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Rhino Health USA, Inc. Closes $58 million New Markets Tax Credit Financing

FORT WORTH, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fort Worth-based Rhino Health USA, Inc. today announced the closing of a $58 million New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) transaction that will help fund the company’s $200 million investment for its large-scale manufacturing expansion in North Texas. “We are pleased to close on this important tax credit transaction that will allow us […]

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USA Health News

The Galien Foundation Announces 2022 Prix Galien USA Nominees for “Best Digital Health Solution,” “Incubators, Accelerators and Equity,” and “Prix Galien Startup”

— In Partnership with Business France, Awards will be presented on October 27, 2022, at the Prix Galien USA Awards Ceremony in New York City NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Galien Foundation, the premier global institution dedicated to honoring innovators in life sciences, today announced the 2022 Prix Galien USA Award nominees […]

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International Health Care

Challenges for International Medical Graduates in the US Graduate Medical Education and Health Care System Environment: A Narrative Review

International medical graduates (IMGs), defined as individuals who received their primary medical degree from a medical school outside the United States and Canada [1], have become a vital portion of the Graduate Medical Education (GME) collective and the US health care system (HCS) and scientific research workforce [2]. They represent a quarter of all training […]

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International Health Care

Assessing the Shift in Global Health Care Equity Following the Peaks in the Devastation From COVID-19

Pharmacy Times interviewed Daniel Gagnon, VP of Global UPS Healthcare, on a vaccine equity panel discussion at the UPS Impact Summit in Atlanta, which was held at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. Alana Hippensteele: Hi, I’m Alana Hippensteele with Pharmacy Times. Joining me is Daniel Gagnon, VP of Global UPS Healthcare, who […]

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USA Health News

CDC reports the first two monkeypox cases in children in the US

The two cases are unrelated and probably the result of household transmission, the CDC said. One case is a toddler who is a resident of California. The other is an infant who is not a US resident. Public health officials are investigating how the children were infected. Both have symptoms but are in good health […]

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International Health Care

WHO declares growing monkeypox outbreak global health emergency

Dive Brief: The World Health Organization on Saturday declared the fast-spreading monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency, strengthening a coordinated international response to slow transmission and protect vulnerable groups. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra called the WHO’s declaration a “call to action” for the global health community. “We are determined to accelerate our response in the […]

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International Health Care

WHO declares global health emergency over monkeypox outbreak

Declaration is WHO’s highest level of alert Tedros breaks deadlock on advisory committee Decision welcomed as way to stem disease’s spread July 23 (Reuters) – The rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization’s highest level of alert, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Saturday. The WHO label – […]

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Celebrity Health

‘Bit difficult’ Fern Britton admits painful health woes are worsening in her 60s | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV

Fern Britton has revealed her painful arthritis is only getting worse as she grows older. The 65-year-old said she sometimes struggles to get back up if she sits on a particularly squashy sofa. The TV presenter-turned-author was speaking on the Postcards from Midlife podcast, when she was asked what life was like in her seventh […]

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USA Health News

WHO declares spreading monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency

Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images The World Health Organization has activated its highest alert level for the growing monkeypox outbreak, declaring the virus a public health emergency of international concern. The rare designation means the WHO now views the outbreak as a significant enough threat to global health that a coordinated international response […]

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International Health Care

Second meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox

The WHO Director-General is hereby transmitting the Report of the second meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox, held on Thursday, 21 July 2022, from 12:00 to 19:00 CEST. The WHO Director-General is taking the opportunity to express his sincere gratitude to the Chairs and Members […]

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