What You Should Know
- ProPublica has released Rx Inspector, a first-of-its-kind database that allows Americans to identify the exact facility where their generic prescriptions were manufactured.
- By connecting disparate FDA databases and suing for factory location data, ProPublica has mapped more than 80% of generic products to their originating plants, revealing safety violations that the FDA has historically kept hidden from consumers.
The Shadow World of Generic
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Public Health
The Next Hygiene Frontier: Indoor Air Quality as a Strategic Priority in Healthcare
Hospitals and outpatient facilities are under increasing pressure to reduce costs while improving patient outcomes. Yet many still operate with outdated systems when it comes to one of the most important and overlooked factors in healthcare environments: indoor air quality (IAQ).
In many healthcare settings, IAQ is treated as a compliance issue rather than a strategic opportunity.
Most facilities monitor basic ventilation requirements but rarely track other important factors like
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Fighting HIV Infection with an AI-Driven Predictive Model
During the last decade, we have seen major breakthroughs in preventing HIV infection. However, even with these advances, the infection rate has not appreciably dropped1. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has emerged as a highly effective preventive strategy for HIV, reducing the risk of HIV infection by up to 99% when taken consistently. Due to its effectiveness, the CDC recommends2,3 that medical providers counsel and prescribe PrEP to all sexually active patients if they are at risk for HIV
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Syndromic Monitoring Gives Public Health Teams a Head Start on Emergencies
From Buzzword to Lifesaver
Once dismissed as another healthcare buzzword, syndromic monitoring has proven its value in real-world scenarios. At its core, it captures early health signals—like symptom trends or provider impressions—and analyzes them in near real time. Rather than waiting days or weeks for lab confirmations or hospital reports, public health teams receive early alerts that support action when it matters most.
Heat Waves and the Power of Early
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“One Health” Disease Surveillance: Why Integrated Systems Are Critical for Public Health and Economic Stability
Is our siloed approach to health surveillance creating the perfect conditions for the next pandemic?
Recent outbreaks—from avian influenza to E. coli contamination in leafy greens—highlight the urgent need for integrated disease surveillance systems. Yet, many public health surveillance systems still operate in isolation, creating dangerous blind spots in our ability to detect and respond to zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and environmental contamination.
"The “One
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Canid Raises $10M to Streamline Pediatric Vaccine Management for Independent Practices
What You Should Know:
- Canid, the healthcare technology company dedicated to simplifying pediatric vaccine management secures $10M in Series A funding round led by Telescope Partners with participation from FJ Labs, Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, SeedtoB, and others.
- The new funding brings Canid's total capital raised to $12.9M. Canid plans to use the funding to fuel the company's expansion as it supports a growing number of independent pediatricians across the U.S.
- The
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Gates Foundation Awards Axmed $5M Grant to Boost Maternal and Child Health Procurement in Africa
What You Should Know:
- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a $5M grant to Axmed, a healthcare technology company focused on transforming how lifesaving medicines are procured across Growth Markets.
- The grant, announced on May 21, 2025, during a high-level roundtable alongside the 78th World Health Assembly, will be deployed as a matching fund to enhance the procurement of maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) commodities in Sub-Saharan Africa through
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Medisafe and EMD Serono Partner to Launch Global HIV Resource Center
What You Should Know:
- Medisafe, a global digital health platform for medication management announced a strategic collaboration with EMD Serono to launch the HIV Resource Center by Medisafe.
- The HIV Resource Center by Medisafe puts patients at the center of their care by providing personalized support, education, and proactive health monitoring.
Addressing the Challenges of HIV Management
Living with HIV can present various challenges, including managing complex
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Light AI and MrBeast Partner to Combat Strep A in Africa with AI-Powered Diagnostic Tests
What You Should Know:
- Light AI, a healthcare technology company specializing in AI-powered diagnostic solutions, today announced a partnership with MrBeast Industries to launch a Strep A test donation initiative in Africa.
- The collaboration, featured in a Beast Philanthropy video released on February 16th, 2025, aims to improve healthcare access and reduce the burden of Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) in underserved regions.
Global Impact of Strep A
Strep A, also
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California’s H5N1 Emergency Declaration Highlights Need for an Urgent National Response to Avian Flu
The H5N1 virus is spreading so rapidly among cattle in California that Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency. Sick cattle not only produce less milk, but their milk is also infected with the virus, so it cannot be sold. The US Federal government will only partially reimburse dairy producers for the losses they incur when infected cattle are removed from the herd.
The damage to the poultry industry has been even more catastrophic because while H5N1 does kill a small number of cattle
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