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Alice L. Walton Foundation Announces Professional Medical Initiative at the Cleveland Clinic
The Bentonville-Alice L. Walton Foundation and the Clearbrand Clinic this week announced a joint initiative to identify ways to provide access to the prestigious specialty medical services of the Cleveland Clinic in northwest Arkansas.…
COVID-19: What to know about the coronavirus pandemic on August 11
This daily roundup brings you a selection of the latest news and updates on the COVID-19 pandemic, along with tips and tools to help you stay informed and protected.
Headline news: extended confinement in Melbourne, Australia;…
Ahead of the UP 2022 surveys, the BJP raises 2 lakhs of village health volunteers
LUCK: Mayank Gupta, 40, owner of a drug store in Azamgarh, has a new designation: swasthya swayamsevak (health volunteer). Armed with a kit, a few lessons from doctors on the do's and don'ts to avoid the spread of Covid-19, a booklet and…
DAN WALTERS: California Testing Populist View of “Direct Democracy” | Opinion
Former Governor Hiram Johnson, a great Californian reformer, believed that "direct democracy" would effectively reduce the effects of extraordinary interests. More than a century ago, the Southern Pacific Railroad dominated the…
Samuel Noma: The face of hope as Kaduna prepares for medical emergencies Nigeria news
Nigerian governments at all levels can now aspire to transform their respective health systems with instant delivery of medical suppliesMany states in Nigeria are widely exposed to emergencies and medical emergencies due to lack…
EMS and Injury Governor’s Advisory Council (GETAC) – EMS Medical Directors Committee…
August 13, 2021 - 1:00 p.m.
There is no physical location for this meeting
Due to the health precautions linked to the COVID-19 pandemic,
this meeting will take place virtually using Microsoft Teams only.
To access the online…
Life Clips cognitive apps to release AI-powered Aiki
AVENTURA, Florida, August 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Life Clips, Inc. (OTC Pink: LCLP) (the âCompanyâ) today announced that its subsidiary Cognitive Apps Software Solutions has unveiled Aiki, an…
Vallejo board to discuss Anne Cardwell title and salary at meeting – Times-Herald
This week's Vallejo City Council meeting has an ambitious agenda, including the appointment of Acting City Manager Anne Cardwell as Acting City Manager, an overview of legislative priorities the city considers important, the appointment of…
Team USA volleyball player to miss Olympics after testing positive for Covid-19
Covid-19 patients receive treatment in an emergency tent at Bekasi General Hospital on July 18 in Bekasi, Indonesia. (Oscar Siagian / Getty Images)For much of the past year, it seemed like Indonesia had been successful in keeping its…
Analysis: Biogen Alzheimer drug slow to take off as US Medicare struggles with coverage
Aduhelm, Biogen's recently approved controversial drug for the treatment of early-onset Alzheimer's disease, is seen at Butler Hospital, one of the clinical research sites in Providence, Rhode Island, United States, June 16, 2021 Jessica…
City of York Receives $ 35.3 Million in COVID-19 Recovery Fund; residents have a say in how it is…
Thanks to the American Rescue Plan Act, the City of York is expected to receive $ 35.3 million for COVID-19 recovery.ARPA, signed by President Joe Biden in March, includes $ 350 billion in funds to help local and state communities recover…
Global Non-Hormonal Therapies For Women’s Health Market
Dublin, July 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - The "Non-hormonal therapies for women's health market by target indication, molecule type, goal of treatment, mechanism of action, route of administration, and key geographies: Industry trends…
InterSystems Presents HealthShare Message Transformation Service As Part of Amazon HealthLake Launch
CAMBRIDGE, Mass .-- (COMMERCIAL THREAD) -InterSystems, a provider of creative data technologies dedicated to helping customers solve the most critical scalability, interoperability and speed issues, today announced the…
How Automated Marketing Campaigns Benefit Pharmaceutical Brands
Nathan Holman, Vice President of Information Technology at RxBenefits, explains how the company is using data analytics, AI and machine learning to reduce the costs of pharmacy benefits in the healthcare industry in the United States.…
New initiative in Tallahassee to give black men access to mental health services
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - According to Mental Health America, seven million blacks in the United States reported mental illness last year. But that number continues to increase.
