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☆ Melinda French Gates: How Joe Biden earned my first-ever presidential endorsement
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Opinion Melinda French Gates | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Editor’s Note: Melinda French Gates is a philanthropist, business leader and global advocate for women and girls. CNN —As President Joe Biden faces former President Donald Trump in another contest for the White House, the stakes for women and families couldn’t be higher. Obstetricians have fled states with strict bans, which could leave women without access to basic services like contraceptives. And he continues to fight for more affordable child care, home care for older Americans and people with disabilities and a long-overdue paid family and medical leave policy. While Trump has boasted about rolling back the rights of women, Biden understands that the future of our country depends on them.

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☆ Melinda French Gates endorses Joe Biden for president
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Josephine Rozzelle | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Melinda French Gates arrives at Elysee Palace for the Generation Equality Forum hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron on July 01, 2021 in Paris, France. Melinda French Gates, a philanthropist and the former wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, announced Thursday that she will vote for President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election, writing in an op-ed that "the stakes for women and families couldn't be higher." In her explanation of her endorsement, French Gates focused on the two candidates' track records when it comes to women's issues — the subject of much of French Gates' philanthropic work. French Gates announced in May that she would be resigning as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, almost three years after she and her ex-husband announced their separation. French Gates did not say in her endorsement on Thursday whether she plans to donate to Biden's campaign.

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☆ A sudden spike in cases of a rare infection often linked to flesh-eating bacteria is happening in Japan
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Julia Naftulin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewIn Japan, cases of an uncommon but deadly bacterial infection have spiked in recent months, concerning health officials, the Washington Post reported. At least 77 deaths have been reported due to these STSS infections, with most fatal cases occurring in people over 50. Since the coronavirus pandemic, health officials worldwide have expressed concern about increasing bacterial and viral infection rates. In 2022, UK health officials reported 19 child deaths due to group-A streptococcal infections, the same bacteria that causes STSS. Vaccines could help prevent the spread of these rare but potentially deadly bacterial infections, health experts said.

Persons: —, Steer, we've, Andrew Steer Organizations: Service, Washington Post, Japan's Health Ministry, Business, CDC, Murdoch Children's Research Locations: Japan, Melbourne, Australia

☆ Opinion | Effective Altruism Is Flawed. But What’s the Alternative?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Peter Coy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

You don’t hear so much about effective altruism now that one of its most famous exponents, Sam Bankman-Fried, was found guilty of stealing $8 billion from customers of his cryptocurrency exchange. But if you read this newsletter, you might be the kind of person who can’t help but be intrigued by effective altruism. Effective altruism is a new movement inspired by philosophers (including Peter Singer and William MacAskill) and embraced by Silicon Valley engineers who pride themselves on taking a logical, data-driven approach to life. Last week I talked with people who believe in effective altruism and others who don’t. Is it egotistical or merely sensible to demand proof that our money is being put to good use?

Persons: Sam Bankman, ” That’s, Dustin Moskovitz, Peter Singer, William MacAskill Organizations: Open, Facebook, Wall Street Journal, Silicon

☆ Bird flu is rampant in animals. Humans ignore it at our own peril
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Then, three healthy ferrets were placed in the same enclosures with three of the sick animals. These animals could touch, nose and lick the sick animals, and all of them became ill.Next, the CDC tested airborne transmission by putting three healthy ferrets into an enclosure where they could breathe the same air as sick animals but couldn’t touch them. In her lab, ferrets with previous exposures to seasonal flu strains didn’t get as sick when exposed to new flu viruses compared to those with no prior exposure to seasonal strains. How much help we might get from past exposures to flu viruses is difficult to predict, however, which is why vaccination would still be important to tune up our immunity. They never spread the virus to any of the other animals in the facility — including themselves.

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☆ From hunter to guardian: How the ‘Snakeman of India’ found his way into wildlife conservation
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Michelle Cohan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Whitaker would go on to earn the nickname “Snakeman of India,” and spend more than six decades dedicated to reptile research and conservation. His field work with snakes and crocodiles ultimately led his conservation efforts to help save India’s rainforests. We tell people when they’re working in the field, when they’re doing agriculture, use a stick. Romulus Whitaker teaches the next generation about reptiles at his conservation organization, Agumbe Rainforest Research Station, in southern India. And it’s wonderful to realize that dozens, if not hundreds, of young people have continued to do wonderful work with reptiles.

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☆ How Melinda French Gates became one of the world’s wealthiest and most important philanthropists
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —On Monday, Melinda French Gates announced her resignation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, officially ending one of the world’s leading philanthropic partnerships. In French Gates’ 2008 Fortune profile, Buffett said French Gates helped focus the foundation’s mission. In addition to French Gates, Gates and Buffett, The Giving Pledge counts billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and MacKenzie Scott as signatories. French Gates has a net worth of $13.3 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, while Bill Gates’ net worth is $153 billion. French Gates’ departure from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has been hinted at since the couple announced their divorce in May 2021.

