TEDCO, https://www.tedcomd.com, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies announced that their Rural and Underserved Business Recovery from Impact of COVID-19 (RUBRIC) program has awarded 45 grants to Maryland companies as part of a $5 million economic relief package from the Governor. (more…)
NIH Addresses Cloud Computing
On July 21, 2021, Microsoft Azure https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us, joined NIH’s Science and Technology Research Infrastructure for Discovery, Experimentation, and Sustainability (STRIDES) Initiative https://cloud.nih.gov, as the newest cloud service provider to support biomedical research. (more…)
Coalition to Advance Public Health
The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) https://bipartisanpolicy.org, has formed a new coalition of organizations working together to develop a five year roadmap for public health leaders and elected officials. (more…)
ATA Execs Provide Telehealth Update
Credit Suisse recently hosted Ann Mond Johnson, CEO, and Kyle Zebley, Director of Public Policy at the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) https://www.americantelemed.org, for a virtual meeting with a small group of investors. ATA includes 400 organizations focused on transforming healthcare. (more…)
CDC’s Award for Stroke Care
The University of Kentucky HealthCare, UofL Health, Kentucky Department for Public Health’s Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program (KHDSP), plus other state partners have been awarded the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program Grant (Coverdell Initiative) totaling $600,000 by CDC. (more…)
DOD Develops New Hearing Test
The new portable hearing test technology developed by DOD makes it possible for researchers to assess and diagnose hearing health not only on the battlefield but in a clinical setting to enable quicker diagnosis and treatment for hearing loss. (more…)
Lessons Learned from COVID
The Path Forward: Building on Lessons Learned from COVID-19 was discussed by Anita Cicero, JD Deputy Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security at the JHU Bloomberg School of Public Health https://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org at the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (more…)