthcare professionals and caregivers and we need to decide how to work in that s...
Source: Society for Participatory Medicine - May 12, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Eric Bersh Tags: Executive Minutes Source Type: news

Apple reveals more about AirTag stalking protections as domestic abuse concerns expressed
Apple was careful to address AirTag stalking concerns when it announced the new tracking tags, but was a little vague on the details of ...
Source: Reuters: Health - April 30, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The report of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities
The Commission ' s report into racial and ethnic disparities in the UK. 28 April 2021 4 sections have been amended in the HTML version, as follows: (1) ' Foreword from the Chair ' , in the section ' Foreword, introduction, and full recommendations ' – added a footnote to the line ' There is a new story about the Caribbean experience which speaks to the slave period not only being about profit and suffering but how culturally African people transformed themselves into a re-modelled African/Britain. ' The footnote reads: ' To clarify, this is to say that in the face of the inhumanity of slavery, African people preserv...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 28, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Johnson & Johnson Single-Shot COVID-19 Vaccinations to Resume in the U.S. for All Adults Aged 18 and Older Following CDC and FDA Decision
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., April 23, 2021 – Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) (the Company) today announced that vaccinations with the Company’s COVID-19 single-shot vaccine will resume for all adults aged 18 years and older in the U.S., under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), following a decision from the United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA).The decision was based on a recommendation from the U.S. CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which followed a rigorous evaluation of data relating to a very rare adverse event involving blood clots in combination wi...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - April 23, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Our Company Source Type: news

Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing service for extra care and supported living settings, DHSC (updated 22nd April 2021)
Latest updates 22 April 2021Added link to the ' Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing for adult social care settings ' page and updated guidance to reflect the re-activation of the self-referral portal. 25 February 2021 Temporarily removed the HTML version of ' Testing service for extra care and supported living settings ' .
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 23, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Johnson & Johnson Single-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine Phase 3 Data Published in New England Journal of Medicine
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., April 21, 2021 – Johnson & Johnson (the Company) today announced publication in the New England Journal of Medicine of primary data from the Phase 3 ENSEMBLE clinical trial for its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson (Janssen). The publication of the primary analysis follows the topline efficacy and safety data announced in January, showing the trial met all primary and key secondary endpoints, and found that the Johnson & Johnson single-dose COVID-19 vaccine prevented hospitalization and death across all study participants ...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - April 21, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Our Company Source Type: news

Samsung wants to make sure nobody ’s tracking you with its SmartTags
You’ll also be able to ring tags with Bixby.
Source: Reuters: Health - April 20, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Janssen Provides Update on Phase 3 ACIS Study in Patients with Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Treated with ERLEADA ® (apalutamide) and ZYTIGA® (abiraterone acetate) Plus Prednisone Combination
RARITAN, N.J., April 19, 2021 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today that regulatory submissions based on the Phase 3 ACIS study, which evaluated the combination of ERLEADA® (apalutamide) and ZYTIGA® (abiraterone acetate) plus prednisone in patients with chemotherapy-naïve metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), will not be pursued. As presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s Genitourinary (ASCO GU) Cancers Symposium in February 2021, the ACIS study met its primary endpoint of radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS); however, combination...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - April 19, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news

Actions for early years and childcare providers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, DforE (updated 13th April 2021)
What childcare services early years settings, childminders and local authorities need to provide during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. 13 April 2021Guidance updated to reflect step 2 of the roadmap out of lockdown, on singing in parent and child groups, educational trips, and for staff and children who are clinically extremely vulnerable. Updated the face coverings section on visual communication, visors and exemptions. 31 March 2021Converted the ' Actions for early years and childcare providers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak ' from PDF to HTML. This version has been updated to reflect the DHSC announ...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 13, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

COVID-19: how to work safely in care homes, PHE (updated 10th April 2021)
Guidance for those working in care homes providing information on how to work safely during this period of sustained transmission of COVID-19. 10 April 2021 Content updated: Fluid-repellent (Type IIR) surgical mask section, Type II surgical mask section. 6 April 2021 Introduced recommendations to change PPE after each episode of personal care, and new recommendations aro und use of eye protection when delivering personal care within 2 metres. Guidance provided in HTML format only.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 12, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

What Are Toxin-Mediated Diseases?
Discussion A poison is a generic term for “a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.” A toxin is more specific and is “any poison produced by an organism, characterized by antigenicity in certain animals and high molecular weight, and including the bacterial toxins that are the causative agents of tetanus, diphtheria, etc., and such plant and animal toxins as ricin and snake venom.” A toxin does not include those substances that are made synthetically produced. Venom is also a toxin that is used by animals and insects for predation or defense which can cause ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - April 12, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Travis Barker Tags Kourtney Kardashian in Naughty Sex Post
Travis Barker posted a very NSFW caption about his girlfriend Kourtney Kardashian on Instagram. Scroll to read the risque message.
Source: Reuters: Health - April 11, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

COVID-19: how to work safely in domiciliary care in England, PHE (updated 6th April 2021)
This is a resource for those working in domiciliary care providing information on the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). Update in this version (published 6 April 2021) - introduced recommendations to change PPE after each episode of personal care, and new recommendations around use of eye protection when delivering personal care within 2 metres. Guidance provided in HTML format only. Update in version published 2nd November 2020 - guidance updated on use of gloves.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 7, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

COVID-19: how to work safely in care homes, PHE (updated 6th April 2021)
This is guidance for those working in care homes, providing information on how to work safely during this period of sustained transmission of COVID-19. Update in this version (published 6 April 2021) - introduced recommendations to change PPE after each episode of personal care, and new recommendations around use of eye protection when delivering personal care within 2 metres. Guidance provided in HTML format only. Update in version published 2nd November 2020 - guidance updated on use of gloves.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 7, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Regulatory approval of COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna- - updated documents, MHRA (updated 1st April 2021)
The Information for Healthcare Professionals and Information for UK Recipients documents were replaced with a Summary of Product Characteristics and Patient Information Leaflet, respectively, following grant of Conditional Marketing Authorisation. 1 April 2021The Information for Healthcare Professionals and Information for UK Recipients documents were replaced with a Summary of Product Characteristics and Patient Information Leaflet, respectively, following grant of Conditional Marketing Authorisation. The Conditions of Authorisation do cument has been removed and the Public Assessment Report will be updated in due cour...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 6, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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