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Report shows how employers and employees have adjusted during the pandemic and what the workplace may look like in the future

PORTLAND, MAINE (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
ClaimVantage, an international provider of claims and absence management solutions for the life and health industry, today released a report on COVID-19's Impact on the Workplace, providing a detailed look at how employers and employees have adjusted during the pandemic and what the workplace may look like in the future. The research shows an overall positive outlook on remote working, though there is a notable difference in how employers and employees view the experience.
While 87% of employer respondents rated the overall experience of remote working as excellent or very good, only 51% of employee respondents rated the overall experience the same. All other aspects of the remote working experience were rated lower by employees than employers, signifying there may be a disconnect between how the experience is going at the business level and at the individual worker level.
Despite the research showing lower levels of satisfaction on the remote working experience among employees, a majority of respondents (68%) indicated their desire to continue to work remotely moving forward. A subset of employers (14%) have already decided to reduce their footprint or close locations, indicating a shift to a remote workforce post-pandemic. However, many employers indicated they are still deciding whether they will continue allowing employees to work remotely post-pandemic.
The report also examined what safety measures employers have made to the workplace in order to bring back employees to the office, and how effective employees view these changes. The study is available for free download on the ClaimVantage website here.
The research on COVID-19's Impact on the Workplace included employers who are responsible for setting policies and procedures for their work environment and employee benefits/leave policies, and employees working for a U.S. employer with at least 50 employees.
About ClaimVantage
ClaimVantage offers industry-leading life, health, and absence management software solutions for insurance carriers, Third-Party Administrators (TPAs), and large employers. ClaimVantage provides cloud-native, automated claims processing solutions that drive efficiency, accuracy, and productivity, helping its customers to deliver superior customer service.
With its North American headquarters in Portland, Maine, and European headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, ClaimVantage also has teams in EMEA and APAC.
For more information about ClaimVantage, visit claimvantage.com.
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Anchor members include Eurofins EGL Genetic Diagnostics, Eurofins NTD, Invitae, LabCorp and Myriad Genetics

CHICAGO (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
CancerIQ, an enterprise precision health platform for cancer, has formed a network of trusted genetic labs to streamline and inform the genetic test ordering process. The CancerIQ Lab Network increases access to genetic testing and improves the experience for providers and genetic testing labs.
Democratizing access to genetic testing is one of the main tenets of precision health. Genetic testing helps providers identify patients at high risk of developing cancer to establish care plans to preempt a diagnosis.
Unfortunately, the vast majority of patients who meet guidelines for genetic testing go untested. That's due to several barriers, including workflow issues, lack of awareness, confusion over guidelines, and reimbursement concerns.
CancerIQ added a Lab Network to its offerings to overcome those barriers. The network is a strategic alliance of genetic testing labs that recognize the hurdles and want to improve awareness and adoption of genetic testing.
The five anchor members of the CancerIQ Lab Network are Eurofins EGL Genetic Diagnostics, Eurofins NTD, Invitae, LabCorp and Myriad Genetics.
"I'm proud of these labs for being so forward-thinking about ease of use and clinician experience," says Feyi Ayodele, CEO of CancerIQ. "This network makes genetic testing more scalable and accessible to patients."
Lab Network members are listed within the CancerIQ platform. Clinicians see the list at the point of care, which increases awareness of lab offerings and streamlines the test ordering process. If a test is selected by the healthcare provider, CancerIQ prepopulates the test requisition and insurance prior authorization forms with data collected during the patient encounter.
CancerIQ is also integrated into health systems' EHRs, further streamlining the ordering process without extra cost or effort from the labs.
Provider organizations that were early adopters of the CancerIQ Lab Network found that the increased convenience and streamlined workflow enhanced ordering and utilization of tests for appropriate patients.
Additionally, patients had more tests covered by insurance because the CancerIQ platform accurately and thoroughly captures necessary clinical information to avoid a denial.
About CancerIQ
CancerIQ's precision health platform enables hospitals to identify, evaluate and manage entire patient populations based on individual genetic risk factors. By analyzing family history, running predictive risk models and automating NCCN guidelines, CancerIQ empowers providers with the genetic expertise to prevent cancer or catch it early. The platform has been rapidly adopted by some of the top health systems in the country and fully integrates with genetics laboratories, EHRs, and specialty software vendors to streamline workflow, guide clinician decision making, achieve cost savings, and — most importantly — improve patient outcomes.

"I'm proud of these labs for being so forward-thinking about ease of use and clinician experience." Feyi Ayodele CEO of CancerIQ



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Dallas plastic surgeon, Dr. Rod J. Rohrich, has received the prestigious PSF Distinguished Career Researcher Award.

