Population and Public Health

The NHS app will be used to demonstrate COVID-19 vaccination status

The partnership will work on a drug discovery programme for the genetic muscle wasting disorder.

The new COVID-19 efforts will be focused on helping people in India find vaccination, testing centers and hospitals. 

This week's top stories include the Biden administration aiming to get 70% of adults at least one vaccine dose by July 4, ransomware continuing to be a threat to healthcare, and Collective Health scaling its employer health benefits platform.

Today at the Vatican Conference on health, Google's Dr. David Feinberg discussed how tech could help address health disparities. 

Monthly Update: HIMSS Media Editor in Chief Jonah Comstock recaps some of April's biggest stories, including insurtech news, studies from Fitbit and telehealth being called into question.

Users can tap into text, website or phone-based services. 

Users can get updates about the changing travel rules. 

With this consent-driven initiative, Eden Health aims to give both employers and their workforce assurance that job sites can safely reopen and remain open.   

Christine Czerniak, technical officer of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, says variants of COVID-19 highlight the need for genomic surveillance and sequencing as well as the importance of collaboration in the fight against the coronavirus.