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Kindness of Strangers Contributing Free Community Service Hours Helps Young Woman Pay for Life-Changing Surgery Through M25 Program as Featured on CNN
Ashley Smith, from Lakeland, Florida, needs a life-changing surgery to cure migraines from Occipital Neuralgia. Demetrio Aguila, MD is a pain-focused peripheral nerve surgeon who can eliminate her pain. To pay for the surgery, Ashley needs financial help. Dr. Aguila created the M25 Program where patients can finance their care with community service hours. Two strangers in tiny Elgin, Nebraska contributed more than 300 hours of community service to help Ashley reach her goal. - April 26, 2023 - Total Pain Solutions
Brain Tumor Investment Fund Names Managing Director
National Brain Tumor Society’s venture philanthropy affiliate appoints industry veteran to lead fund designed to invest in and accelerate development of promising new technologies for patients with brain cancer. - April 26, 2023 - National Brain Tumor Society
DiabeticU Announces Advisory Board and Plans to Launch the DiabeticU App in Q4
DiabeticU has announced the formation of its advisory board and plans to launch its DiabeticU app in Q4 of this year. The app is a complete diabetes management solution, offering personalized meal and exercise planning, blood sugar analysis, medication reminders, coaching, and online courses to help users manage their condition. - April 26, 2023 - DiabeticU
The Allied Health Exploration Career Fair
Beckfield College hosts an Allied Health Career Exploration Fair on May 4, with over 50 employers from healthcare and non-healthcare industries. The event offers networking opportunities, St. Elizabeth's Mobile Digital Mammography Screening, and onsite interviews. Open to the community, the fair supports Beckfield's mission to provide career healthcare training programs and connect job seekers with employers. - April 25, 2023 - Beckfield College
Dr. Saurabh Giri Introduced India’s First Revolutionary, Fully Autonomous AI-Based Robotic Knee Replacement System at Helios Orthojoint in Pune
Dr. Saurabh Giri, an orthopedic surgeon, has introduced India's first fully autonomous, AI-based robotic knee replacement system at Helios Orthojoint in Pune. The revolutionary robotic system is designed to perform knee replacement surgeries with a high degree of accuracy and precision, significantly reducing the risk of human error. - April 24, 2023 - Helios Orthojoint
Image Specialty Partners™ Continues to Expand on the West Coast
Image Specialty Partners™, a leading doctor-led, multi-specialty dental service organization in the United States, recently acquired Salem, Oregon-based Castilla Orthodontics. Dr. Ana Castilla founded Castilla Orthodontics in 2013 and since then has, along with her world-class care team,... - April 21, 2023 - Image Specialty Partners
Thrombolex, Inc. Has Received FDA Clearance for Use of BASHIR™ Endovascular Catheters for Treatment of Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Thrombolex, Inc. has received 510(k) clearance for use of the BASHIR™ and BASHIR™ S-B Endovascular Catheters for the treatment of acute pulmonary embolism (PE). - April 20, 2023 - Thrombolex, Inc.
Zana Dobroshi, M.D., Psychiatrist with Harlem Hospitals, is Recognized by Top 100 Registry, Inc. as the 2023 Physician of the Year in the field of Psychiatry
Zana Dobroshi, M.D., Psychiatrist with Harlem Hospitals, and Site Director at Queens College Psychological Center, based in New York, is being recognized by Top 100 Registry, Inc. as the 2023 Physician of the Year. She is due to be featured in the 2023 Top 100 Doctors Q2 Edition. - April 20, 2023 - Top100 Registry Inc.
American Red Cross to Host a Community Blood Drive at Grace Community Bible Church
This is a Red Cross Blood Drive Event being hosted at Grace Community Bible Church, a nondenominational place of worship, in Sandy, Utah. The event will be held on Sunday, May 7, from 8:00am until 2:00pm in the Youth Room. Please go to mygrace.us to sign up for an appointment. If you have Types O-, O+, A-, or B- the Red Cross desperately needs you red blood cells to support doctors and hospitals both locally and abroad. - April 19, 2023 - Grace Community Bible Church
Florida Association of ACOs Announces Accelerator Program
LAUNCH by FLAACOs will connect early-phase companies with successful ACOs, value-based care organizations, and investors. - April 18, 2023 - Florida Association of ACOs
Thermo Fisher Partners with ALPCO-GeneProof to Broaden Their CE-IVD Molecular Assay Portfolio
ALPCO-GeneProof, a global leader in diagnostics, and Thermo Fisher announced a strategic partnership that brings the TaqPath Menu | GeneProof PCR kits to market. The partnership combines the strengths of ALPCO-GeneProof’s expertise in molecular diagnostics with Thermo Fisher’s robust... - April 17, 2023 - ALPCO
ProMedix Inc. Awarded Competitive Grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation
ProMedix Inc. has been awarded a U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant for $250,000.00 to conduct research and development (R&D) work on improving outcomes from sepsis through active digital monitoring of peripheral blood flow. Impaired... - April 17, 2023 - ProMedix Inc.
