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Belfast venue continuing to support most vulnerable despite uncertain future

As part of our #InThisTogether campaign, we're highlighting the work of businesses and creatives in Northern Ireland during this difficult time




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'Really offensive': Inquiry hears bushfire map failures cause continuing grief

In the five months since her house was destroyed, Tod Adams has been at war with government agencies because the Fires Near Me app suggests her home was not affected.




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Cairns scam victim reclaims house she lost to bankruptcy after continuing to pay mortgage

Robyn Hausler continued paying her mortgage and rates for six years, not realising the house she'd lived in for 20 years wasn't hers anymore. Now a court has ruled she can have her property back.




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Draper Tools invests in automation to support the continuing growth of its business

Draper Tools, the hand and power tool distributor, is a family-run company that has been in business for just over a century and has more than 5,000 UK and overseas customers. Historically its customers have been mostly business-to-business (B2B) retailers and distributors but more recently Draper has also begun using its logistics platform to ship to consumers directly on behalf of its customers.




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CBD News: Though there have been rapid advances in human health, the continuing degradation of our planetary systems does not bode well for its future. Today, The Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission on Planetary Health launched a comprehensive report




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Zimbabwe's Continuing Self-Destruction




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Continuing to be a legacy

When OM Ireland's journalist, Hannah Rueber, went to interview a former secretary of George Verwer, she left with a different story than she'd expected.




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Continuing to plant seeds

The opportunity to continue planting gospel seeds keeps drawing short-term outreach participants back to Ireland.




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Burundi after Six Months of Transition: Continuing the War or Winning Peace?




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DHSS Releases 2018 Study Showing a Continuing Decline in Primary Care Physicians Across the State

NEW CASTLE (Jan. 2, 2019) – The number of full-time equivalent primary care physicians providing direct patient care in Delaware in 2018 declined about 6 percent from 2013, a trend that resulted in a slightly lower percentage of physicians statewide who are accepting new patients, according to a new University of Delaware study of the […]



  • Delaware Health and Social Services
  • Governor John Carney
  • Governor Carney
  • health and safety
  • primary care physician
  • public health
  • quality of life

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Rabindranath Tagore’s 159th birth anniversary: Why India’s love for ‘Gurudev’ is a continuing tale

India's love for Rabindranath Tagore is a continuing tale, thereby marking the nation's reverence for a great artist, poet and visionary.




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Webinar - COVID-19: The continuing rise of pension scams, with guest speaker Margaret Snowdon OBE

With figures (quoted by the FCA in 2019) suggesting that 5 million people could be at risk of falling for a pension scam, and (according to Action Fraud) March seeing a 400% rise in COVID-19 related scams, it is no surprise that pension scams featur...




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US general says coalition continuing fight against ISIS amid the pandemic


The pandemic has led to a series of changes, including the separation of US and coalition forces from locals.




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Reply to Losick, "Concerns about Continuing Claims that a Protein Complex Interacts with the Phosphorelay"




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Concerns about Continuing Claims that a Protein Complex Interacts with the Phosphorelay




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Marketing Messages in Continuing Medical Education (CME) Modules on Binge-Eating Disorder (BED)

Background:

In 2015, Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine) became the first Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved treatment for binge-eating disorder (BED), a condition first recognized by the DSM–V in 2013. Because pharmaceutical companies use continuing medical education (CME) to help sell drugs, we explored possible bias in CME modules on BED.

Methods:

We utilized a qualitative thematic analysis research approach to identify and classify patterns in CME activities focusing on BED.

Results:

We identified 27 online CME activities on BED in 2015. All were funded by Shire, which manufactures lisdexamfetamine. Seven of 16 presenters disclosed financial ties with Shire. Twenty-nine slides recurred in at least 2 CME modules, and 12 slides were repeated in 5 or more modules. Diagnosis-related themes included: BED is a real, treatable disease; BED is highly prevalent but often missed; BED can occur in anyone; BED results in poor quality of life; many patients with BED are obese; and BED makes losing weight difficult. Treatment-related themes included: lisdexamfetamine is highly effective; topiramate is limited by substantial adverse effects; and other therapeutic options for BED are inferior to lisdexamfetamine because they do not cause weight loss. Although amphetamines can cause addiction, myocardial infarction, stroke, and death, no module mentioned these serious adverse effects.

Conclusions:

It seems that CME is being used to promote lisdexamfetamine for weight loss (a contraindicated use) and to highlight benefits of lisdexamfetamine while underplaying the risks.