DALLAS (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Dallas plastic surgeon, Dr. Rod J. Rohrich has been honored as the recipient of the 2020 Plastic Surgery Foundation Distinguished Career Researcher Award. This award was established to recognize outstanding achievements in research that have advanced the specialty of plastic surgery. It is meant to recognize a plastic surgeon whose novel and significant work over their career has had a far-reaching impact on the practice of plastic surgery.
"I am extremely humbled, yet gratified to be honored with this award," says Dr. Rohrich, who has held several key leadership roles within plastic surgery throughout his career. He served as President of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, as Professor and Chairman and Distinguished Teaching Professor of the Department of Plastic Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center, and is currently Editor-in-Chief of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal and a Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine. "The focus in your career is to become the best plastic surgeon you can, not only for your patients, but also to teach the next generation of plastic surgery leaders, innovators and researchers. Clinical and Basic Science research provides the basis for true innovation in plastic surgery. It's great to be recognized for helping make plastic surgery better through our clinical and basic science research efforts and it shows that giving back matters."
The Plastic Surgery Foundation cites several reasons for granting the award, including Dr. Rohrich's widespread role in organizational leadership, lifelong contributions to plastic surgery training and education, and his substantial body of work as an author of scientific articles and medical texts.
Plastic Surgery Foundation President, Scott Hultman, M.D, bestowed the PSF Distinguished Career Researcher Award to Dr. Rohrich for his lifelong passion in plastic surgery and for helping make the discipline what it is today. Dr. Rohrich has helped to transform and shape the specialty over his practice career as an educator, researcher and as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the globe's leading peer reviewed plastic surgery journal as well as the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the first North American Plastic Surgery open access journal – PRS Global Open.
Dr. Rohrich's private practice, based out of Dallas at the renowned Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute, has a clinical focus on plastic surgery of the face and nose. He is actively involved in clinical research including five clinical trials with fillers and neuromodulators. Dr. Rohrich is widely considered to be one of the top rhinoplasty surgeons in the world today, and much of his writing and presentations focus on rhinoplasty, and revision rhinoplasty, that is, correcting previously performed rhinoplasties that have poor outcomes. Dr. Rohrich is also the editor of the authoritative textbook on the subject, "Dallas Rhinoplasty: Nasal Surgery by the Masters" which is currently published in six languages and has repeatedly sold out.
About Rod J. Rohrich, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Dr. Rod J. Rohrich is a board certified plastic surgeon in Dallas, Texas. He is considered one of the most influential surgeons in this century. Dr. Rohrich is a Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. He was the Founding Chair of the Department of Plastic Surgery as well as the first plastic surgeon selected as a Distinguished Teaching Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He graduated from Baylor College of Medicine with high honors, and completed his plastic surgery training at the University of Michigan Medical Center and fellowships at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard (hand/microsurgery) and Oxford University (pediatric plastic surgery). He is Chair of the Dallas Rhinoplasty Meeting, Founding Chair of the Dallas Cosmetic Surgery and Medicine Meeting, Founding Member of the Alliance in Reconstructive Surgery, and a Founding Partner of the Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute.
He is the Editor-in-Chief of the most respected global peer reviewed plastic surgery journal – the Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He developed and is Editor-in-Chief of the first open access peer reviewed plastic surgery journal, PRS Global Open. Dr. Rohrich has published nearly 1000 peer reviewed articles and seven textbooks in plastic surgery including a recent best-selling medical book entitled The Facial Danger Zones.
Dr. Rohrich also served as president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), the largest organization of board certified plastic surgeons in the world. He repeatedly has been selected by his peers as one of America's best doctors. He received the ASPS Special Achievement Award and on three occasions has received one of his profession's highest honors, the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes his contributions to education in plastic surgery.



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100 of the nation's top health care systems, including Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and representing thousands of hospitals in communities across the U.S., have come together in an unprecedented manner with an urgent plea for all Americans – mask up, because wearing a facemask is our best chance at slowing the surging COVID-19 pandemic now.