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☆ Melinda French Gates to resign from Gates Foundation, will pursue own philanthropy with $12.5 billion grant
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Melinda Gates, co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France on July 01, 2021. Melinda French Gates, the former wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, announced on Monday she would resign as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation next month. Bill Gates in a separate statement said, "I am sorry to see Melinda leave, but I am sure she will have a huge impact in her future philanthropic work." French Gates has also devoted significant amounts of time and money towards gender equality initiatives worldwide. In 2015, she founded Pivotal Ventures, a separate entity from the Gates Foundation, which focused on removing barriers to access and opportunity for minorities and women in the U.S.

Persons: Melinda Gates, Melinda French Gates, Bill Gates, French Gates, Gates, Melinda Organizations: Microsoft, Melinda Gates Foundation, Ventures, Gates Foundation Locations: Paris, France, French, Africa, South Asia, U.S

☆ Melinda French Gates to Resign From Gates Foundation
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Santul Nerkar | More About Santul Nerkar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Melinda French Gates, one of the world’s most influential philanthropists and the ex-wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, announced Monday that she was resigning from the foundation that she and her husband founded. In a post on X, Ms. Gates said she was “immensely proud” of the work of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which she and Bill Gates started in 2000. As one of the biggest donors at the World Health Organization, it exerts a considerable level of influence over the policies in developing countries, especially in health and education. Mr. and Ms. Gates announced their plans to divorce in May 2021, after 27 years of marriage. The foundation at the time said they would remain co-chairs of the organization.

Persons: Melinda French Gates, Bill Gates, Gates, Melinda Gates Organizations: Microsoft, Melinda Gates Foundation, World Health Organization

☆ We asked a parasite expert about RFK Jr.'s claim that a worm ate his brain. Here's what they said.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Geoff Weiss | Paul Squire | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. His campaign's press secretary confirmed that Kennedy was infected with a parasite 10 years ago and said it was resolved. His campaign told Business Insider that Kennedy is in "robust physical and mental health" and said questioning his fitness is a "hilarious suggestion, given his competition." One medical expert told Business Insider that Kennedy's version of events doesn't quite add up. But there's no way the larvae could have consumed Kennedy's brain tissue.

Persons: —, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, — Kennedy, Kennedy, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Janina Caira, Caira, Peter Hotez, Hotez Organizations: Service, The New York Times, The Times, Business, Times, University of Connecticut, New York Times, Baylor College of Medicine, National, Tropical Medicine Locations: The, South Asia, Texas

☆ Exercise Is Medicine aims to get your doctor to assess your physical activity
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Has your doctor quizzed you about your level of physical activity? If so, you can thank Exercise is Medicine, a global health initiative managed by the American College of Sports Medicine. Created in 2007, the initiative encourages health care providers to assess patients’ physical activity during visits, plus include regular exercise when designing care plans. Health care providers can impact patient health by routinely assessing physical activity at every interaction. EIM now includes Exercise is Medicine on Campus, for example, a program that helps colleges and universities promote and assess physical activity among students, faculty and staff.

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☆ 86% of expats report being stressed out, but study suggests they may also cope better with burnout
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Ernestine Siu | In Ernestinesiu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Globally mobile employees often have... a mental and physical feeling of being healthy, capable, and energetic – and a strong sense of meaning and purpose. So why do globally mobile individuals score higher on vitality despite reporting higher stress and burnout levels compared to local counterparts? Globally mobile employees emerge as a highly valuable and resilient segment of the workforce. Despite facing unique stressors associated with their situation, they exhibit distinct skills and a high level of motivation, resulting in higher vitality. 2024 Cigna Healthcare Vitality Study

Persons: Ernestine Siu It's, Wendy Sherry, Sherry Organizations: Healthcare, Global Health, International Health, Cigna, Cigna Healthcare, Financial Locations: United States, Singapore, U.S, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Kenya, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, China, Hong Kong, Asia, Middle East, Africa, UAE, Europe

☆ Less burnout for doctors, better clinical trials, among the benefits of AI in health care
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Rachel Curry | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Nvidia , known primarily as a hardware and chip company, has been working to optimize the health care space for 15 years. Kimberly Powell, Nvidia's vice president of health care, and her team build domain-specific applications for health care, including in the realm of imaging, computing, genomics and drug discovery, under the umbrella of the "Clara" suite. Health care is one of the largest data industries, Powell says. I'm not sure that's true," said Dr. Josh Fessel, director of the office of translational medicine at the National Institutes of Health. However, the thing about document creation, says Dr. Kaveh Safavi, senior managing director for Accenture's global health care business, is that medical professionals must learn to verbalize their findings in the exam room.