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Benefits of Continuing RAAS Inhibitors in Advanced CKD




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Court Enters Judgment Against Pontiac, Mich., Law Firm and Permanently Enjoins the Firm from Continuing to Pay Wages to Employees Without Paying Associated Payroll Taxes

A U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan issued a judgment against the law firm Hatchett, DeWalt & Hatchett PLLC for unpaid federal employment and unemployment taxes and penalties for late filing partnership income tax returns for various tax periods from 2003 to 2012.



  • OPA Press Releases

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How ‘innovation districts’ are continuing the fight against COVID-19

Last month, I wrote about innovation districts’ critical efforts to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19. Since the outset of the pandemic, these districts have leveraged their academic research capabilities, innovation infrastructure (e.g., laboratories, advanced technologies, Big Data for modeling), and local and global peer networks to understand and contain the spread of the coronavirus. These…

       




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Incorporating continuing education into single-drug REMS: Exploring the challenges and opportunities

Event Information

May 18, 2015
9:00 AM - 4:15 PM EDT

The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC

The Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) program has become an important tool of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in ensuring that the benefits of a given medical product outweigh the associated risks, and has enabled FDA to approve a number of products that might not otherwise have been made available for patient use. Since the implementation of the REMS program, however, concerns have been raised regarding its impact on patient access to products and the associated burden on providers and health care systems. In an effort to address these concerns—and as part of its commitments under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act reauthorization of 2012—FDA has undertaken efforts to standardize and improve the effectiveness of REMS, and to better integrate REMS programs into the health system. As part of this broader initiative, the Agency is currently assessing the feasibility of integrating accredited continuing education (CE) programs and activities into REMS programs that have been developed for a single drug.

Under a cooperative agreement with the FDA, the Center for Health Policy held an expert workshop on May 18, titled “Incorporating Continuing Education into Single-Drug REMS: Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities”. This workshop provided an opportunity for pharmaceutical manufacturers, regulators, CE providers, accreditors, and other stakeholders to explore the ways that CE can be a valuable addition to the REMS toolkit, discuss potential barriers to the development and implementation of REMS-related CE for single products, and identify strategies for addressing those barriers.

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Incorporating continuing education into single-drug REMS: Exploring the challenges and opportunities


The Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) program has become an important tool of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in ensuring that the benefits of a given medical product outweigh the associated risks, and has enabled FDA to approve a number of products that might not otherwise have been made available for patient use. Since the implementation of the REMS program, however, concerns have been raised regarding its impact on patient access to products and the associated burden on providers and health care systems. In an effort to address these concerns—and as part of its commitments under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act reauthorization of 2012—FDA has undertaken efforts to standardize and improve the effectiveness of REMS, and to better integrate REMS programs into the health system. As part of this broader initiative, the Agency is currently assessing the feasibility of integrating accredited continuing education (CE) programs and activities into REMS programs that have been developed for a single drug.

Under a cooperative agreement with the FDA, the Center for Health Policy held an expert workshop on May 18 titled, “Incorporating Continuing Education into Single-Drug REMS: Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities”. This workshop provided an opportunity for pharmaceutical manufacturers, regulators, CE providers, accreditors, and other stakeholders to explore the ways that CE can be a valuable addition to the REMS toolkit, discuss potential barriers to the development and implementation of REMS-related CE for single products, and identify strategies for addressing those barriers.

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Bringing back extinct species - continuing progress towards restoring the Aurochs

What progress has been made since the first wave of media excitement about this project? We catch up on the news of efforts to breed an ancient species back from extinction




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Father of Wall Street's 'fear gauge' sees wild volatility continuing until coronavirus cases peak

Robert Whaley, who created the original VIX in 1992, says the most important thing for markets is to reduce the uncertainty around the coronavirus crisis.




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Recovery continuing in G7 countries, but emerging economies are mixed, OECD says

Recovery is under way in the world’s advanced economies, underpinned by supportive financial conditions and reduced drag from budgetary tightening, but activity in the major emerging markets is mixed, according to the OECD’s latest Interim Economic Assessment.




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Global growth continuing at a moderate pace, OECD says

A moderate expansion is underway in most major advanced and emerging economies, but growth remains weak in the euro area, which runs the risk of prolonged stagnation if further steps are not taken to boost demand, according to the OECD’s latest Interim Economic Assessment.




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Recovery continuing in G7 countries, but emerging economies are mixed, OECD says

Recovery is under way in the world’s advanced economies, underpinned by supportive financial conditions and reduced drag from budgetary tightening, but activity in the major emerging markets is mixed, according to the OECD’s latest Interim Economic Assessment.