PITTSBURGH (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
For Immediate Release
Contacts:
Rhoda Weiss, 310.945.6730, rhoda@rhodaweiss.com
Angie Kiska, 216.312.9170, kiskaa@ccf.org
Dan Laurent, 412.807.8103, AHN, Daniel.laurent@highmarkhealth.org
Allegheny Health Network Joins Top U.S. Hospitals to Encourage Everyone to #MaskUp
Growing numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths are troubling; facemasks can slow the trend
100 of the nation's top health care systems, including Allegheny Health Network(AHN) and representing thousands of hospitals in communities across the U.S., have come together in an unprecedented manner with an urgent plea for all Americans – mask up- because wearing a facemask is our best chance at slowing the surging COVID-19 pandemic now.
More than 11.5 million Americans have tested positive for the virus – including an additional one million in just the past week – leading to more than 250,000 deaths.
The current trends are daunting and frightening. If the nation stays on its current course, hospital leaders are increasingly concerned that more healthcare facilities will be overwhelmed as shortages of healthy caregivers make it difficult to handle a rapidly increasing number of patients. Unfortunately, this is already happening in parts of the country.
The next several months will be critical. Though there has been positive news about vaccine development, no one knows when those vaccines will be ready for widespread use. In the meantime, everyone must remain vigilant, take precautions and follow public health orders.
The country has reached a tipping point. The power to do what is right is now in the hands of everyone everywhere.
Beginning today, a public service message will run in The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times. Additionally, hospitals and health systems across the country will continue to unite to share these messages regionally.
The message reads:
"As the top nationally-ranked hospitals, we know it's tough that we all need to do our part and keep wearing masks. But, here's what we also know: The science has not changed. Masks slow the spread of COVID-19. So, please join us as we all embrace this simple ask: Wear. Care. Share with #MaskUp. Together, wearing is caring. And together, we are saving lives."
In an effort to reach a broader audience, the public service effort will also include messages on digital platforms, social media, online information, links to vital health resources and more. Combining resources demonstrates that these health organizations are working together, will accomplish this today and will get through this together.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention points to recent studies that have shown facemasks successfully limit spread of the COVID-19 virus. Wearing facemasks protect in key ways: by protecting the wearer against inhalation of harmful pathogens and particulates and by preventing exposure of those around the wearer.
In addition to masking, the CDC suggests that everyone minimize the number of non-household contacts, maintain a physical distance of at least six feet, and limit the amount of time around others, especially while indoors and in poorly ventilated areas. For further information about masking guidelines – how to choose a mask, how to properly wear a mask – visit the CDC website.
About us: http://www.everymaskup.com is a collaboration of 100 leading health systems representing thousands of hospitals across the U.S. joining together to create messages for the betterment of communities they serve. The impetus for this, and other public service campaigns to follow, came from a group of health care marketing and communications executives meeting for a decade and reengaged weekly since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The goal is to share knowledge and experience, best practices, strategies and resources- knowing they can accomplish more together. Founded and led by Rhoda Weiss, Ph.D., Los Angeles-based national health care leader and consultant, the expanded coalition is partnering with Cleveland Clinic Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Paul Matsen and his team for this effort. Additionally, hospitals and health systems on a regional basis continue to come together to send messages like these of prevention and safety, hope and healing, life and death, care and caring.
The following hospitals and health systems are helping to spread this message across the country.
AdventHealth
Adventist Health
Allegheny Health Network
Atrium Health
Avera Health
Banner Health
Baptist Health Northeast Florida
Baylor Scott & White Health
Baystate Health
BJC HealthCare
Bon Secours Mercy Health
Boston Children's Hospital
Cedars-Sinai
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Children's Hospital of Orange County
Children's National Hospital
ChristianaCare
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
City of Hope
Cleveland Clinic
CommonSpirit Health
Community Health Systems
Cooper University Health Care
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health
Duke Health
Emory Healthcare
Geisinger
Hackensack Meridian Health
HCA Healthcare
Inspira Health
Intermountain Healthcare
Jefferson Health
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Kaiser Permanente
Keck Medicine of USC
LifePoint Health
Mass General Brigham
Mayo Clinic
MedStar Health
Memorial Hermann
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
MemorialCare (Southern California)
Mercy
Michigan Medicine
Mount Sinai Health System
National Jewish Health
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Nebraska Medicine     Nemours Children's Health System
NewYork-Presbyterian
Northwell Health
Northwestern Medicine
Norton Healthcare
Ochsner Health
OhioHealth
Oregon Health & Science University
OSF HealthCare
OU Health
PeaceHealth
Penn Medicine
Penn State Health
Providence
Renown Health
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Rush University System for Health
RWJ Barnabas Health
Saint Luke's Health System (Kansas City, MO)
SCL Health
Scripps Health
Sharp HealthCare
Southwestern Health Resources
SSM Health
St. Elizabeth Healthcare
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
St. Luke's Hospital (St. Louis)
Stanford Health Care
Sutter Health
Temple Health
Texas Health Resources
The Christ Hospital Health Network
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
ThedaCare
TriHealth (Cincinnati)
Trinity Health
UC Davis Health
UCHealth
UC Health CINCINNATI
UC San Diego Health
UChicago Medicine
UCI Health
UCLA Health
UCSF Health
UNC Health
University of California Health
University Hospitals (Cleveland)
University of Iowa Health Care
Virtua Health

The country has reached a tipping point. The power to do what is right is now in the hands of everyone everywhere.



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University of California Health has launched an innovative mothers' milk bank to help improve the lives of newborns, infants and their families. The new University of California Health Milk Bank, operated by UC San Diego Health, is only the second one in California to be accredited by the Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA) and is the only milk bank in the nation that is part of a health care system.

SAN DIEGO (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
University of California Health has launched an innovative mothers' milk bank to help improve the lives of newborns, infants and their families. The new University of California Health Milk Bank, operated by UC San Diego Health, is only the second one in California to be accredited by the Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA) and is the only milk bank in the nation that is part of a health care system.
"A mothers' milk bank is such an important resource for our communities. Mother's milk is critical for the growth and development of infants, and it protects them from infection. Having mother's milk is an investment in the long-term health of these very fragile infants," said Dr. Carrie L. