CNBC is launching a new conference focused on the business of health care, focusing on the most exciting innovations and investment opportunities. The event will be coupled with TV and digital content before, during and after the conference.

During this reporter breakfast, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease will discuss efforts in the U.S. health system to detect, prevent, and respond to influenza and other emerging pandemic threats.  

SciLine’s live, web-based video briefing will feature leading experts who can get you up to speed on the current status of gene-drive technology, applications under consideration, and related ethical, legal, and regulatory issues. The briefing will include an open Q&A for reporters.

The Center for Journalism Ethics’ annual conference will bring together journalists, scholars and advocates to address critical issues facing journalism today:

• Audience psychology

• Conspiracy theories

• Disinformation

• Public mistrust

• Possible solutions to create a common set of facts

Nearly 200 journalists, students, scholars and community members are expected to discuss the problems news media and news audiences face, and some positive steps we can take to repair democracy.

The number of illnesses from tick, mosquito, and flea bites has more than tripled in the U.S., with more than 640,000 cases reported from 2004 through 2016. Widespread and difficult to control, diseases from mosquitoes and ticks are major causes of illness and sometimes death.

This half-day event, sponsored by University of Tennessee, aims to examine “the current state of LGBTQ health in Appalachia and highlight efforts to protect LGBTQ civil rights and promote health equity.”