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Global growth continuing at a moderate pace, OECD says

A moderate expansion is underway in most major advanced and emerging economies, but growth remains weak in the euro area, which runs the risk of prolonged stagnation if further steps are not taken to boost demand, according to the OECD’s latest Interim Economic Assessment.




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Global growth continuing at a moderate pace, OECD says

A moderate expansion is underway in most major advanced and emerging economies, but growth remains weak in the euro area, which runs the risk of prolonged stagnation if further steps are not taken to boost demand, according to the OECD’s latest Interim Economic Assessment.




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Recovery continuing in G7 countries, but emerging economies are mixed, OECD says

Recovery is under way in the world’s advanced economies, underpinned by supportive financial conditions and reduced drag from budgetary tightening, but activity in the major emerging markets is mixed, according to the OECD’s latest Interim Economic Assessment.




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Global growth continuing at a moderate pace, OECD says

A moderate expansion is underway in most major advanced and emerging economies, but growth remains weak in the euro area, which runs the risk of prolonged stagnation if further steps are not taken to boost demand, according to the OECD’s latest Interim Economic Assessment.




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Continuing the reform process in France to improve job and income prospects

Economic growth is strengthening in France, supported by consumption and investment, and the labour market is gradually recovering, as past reductions of comparatively high labour and business taxes are starting to take effect. However, GDP and employment growth are still lagging relative to the euro-area average.




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Global growth continuing at a moderate pace, OECD says

A moderate expansion is underway in most major advanced and emerging economies, but growth remains weak in the euro area, which runs the risk of prolonged stagnation if further steps are not taken to boost demand, according to the OECD’s latest Interim Economic Assessment.




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Jemma Reekie smashes British indoor 800m record with debate over shoe technology continuing 

Jemma Reekie has smashed the British indoor 800m record and ensured the conversation around shoe technology in athletics will continue.




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THE SECRET SCOUT: Liverpool's Ovie Ejaria is continuing to impress at Reading

THE SECRET SCOUT: This tall 22-year-old attacking midfielder is currently playing in a forward role supporting his frontman in a Reading side trying to revive their season's fortunes.




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Lady Gaga to re-release Artpop without R Kelly collaboration amid his continuing abuse allegations

In January she apologized for teaming with a musician charged with sexual abuse, and now she's taking the extra step of re-releasing the album without any trace of the song at all.




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Tony Blair hits back at Lisa Nandy for accusing New Labour of continuing the 'Thatcherite consensus'

The Wigan MP used a media interview this morning to claim the 'consensus that Thatcher built lasted all the way through the New Labour years' under Mr Blair and then Gordon Brown.




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Iranian airline 'fuelled Middle East's coronavirus crisis by continuing flights to China'

Mahan Air, a private company linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), is accused of lying about these flights after Tehran barred all flights to China on January 31.




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Symptom Experience After Discontinuing Use of Estrogen Plus Progestin

Interview with Judith K. Ockene, PhD, MEd, author of Symptom Experience After Discontinuing Use of Estrogen Plus Progestin, published in the July 13 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. Summary Points: 1. Of the women who stopped E plus P, 21.2% had menopausal symptoms (hot flashes or night sweats) after stopping study medication compared to 4.8% of women who were on placebo. 2. Of the women who had menopausal symptoms when they started the study (about 12%) and were in the active hormone group, over 50% had a recurrence of symptoms after they stopped MHT compared to 21% of placebo users who had a recurrence of symptoms. 3. Women in the E plus P group reported higher rates of pain or stiffness (36.8%) after they stopped study medication compared to women who had been on placebo (22.2%). 4. Women who had symptoms after they stopped study medication reported using a wide range of strategies to manage symptoms and a large proportion found the strategies to be helpful.




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Why galaxies care about AGB stars: a continuing challenge through cosmic time: proceedings of the 343rd Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Vienna, Austria, 20-23 August 2018 / edited by Franz Kerschbaum, Martin Groenewegen, Hans Ol

Online Resource




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Mosaic of joy : a continuing history of multicultural ministry commission / Kay Keng Khoo

Khoo, Kay Keng, author




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Continuing the Bum's Rush




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Delivering continuing education in health education using self-directed computer-mediated instruction




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The relationship between continuing professional development and demographic characteristics, professional practices, and employment conditions of school psychologists




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Continuing education for your career




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South Korea continuing downturn of new cases