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American health is in for a “world of hurt”

World of DTC Marketing

Cardiovascular disease deaths in the US have increased by nearly 17% since 2010, and are among the reasons that life expectancy in the U.S. The Global Burden of Disease study estimates that high sodium intake causes between 1 million and 5 million deaths per year globally” Then there is the obesity epidemic.

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Medicare savings won’t make a dent in healthcare costs

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A study put a price tag on American’s bad eating habits: $50 billion a year in health care costs, attributable to cardiometabolic diseases such as heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. Then there is the cost of unhealthy Americans.

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The Value of Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) in 2022

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In conjunction with tags, facial expression readers, or electromagnetic RFID tags, drones can monitor the health indicators of individual herd members. This includes weight, heart rate, grazing rumination, mobility, etc. Drones help to locate cattle over vast distances, which saves time and effort for the herders.

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Pioneering the Path Pre- and Post-Launch Strategies

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In the swiftly changing realm of advanced therapies like biosimilars, rare disease molecules, and cell and gene therapies, a strong scientific interpretation and orientation is essential. At the heart of this strategic transformation lies a comprehensive Insights Management Framework.

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You can’t afford to get cancer

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As cancer survival rates rise, so do the price tags of life-saving treatments. Compare that with, say, treating heart disease. That’s why treating a heart attack may cost around $39,000. OPENING: American cancer patients spent more than $21 billion on their care in 2019. billion included out-of-pocket costs of $16.22

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Unconventional Approaches Pharma Is Taking to Engage Patients

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Mason learned that lesson while working with argenx to launch VYVGART (efgartigimod alfa-fcab), the first FDA-approved treatment of its kind for adults with anti-AChR antibody positive generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), a rare autoimmune neuromuscular disease. We also put big pull tags on the little pouches that held the items.

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How Livestock Farmers are Using IoT for Animal Management

Celeritas

From basic data-collection systems such as ARGOS and GPS to advanced software developed by LoneStar and Moovement , tracking tags can now perform a variety of functions. In many cases, particular animal movements can suggest diseases, medical conditions, and weakness. Checking their current physical condition.