Persons: Kimberly Powell, Clara, It's, Powell, it's, I'm, Josh Fessel, Adam Kay's, Kaveh Safavi Organizations: of Medicine's, Nvidia, National Institutes of Health

☆ Journey to the Future
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Sharon Epperson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailJourney to the FutureRecent innovations in health tech are leading to product breakthroughs and improved patient care for humans and animals alike. Zoetis CEO Kristin Peck, and AWS Senior Physician Executive & Clinical Innovation Lead, Global Healthcare and Nonprofit Dr. Angela Shippy are at the forefront. Hear how they are leading through rapid technological advancements, while rooting out bias and ensuring different perspectives are considered when leveraging the power of AI.

Persons: Kristin Peck, Angela Shippy Organizations: Global Healthcare, Nonprofit

☆ Opinion: The next pandemic threat demands action now
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Opinion Jaime M. Yassif | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Well, so far US officials are saying they believe there is minimal risk to the public from the latest iteration of bird flu. According to the Global Health Security Index, there are significant gaps in countries’ pandemic preparedness capabilities. Given the impact of Covid, it is deeply disappointing that national governments are not investing the necessary resources to build life-saving pandemic preparedness capacity. Making matters worse, Congress has made major cuts to pandemic preparedness funding, as part of the ongoing appropriations process. Playing the long game also means supporting the World Bank Pandemic Fund, which is designed to invest in long-term pandemic preparedness capacity of low- and middle-income countries.

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☆ Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says he's committed to cost cutting while investing in AI in shareholder letter
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +41 min

This work diminished short-term revenue, but was best for customers, much appreciated, and should bode well for customers and AWS longer-term. We're also making progress on many of our newer business investments that have the potential to be important to customers and Amazon long-term. Being intentional about building primitives requires patience. Customers building their own FM must tackle several challenges in getting a model into production. Customers' AI models contain some of their most sensitive data.

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☆ Here’s where BlackRock sees investment opportunities as demographics shift and the population ages
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Aging population plays In developed markets with aging populations , health-care needs will rise, creating an investment opportunity in the sector, Li said. "The relative outperformance of the health-care sector is to be expected in the context of an aging population," Li said. It tracks the health-care sector of the S & P 500 . "An economy-wide, sustained productivity boom is very hard to achieve, especially in the context of the supply constraint coming from, among other things, demographic shortage, aging population," Li said. "If India is able to bring more people into the working population, especially women, that will significantly boost its growth trajectory," she said.

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☆ Exclusive: Glen Tullman's startup Transcarent is raising $125 million in new funding at a $2.1 billion valuation
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewLivongo veteran Glen Tullman's latest venture, healthcare startup Trascarent, is raising a Series D round, Business Insider has learned. The sources said the round values Transcarent at about $2.1 billion. Related storiesIt's been a difficult fundraising environment for growth-stage healthcare startups — and that's reflected in Transcarent's latest fundraising push. Transcarent has raised $298 million to date, last grabbing $200 million in a January 2022 Series C round that boosted its valuation to $1.6 billion. Transcarent also acquired 98point6's virtual care platform in March 2023 to offer on-demand telehealth care.

Persons: —, Glen Tullman's, General Catalyst, Leslie Krigstein, Transcarent, Tullman, Teladoc, 98point6 Organizations: Service, General, Business, Catalyst, Human, Ally, Group, Alta Partners, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, Jove Equity, Ventures, GreatPoint Ventures, Intermountain Healthcare, Rush University Medical, Soda Health Locations: Transcarent

☆ How a boutique bank that rode last year's healthcare M&A streak into the big leagues plans to continue to compete with the JPMorgan's of the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

It was more than double the value of the next-largest deal, a Japanese healthcare merger that clocked in at $22 billion. And, for its part, Seagen tapped advisors at two boutique firms: Centerview and MTS Health Partners. "We want to be the preeminent healthcare bank. Last year, during a healthcare M&A boom that's expected to continue this year, the bank onboarded 14 new staffers, including the partners, a company spokesperson said. Advertisement"We are absolutely in growth mode looking to have high-quality bankers who are capable of generating business off of this platform without all the accoutrements of a big bank," Weisenfeld continued.

