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- AdvaMed Welcomes India, New Member Countries from Latin America, Middle East, Africa to IMDRF
- 10/11/2024 10:39:26 AM
- The International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) consists of medical device regulators from around the world that voluntarily convene to harmonize the regulatory requirements for medical products varying from country to country.
- One month since Super Typhoon Yagi: Learning loss affecting 1.3 million children across Southeast Asia
- 10/11/2024 10:37:29 AM
- One month after Super Typhoon Yagi swept through Southeast Asia, nearly 1.3 million children are facing major setbacks to their learning due to damaged or closed schools, flooded homes and displaced families.
- Ad Council, AMA, and CDC urge Americans to “Play Defense Against Flu”
- 10/11/2024 10:32:52 AM
- As cold and flu season approaches, The Ad Council, American Medical Association (AMA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and CDC Foundation today launched their annual flu vaccination campaign with new public service advertisements (PSAs) encouraging people to get vaccinated against seasonal flu to protect themselves and their loved ones. CDC preliminarily …
- Business tourism contributes record breaking $207 million (£158m) to London economy
- 10/11/2024 6:01:45 AM
- • This marks a 32% increase from the same period, with revenue rising from $157 million (£120m) • North America is still the biggest market, bringing in over 40% of all revenue The London Convention Bureau has reported a record year so far, with business events adding over $207 million (£158m) to the London economy.
- NPR’s Morning Edition & WHYY present We, the Voters…, a special live event
- 10/9/2024 2:43:24 PM
- NPR’s Morning Edition and WHYY are teaming up for a live discussion of the 2024 election with questions from an in-person audience and input from expert panelists.
- Channel 4 announces groundbreaking international lineup for first overnight US election coverage in 32 years
- 10/9/2024 1:45:00 PM
- • Presenters include The News Agents’ Emily Maitlis and Krishnan Guru-Murthy • Jeremy Vine to provide infographics and analysis from London data hub • Exclusive studio guests include Stormy Daniels and Boris Johnson • First time Channel 4 partners with CNN, first overnight US election coverage since 1992 • Follows critical acclaim of 2024 UK election coverage …
- USDA Announces Actions to Lower Food Prices, Bring Fairness to Farmers, and Promote More Competitive Food Supply Chains
- 10/9/2024 9:57:02 AM
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced multiple steps to deliver on the President’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy to promote fair and competitive markets for American farmers and ranchers, and lower food prices for American families.
- Fortis Novum Mundum Announces Pre-Order Availability of Groundbreaking Book on Psychological Warfare, “Fear Factor: Weaponizing Panic in Asymmetric Conflicts”
- 10/9/2024 9:00:00 AM
- Fortis Novum Mundum, a pioneering publishing house committed to exploring the most relevant and transformative ideas of our time, is proud to announce the pre-order availability of “Fear Factor: Weaponizing Panic in Asymmetric Conflicts.” This seminal work by Josh Luberisse, an expert on AI, defense strategy, and geopolitical analysis, delves deep into the psychological …
- A Look Forward to COP16
- 10/9/2024 7:50:10 AM
- How the preparatory meetings outcomes shape the agenda in Cali Ahead of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD) COP16 in Cali, Colombia from 21 October – 1 November, two important preparatory meetings took place: Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) and Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI).
- FDA Authorizes Marketing of First Home Flu and COVID-19 Combination Test Outside of Emergency Use Authorities
- 10/8/2024 9:13:28 AM
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted marketing authorization for the Healgen Rapid Check COVID-19/Flu A&B Antigen Test. The test, authorized for use without a prescription, is for use by individuals experiencing respiratory symptoms and uses a nasal swab sample to deliver at-home results in approximately 15 minutes for COVID-19 and influenza (flu).
- Physician orgs to SCOTUS: keep “ghost guns” away from criminals
- 10/8/2024 7:38:34 AM
- The American Medical Association (AMA) and seven additional physician organizations highlighted an amicus brief (PDF) submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court that argues unregistered firearms commonly referred to as “ghost guns” must be kept out of criminals’ hands. The AMA-led brief in Garland v.
- Elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in India
- 10/8/2024 7:35:53 AM
- The World Health Organization has validated India as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. Trachoma is one of the leading causes of blindness globally.
- UNICEF provides medical supplies for about 2 million people in need in Lebanon
- 10/8/2024 7:32:35 AM
- UNICEF is providing 167 metric tons of medical supplies for about 2 million people affected by the rapidly escalating conflict in Lebanon, especially women and children.
- WBCSD’s Avoided Emissions work expands focus towards standardization, implementation and financing
- 10/8/2024 7:16:04 AM
- • WBCSD has initiated the enhancement of their Guidance on Avoided Emissions, with plans to share key proposals for change for open consultation in late 2024 and release the updated Guidance in 2025.
- Latin American countries and the Spanish Ministry of Education launch a call to promote the inclusion of students with disabilities
- 10/7/2024 10:58:19 AM
- Eight countries in the region and the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports of Spain (MEFPD) take part in an initiative by the Ibero-American Intergovernmental Network for Cooperation on the Education of People with Special Educational Needs (RIINEE), which will award six innovative projects for the inclusion of students with disabilities.
- Ministers must make polluters pay in COP29 climate finance package
- 10/7/2024 10:53:11 AM
- One month ahead of the annual UN climate talks, COP29, in Azerbaijan, government ministers are being urged to ensure the principle of making fossil fuel polluters pay is embedded in a new climate finance package.
- Measuring the Circularity of Buildings: A Call to Action on a Standardized Framework
- 10/3/2024 7:51:01 AM
- The size of the challenge and importance of a circular economy The built environment encompasses all constructed spaces where human activities take place – where people live, work, learn or play.
- Entire Region’s Children at Risk as Violence Escalates in Lebanon and Israel
- 10/2/2024 7:45:15 AM
- Children in the south of Lebanon are in grave danger of loss of life, physical harm, and severe emotional distress following a ground incursion of the south of Lebanon by Israeli forces, said Save the Children.
- 35 children die in Nepal after devastating rainfall and landslides
- 10/1/2024 9:52:50 AM
- Heavy rainfall in the past days has caused widespread flooding in Nepal, affecting thousands of children and their families, UNICEF said today. According to early estimates by authorities, around 217 people, including 35 children, have lost their lives, with many others injured or missing.
- AMA statement on NIH buprenorphine study
- 10/1/2024 9:46:31 AM
- The following statement is attributable to : Bobby Mukkamala, MD President-elect of the American Medical Association Chair of the AMA Substance Use and Pain Care Task Force “The American Medical Association (AMA) welcomes new study findings from the National Institutes of Health that higher doses of buprenorphine may improve treatment outcomes for individuals with …