PromptMed Urgent Care Opens in Highland Park, IL
PromptMed Urgent Care recently opened it's doors to Highland Park, Highwood, and the surrounding Lake County, IL area. Located in Renaissance Place in Highland Park's downtown, PromptMed Urgent Care is open and available on a walk-in basis for customers with illness or injuries. - April 17, 2023 - PromptMed Urgent Care
Florida Association of ACOs Welcomes Personal Health Monitoring as Member
Virtual health company supports home-centered care - April 15, 2023 - Florida Association of ACOs
Angela Hunt, MSN, BSN, RN Named VIP for 2023 by P.O.W.E.R. - Professional Women of Excellence Recognized
Angela Hunt, MSN, BSN, RN of Winston Salem, North Carolina has been named VIP for 2023 by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women Of Excellence Recognized) for her outstanding contributions and achievement in the field of healthcare. About Angela M. Hunt, MSN, BSN, RN Angela M. Hunt is the... - April 15, 2023 - P.O.W.E.R. Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized
Baillie Russell Brown Selected as a Featured Member by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized)
Baillie Russell Brown of Santa Barbara, California, has been selected as a Featured Member by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized) for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of healthcare. About Baillie Russell Brown Baillie Russell Brown is... - April 12, 2023 - P.O.W.E.R. Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized
Ellen A. Hughes, RN, ACA, LCN Named Woman of Excellence/Industry Leader and Woman of the Month by P.O.W.E.R. - Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized
Ellen A. Hughes, RN, ACA, LNC of Mansfield, Ohio has been honored as a Woman of Excellence/Industry Leader by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized) and is featured as a Woman of the Month in the spring 2023 issue of P.O.W.E.R. Magazine. Hughes was selected for... - April 12, 2023 - P.O.W.E.R. Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized
DistillerSR Appoints New Board Members to Accelerate Scaleup and Healthcare Analytics Domain Expertise
DistillerSR® Inc., the market leader in AI-enabled literature review automation software and creator of DistillerSR™, today welcomed Dr. Khaled El Emam and Jason Flick as new board members. The two serial entrepreneurs join Andrew Pinkerton, Partner at Thomvest Ventures, Maria Pacella,... - April 11, 2023 - DistillerSR
Trent University and Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine Partner to Create New Pathways to Careers in Holistic Healthcare
Memorandum of Understanding Establishes Partnership for Innovative Research and Program Collaboration - April 11, 2023 - Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine
Thomas Gaiter Foundation Launches Its Newly Redesigned Website
Thomas Gaiter Foundation, a national and international nonprofit organization, launched a newly redesigned website to provide assistance to the most vulnerable. - April 11, 2023 - Thomas Gaiter Foundation
Distinguished RN Joins the 910AM Superstation Radio Host Lineup as the First Registered Nurse Through Her New Talk Radio Show "Nurse Charms LIVE"
Charmaine Bond AKA “Nurse Charms” is launching her new, trending, radio talk show in celebration of her brand “Nurse Charms”®️ becoming a Registered Trademark. Nurse Charms has spent over 20 years in her nursing career with a passion and dedication for helping... - April 10, 2023 - Nurse Charms
For the Second Consecutive Year, the Public is Invited to Sign Up for Physical Therapy Checkups at Husson University’s Pro Bono Clinic
For the second consecutive year, Husson University’s SOARing Eagles Healthcare clinic at 79 Marshall Road in Bangor is offering free physical therapy checkups to members of the public. The checkups are available on April 10 and April 11, 2023 from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. Anyone interested in... - April 09, 2023 - Husson University
BVU’s "Homeless Stand Down" Event to Connect Cleveland's Homeless Population with Crucial Resources This April
On April 22, 2023, Business Volunteers Unlimited (BVU) will mobilize the entire community to support individuals experiencing homelessness in a powerful one-day event. - April 06, 2023 - Business Volunteers Unlimited
Healthcare Enrichment Solutions Partners with Optimistic Healthcare Solutions
Healthcare Enrichment Solutions now offer Medical Billing/Coding/Collection services. - April 05, 2023 - Healthcare Enrichment Solutions
Mokena Family Donates Emergency Response Kits to All Lincoln-Way Area Schools
Who: Brandon and Jennifer Wilson, of Mokena, are donating one LiveSafer or LiveSafer XL modular public access first aid cabinet to each school building in the Lincoln-Way High School District and all of its feeder elementary schools in Mokena, New Lenox, Manhattan, Frankfort, and Frankfort Square,... - April 05, 2023 - Illinois Supply Company
AMDA Elects Dr. Sabine von Preyss to Vice President Post
At their annual convention in March, the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA) elected Seattle-area Chief Medical Officer Sabine von Preyss, MD, FACP, CMD, to vice president. The post is a four-year assignment that rotates to the organization's president in the third year. AMDA... - April 05, 2023 - Dr. Sabine von Preyss
Baton Rouge’s First Cannabis Street Fair Will be Held at Galvez Plaza