ABC 27 learned about new initiatives underway in…
Technology has a big problem with diversity. Initiatives like Verizon’s Learning Program aim…
Members of the First Cohort of the Verizon Computer Learning Program.
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A few years ago, Kendra Roberson's prospects looked bleak. At the time, then 38 years old, had difficulty finding work, except for a few…
Deerfield Beach | Baptist Health Primary Care
Resources for hospital data
The Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration (AHCA) makes data on hospital pricing and performance available on its website at Pricing.FloridaHealthFinder.Gov. The service package information is a…
Walmart, Amazon, and even Dollar General see healthcare as the next retail battleground
The world's largest retailer continues to expand its presence in the healthcare industry. (Photo by Tim ... Boyle / Getty Images)
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If you remember doctors' house calls, you might be surprised to…
Multi-million dollar pledge helps save lives in East Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WVLT) - The Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee has awarded $ 10 million in grants to more than 300 local organizations over the past decade, according to President Lee Martin.âSome of these…
Geisinger names Dr. Christa Lese Martin Scientific Director | News, Sports, Jobs
DANVILLE - Geisinger has appointed Christa Lese Martin, Ph.D., its Scientific Director.
Dr Martin, Founding Director of the Geisinger's Autism & Developmental Medicine…
Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Mark 75th Wedding Anniversary
Former president Jimmy carter, the longest-serving president, has accomplished a lot in his 96 years, but his longest-serving accomplishment is his marriage to former First Lady Rosalynn Carter. The couple celebrate their 75th anniversary…
Official COVID-19 death toll worldwide reaches four million
Since the first confirmed death of COVID-19, a 61-year-old man who frequented the Hunan Wet Market in Wuhan, on January 11, 2020, at the time of this writing, 541 days and 3,996,185 lives (according to the table on board the Worldometer)…
New CHI Memorial Hospital Gears Up to Shake Up North Georgia’s Healthcare Market
Longtime Catoosa County resident Angie Stiggins has been on the roller coaster of the North Georgia healthcare market since she started working in respiratory care at Fort Oglethorpe Community Hospital in 1987 .
Stiggins…
United Ways of Hampshire, Franklin counties become a
The United Way of Hampshire and Franklin Counties have worked together for decades, but on Wednesday the organizations announced that they had officially merged into one, now known as the United Way of the Franklin and Hampshire Area.The…
Health system bypassing non-English speakers
The COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated the myriad ways our healthcare system can respond to the challenge, and also how we fail to care for our most vulnerable patients.
In March 2020, as cases of COVID started to increase, I spoke with…
COVID vaccine lotteries work – let’s apply the model to other diseases
Public lotteries that convince people to receive COVID-19 vaccines raise two fascinating questions: Why does an irrational reward like a lottery ticket work to get people to do what is rational for their health? And can we - should we?…
Reduce risk through pay-provider partnerships on the path to value-based care
Health plans saw claim volumes drop significantly as in-person visits were limited to the sickest patients and preventive care was postponed. Suddenly, payers discovered that the data they were relying on to identify and manage risk…
McIndoe leads innovative $ 6.2 million research initiative
PICTURE: Drs. David Mattson, Rick McIndoe and Betty Pace view After
Credit: Michael Holahan, Augusta University
Dr. Richard A. McIndoe, bioinformatics expert and associate director of the Center for Biotechnology and Genomic!-->!-->…
Fort McMurray trio to walk 100,000 steps to support local mental health initiatives
FORT MCMURRAY (660 NEWS) - Three friends from Fort McMurray plan to walk 100,000 steps for a good cause next month.
Daniel Keys, his twin brother Nicholas and their lifelong friend Lyndsey Janes are embarking on this difficult…
Mississippi lawmakers receive medical marijuana advice from Oklahoma and Utah as they develop new…
On the eve of a key committee vote, a California senator was joined by military veterans, medical professionals and former law enforcement officials at a press conference Monday to build support to his bill to legalize possession of…
Group sets up mental health resource stations in 5 predominantly black churches in the Inland Empire…
The Healthy Heritage Movement works to address mental health disparities within the African American community of the Inland Empire.
In June, which is African American Mental Health Awareness Month, the organization partnered with five…