Over the past five years, the Southeastern region, led by Atlanta, has gone from being “one of the best kept secrets” in tech, to a vibrant ecosystem teeming with a herd of the billion dollar tech businesses that are referred to in the investment world as “unicorns” (thanks to their supposed rarity). In those five…
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OTTAWA, May 2, 2021 /CNW/ – This past week was National Immunization Awareness Week (NIAW), an annual event that serves to highlight the importance of immunization, and which I discussed in some detail in last week’s Sunday Edition. Over the course of this week, I have had the opportunity to participate in a number of…
HONOLULU, May 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A healthcare technical product designer and project manager with a passion for travel seeks to revolutionize travel by leveraging their decades of healthcare technology experience creating a travel technology platform that will enable immersive local and distant experiences with a simple tap. Providing consumers with a one-app solution for…
People attend a test music festival as part of a national research programme assessing the risk of COVID-19 transmission in Liverpool, Britain May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Jason CairnduffLive music returned to the birthplace of The Beatles after a long coronavirus-enforced silence on Sunday when the English city of Liverpool hosted a one-off music festival to test…
AstraZeneca recently said it had no engineers to assist in the transfer of vaccine technology. The statement by the company’s CEO was made during a shareholder Q&A. It has drawn criticism from campaign groups and other industry observers. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Health industry observers and social justice groups have criticized recent…
Sen. Warren reflects on her unsuccessful 2020 presidential bid in her upcoming book, “Persist.” After entering the race to much fanfare, she was unable to translate that enthusiasm to votes. “Maybe I just wasn’t good enough to reassure the voters,” she wrote. See more stories on Insider’s business page. When Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts…
Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – September 27, 2020 Spectators and a steward wearing face masks look on during the first round match between Britain’s Johanna Konta in and Coco Gauff of the U.S. REUTERS/Christian HartmannUp to 1000 fans will be admitted into each of the three main Roland Garros showcourts…
Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said he was “not sure” about Biden’s India travel ban. Gottlieb said he didn’t think the ban, slated to begin Tuesday, would be effective because variants are already spreading in the US. India is dealing with an ongoing surge of COVID-19 that has overwhelmed its healthcare system. See more stories…
Former President Barack Obama thanked Adm. William McRaven, the Navy SEAL who oversaw the bin Laden raid, with the gift of a tape measure, according to Obama’s 2020 book, “A Promised Land.” The gift was an inside joke from the mission and perhaps the first light-hearted moment in a very tense period for everyone involved.…
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