On Saturday, April 29, Baton Rouge citizens and Louisianians will gather for the first-ever Red Stick Cannabis Street Fair held in Baton Rouge at Galvez Plaza. Locals are organizing this event to celebrate the healing power of the cannabis plant, conduct community outreach, and educate the public... - April 04, 2023 - Cannabis Festival Mississippi
Omolara Grace Adeniran, MD’s New Book, “The Residency-Intern Diary,” is Designed to Equip Medical Students and Incoming Residents for Residency Training
Fulton Books author Omolara Grace Adeniran, MD, an internal medicine resident in New York, has completed her most recent book, “The Residency-Intern Diary”: a handy guide to navigating medical school or residency for those just starting out in their medical career journeys. Author... - April 04, 2023 - Fulton Books
Hospitalist Alexander Roth, MD, Joins New York Health
New York Health (NYHealth), the premier practice of primary and specialty care, is proud to announce the addition of Alexander Roth, MD, to its team of dedicated healthcare professionals. Dr. Roth will provide high-quality care to patients. He will practice at 12 East 86th Street, Suite #7, New... - April 04, 2023 - New York Health
Dr. Karan Khosla Joins New York Health
New York Health (NYHealth), the premier practice of primary and specialty care, is proud to announce the addition of Dr. Karan Khosla to its team of dedicated healthcare professionals. Dr. Khosla is an experienced Hospitalist who will be practicing at 12 East 86th Street, Suite #7, New York, NY... - April 04, 2023 - New York Health
Web Marketing Association Announces the Winners of the 2023 Internet Advertising Competition Awards
The Web Marketing Association has announced the winners of the 21st annual Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Awards, which recognizes excellence in online advertising across 86 industries and 10 advertising formats. Infillion received the Top Agency Award, with 22 IAC Awards, including a Best of Show award, 21 Best of industry awards, and a total of 136 quality points towards the Top Agency Award. The complete list of winners can be found on www.IACAward.org. - April 04, 2023 - Web Marketing Association
New York Cancer & Blood Specialists and Physicians of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Host Breast Cancer Screening Event
Memorial Medical Care (MMC), PC, a practice of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) physicians and New York Cancer & Blood Specialists (NYCBS), will host a free breast screening event on Saturday, April 8, 2023, from 9 am-3 pm at their new comprehensive cancer care located at 2236... - April 03, 2023 - New York Cancer & Blood Specialists
ABC's "Shark Tank" to Feature Local Company with Safe New Way for Mothers Across the U.S. to Preserve Their Breast Milk for Up to Three Years on the Shelf
Milkify gives mothers an easy and safe option to freeze-dry their breast milk, extending the life of this precious source of nutrition for up to three years. Freeze-dried breast milk powder is easy to use when parents are on the go, requires no refrigeration, and prevents nutrient degradation caused by long-time freezer storage. Milkify will be featured on Shark Tank April 7. - March 31, 2023 - Milkify
Largest Veterans Cannabis Certification Event in USA to be Held in Jackson, Mississippi on April 30 to Kickoff Veteran Cannabis Support Program Initiative
MississippiMedicalMarijuanas.com, an ElysianMed.io brand platform, announced today that they will be holding a cannabis mass-certification event for Mississippi veterans at the Westin Hotel, in Jackson, Mississippi on April 30, 2023. The event will provide over $75,000 worth of medical cannabis... - March 30, 2023 - ElysianMed
Hemanext Partners with Sickle Cell Disease Association of America and OneBlood to Support Blood Drive in Miami Gardens
NFL Linebacker Markus Golden Joins Forces for an Inspiring #Donate4Diversity Blood Drive on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at Walmart Supercenter Parking Lot, 19501 NW 27th Ave., Miami Gardens, FL - March 30, 2023 - Hemanext
HSG and HD-CAB Collaborate to Provide Global Patient Advisory Board
The Huntington Study Group (HSG) together with its wholly owned subsidiary, HSG Clinical Research, Inc., a world leader in conducting clinical trials for Huntington’s disease (HD), recently collaborated with Huntington’s Disease – Community Advisory Board (HD-CAB) to provide a... - March 30, 2023 - Huntington Study Group
NurseBee's Innovative Platform, "The Hive," Leverages Blockchain Technology to Revolutionize Healthcare Staffing Industry
NurseBee, a healthcare technology company, has reached a significant milestone by crossing into revenue. - March 30, 2023 - NurseBee
Hammond Pond Dental Group Announces Free Invisalign® Consultation to New Patients from Chestnut Hill and Nearby Areas
Hammond Pond Dental Group, a leading comprehensive dental care provider, is proud to announce that they offer free Invisalign® consultations for new patients. This special offer is designed to help individuals get the smile they have always wanted without the hassle and expense typically... - March 30, 2023 - Hammond Pond Dental Group
Popit and MediService Join Forces to Transform How Swiss Patients Take Medications
Popit, a pioneer in improving medication adherence, and MediService, a Swiss specialty pharmacy, are joining forces to revolutionize medication adherence for patients in Switzerland. In this collaboration, the Swiss pharmacy with a focus on caring for people with chronic and rare disease, will offer Popit to their patients taking anticoagulants to further improve adherence and patient outcome. - March 30, 2023 - Popit Ltd.