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☆ Options traders are heavily trading this health stock ahead of a big conference this week
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Michael Khouw | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

We'll look at a health insurer stock with an interesting set-up heading into a big industry conference this week and break down various options trades being applied on it. Centene (CNC) traded nearly 9 times the average daily call volume on Friday ahead of Barclays 26th annual Global Healthcare Conference this week. Most active were the March 22nd weekly $82 calls and the March 28th weekly $82 calls. The mid price on the March 28th weekly $82 calls was nearly $2, substantially higher than the trader who initiated the block paid, and the weekly March 22nd calls would collect less than a quarter. If one owns the stock, a hedge might make sense, such as a weekly at-the-money put spread as illustrated below.

Persons: Bernstein, Centene, Cowen, what's Organizations: Barclays, Global Healthcare, Traders Locations: Texas, Florida, Georgia

☆ On the 5th anniversary of a fatal 737 Max crash, victims’ families want more focus on Boeing’s potential safety problems
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Even though the same jet model had crashed soon after taking off from Indonesia less than six months earlier, aviation authorities around the world had allowed the 737 Max to keep flying with passengers. A third incidentThis year, on January 5, a part of a 737 Max 9 flown by Alaska Airlines blew out, leaving a gaping hole in the side of the plane. Boeing’s production problems went beyond the design flaw that led to the crashes. “Within days of the first crash, Boeing knew there was a design defect,” Robert Clifford, one of the plaintiff attorneys in the case, told CNN. Last month, Boeing removed executive Ed Clark, the head of its 737 Max passenger jet program.

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And now, a lack of food stemming from the region's drought has left the youngest of the children she is raising malnourished. But she recently resorted to traveling to the nearby Finarwa health center in southeastern Tigray to try to keep the 1-year-old baby alive. But months after the end of the conflict, the U.N. and the U.S. halted food aid for Tigray because of a massive scheme by Ethiopian officials to steal humanitarian grain. Food deliveries to Tigray in the second half of last year, but only a small fraction of needy people in Tigray are receiving food aid, humanitarian workers say. A widow named Serawit Wolde with 10 children was in tears as she recounted that five of them were falling ill from hunger.

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☆ Did your chef wash their hands? Handwashing ‘lie detectors’ could find out
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Parija Bhatnagar | Parija Kavilanz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Food workers wash their hands as they should only one in three times, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The consequence: Germs spread from food workers’ hands to food, which can trigger an outbreak of dangerous foodborne illness in restaurants. By improving handwashing practices, food workers can be a critical part to preventing outbreaks of diseases like norovirus, Salmonella, and E. coli, it said. “In all circumstances, thorough, frequent hand hygiene is critical for preventing the spread of disease. Technology can potentially assist with increasing compliance and quality of hand hygiene, and that is very exciting indeed,” she said.

Persons: It’s, Christine Schindler, Schindler, ”, ” Waanders, Rebecca Bartles, Bartles, Don’t, there’s, ” Schindler, “, “ We’ve, PathSpot, Colin McCabe Organizations: New, New York CNN, Centers for Disease Control, Taco Bell, Association for Professionals, CNN, “, Environmental Health, Duke University, Employees, Valor Siren Ventures, Starbucks Locations: New York, “, United States

☆ Taylor Swift encourages followers to head to the polls on Super Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Taylor Swift posted a note on Instagram Tuesday to encourage her more than 282 million followers on the platform to vote. “Today, March 5, is the Presidential primary in Tennessee and 16 other states and territories,” Swift, who has a home in Tennessee, wrote. “I wanted to remind you guys to vote the people who most represent YOU into power. If you haven’t already, make a plan to vote today,” Swift continued. She had largely shied away from politics until ahead of the midterm election in 2018, when Swift endorsed Tennessee Democrats Phil Bredesen and Jim Cooper, who were running for Senate and House of Representatives, respectively.

Persons: CNN — Taylor Swift, ” Swift, “, Joe Biden, Swift, Phil Bredesen, Jim Cooper, ”, ” “, Cooper, Bredesen Organizations: CNN, “, Tennessee, Representatives, Congress Locations: Tennessee, Tennesse, vote.org

☆ Dutch man confirmed as world’s longest-living heart transplant recipient
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

He says he is proof that living a long time with a heart transplant is possible. In 1984, the Netherlands had yet to perform its first heart transplant, so cardiologist Albert Mattart referred the teenager to Harefield Hospital in England. Janssen underwent transplant surgery in June that year after a heart became available following a tragic car crash in which two young adults died. The average life expectancy for heart patients after a transplant is 16 years, according to Janssen’s current cardiologist, Casper Eurlings. Transplant patients “need to maintain a healthy lifestyle and be active.

Persons: Bert Janssen, ”, Albert Mattart, Janssen, Piroschka Van De Wouw, Magdi, “, “ I’ve, Casper Eurlings, Harold Sokyrka, ” Eurlings, Yacoub, ” Janssen Organizations: Reuters, Harefield Hospital, Guinness World Records, Guinness . Transplant Locations: Netherlands, England

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