The Omicron Variant: Where are we now, and what is the future for testing?
Release Date: 01/10/2022
The View from Geneva: A TRIPS Waiver Update
OnAir: Health Care
In this episode of OnAir: Health Care, Akin Gump senior policy advisor and consultant welcome Akin Gump Geneva senior policy advisor , who discusses the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, or TRIPS, waiver issue. Among the topics: · The TRIPS waiver—what it does and doesn’t do. · IP rights, vaccine development, and China’s role. · How effective are...
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Telehealth: The Policy, the Politics, and Outlook for Action
OnAir: Health Care
In this episode of OnAir: Health Care, Akin Gump senior policy advisor Matthew Hittle and consultant Dr. Mario Ramirez welcome Kyle Zebley of the American Telemedicine Association. Among the topics: · The state of telehealth today. · Medicare and telemedicine. · Telehealth legislation currently in Congress. · Telehealth and the public health emergency....
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Rare Disease; Rarer Organization: How EB Research Partnership Drives Rare Disease Research
OnAir: Health Care
In this episode of OnAir: Health Care, Akin Gump senior policy advisor Matthew Hittle and consultant Dr. Mario Ramirez welcome Michael Hund of EB Research Partnership. Among the topics: · The severe challenges of the disease EB, or epidermolysis bullosa. · The venture philanthropy model of funding research into rare diseases. · Leading technologies in treating EB and other genetic diseases. ...
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Public Health Deep Dive: Ebola, Burn Pits, and Everything in Between
OnAir: Health Care
In this episode of OnAir: Health Care, Akin Gump senior policy advisor Matthew Hittle and consultant Dr. Mario Ramirez welcome Dr. Kevin Gardner of the Univ. of Louisville and Dr. Gene Migliaccio of The George Washington University. Among the topics covered: · The role of the Regional Biocontainment Laboratories network. · Wastewater surveillance to track viral activity. · The work of the U.S. Public Health Service. · The USPHS Commissioned Corps and the 2014 Ebola epidemic. · The U.S. and the World Health Organization. To learn more, visit and search for “health...
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The Omicron Variant: Where are we now, and what is the future for testing?
OnAir: Health Care
In this episode of OnAir: Health Care, Akin Gump health care senior policy advisor Matthew Hittle and consultant Dr. Mario Ramirez welcome Dr. Michael Mina, chief science officer for eMed, a digital point-of-care platform.
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The Opioid Epidemic I: Addiction and Treatment
OnAir: Health Care
This episode of OnAir: Health Care is the first in a series on the opioid epidemic in the U.S. Akin Gump health care senior policy advisor Matthew Hittle and consultant Dr. Mario Ramirez welcome Gary Mendell, founder and CEO of Shatterproof, which is working to change addiction treatment.
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Onshoring Drug Manufacturing and TRIPS Waiver Part II
OnAir: Health Care
In this new episode of OnAir: Health Care, Akin Gump health care senior policy advisor Matthew Hittle and consultant Dr. Mario Ramirez welcome Akin Gump public law and policy partner Clete Willems and Centrient Pharmaceuticals chief legal and compliance officer Jim DeYonker.
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Health Equity – Two Perspectives
OnAir: Health Care
In this new episode of OnAir: Health Care, Akin Gump health care senior policy advisor Matthew Hittle and consultant Dr. Mario Ramirez welcome House Ways and Means Committee health counsel Orriel Richardson and National Minority Quality Forum CEO Dr. Gary Puckrein.
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Vaccine IP Fight; Delicate Dem Dynamics; Deciphering CDC
OnAir: Health Care
In this new episode of OnAir: Health Care, Akin Gump health care senior policy advisor Matthew Hittle & consultant Dr. Mario Ramirez welcome public law & policy partners Ed Pagano & Clete Willems to talk federal health care policy and legislation.
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CDC Guidance, HHS Appointments, ACA Prospects
OnAir: Health Care
In this debut episode of OnAir: Health Care, Akin Gump health care senior policy advisor Matthew Hittle & consultant Dr. Mario Ramirez welcome partner Kelly Cleary to discuss health policy, medical science and Washington politics.
info_outlineIn this episode of OnAir: Health Care, Akin Gump health care senior policy advisor Matthew Hittle and consultant Dr. Mario Ramirez welcome Dr. Michael Mina, chief science officer for eMed, a digital point-of-care platform.
Among the topics covered:
· The Omicron variant and prospects for 2022.
· The future of COVID testing.
· Biden-Harris administration plans regarding testing.
· Rapid tests and reporting.
To learn more, visit akingump.com and search for “health care.”