New Research on Decentralized Clinical Trial (DCT) Strategies to Boost Patient Diversity
Current and Future Clinical Trial Participants Link Enhanced Diversity and Inclusion of Underrepresented Patient Populations to DCT - March 29, 2023 - Life Science Strategy Group, LLC
World Class Hospitals Join DNA Damage Response Consortium to Bring Forward New Treatments for Adults and Children with Brain Cancer
Researchers from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, NYU, UCSF, and the University of Minnesota join National Brain Tumor Society and Yale-led Initiative - March 29, 2023 - National Brain Tumor Society
Emmanuel J. Ajala Honored as a Professional of the Year for 2023 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide
Emmanuel J. Ajala, of Bronx, New York, has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2023 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of research. About Emmanuel J. Ajala Emmanuel J. Ajala is a biomedical... - March 29, 2023 - Strathmore Worldwide
Leanetta Mitchell Named a Professional of the Year for 2023 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide
Leanetta Mitchell, of Salisbury, North Carolina, has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2023 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of healthcare and occupational therapy. About Leanetta... - March 29, 2023 - Strathmore Worldwide
NexGen Networks' High Availability and Resilient Cloud-Based Solutions Are Revolutionizing the Healthcare Industry
Reliable & secure connectivity for critical application. - March 29, 2023 - NexGen Networks
Unlock Hidden Pharmacy Fax Numbers with ScriptFax
ScriptFax™ offers one of the most complete databases of pharmacy fax numbers for use across the healthcare industry and, in particular, for the delivery of prescriptions and refill requests. Developed by CarePrecise LLC, a U.S. healthcare provider data company, ScriptFax uses advanced data mining to acquire hard-to-find fax for more than 47,000 chain pharmacy locations, as well as 42,000+ drug stores, clinical, and compounding pharmacies nationwide. - March 28, 2023 - CarePrecise LLC
Sridhar Reddy, MD Joins New York Cancer & Blood Specialists
New York Cancer & Blood Specialists (NYCBS), one of the nation’s leading oncology practices, is proud to announce the addition of board-certified hematologist-oncologist Sridhar Reddy, MD. Dr. Reddy will practice at NYCBS locations in Downtown Brooklyn and East New York. Learn... - March 28, 2023 - New York Cancer & Blood Specialists
A New Philosophy for Jamaican Pot
Massive Therapeutics, a medical cannabis company, has released its list of the most important reasons organic farming techniques should be implemented over non-organic. Cannabis has a long history, from its use in traditional medicine to its current status as a lucrative crop. In Jamaica, the... - March 27, 2023 - Massive Therapeutics
Bell Lifestyle Products Launched a New Product: The Ezee Cognitive Tea™
Ezee Cognitive Tea™ is a tasty herbal blend of Siberian ginseng, ginkgo, ashwagandha and more. Some of these herbs have been used in herbal medicine to help improve mental performance. They also help to relieve general weakness and fatigue. - March 27, 2023 - Bell Lifestyle Products
Available Medicare Advantage Plans 2023 Increased by 6 Percent Reports AAMSI
The total of available Medicare Advantage plans in 2023 has reached a record according to analysis of data by the American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance (AAMSI). The number of Medicare Advantage plans available nationwide for individual enrollment in 2023 is 3,998. This represents... - March 26, 2023 - American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance
The Effect of Physical and Mental Health on Financial Well-Being
The Institute of Consumer Money Management (ICMM), a nonprofit public charity organization based in North Carolina funded a study to explore the Link between Physical and Mental Health and Financial Well-Being. A new literature review, titled, "Literature Review on the Effect of Physical and... - March 25, 2023 - The Institute of Consumer Money Management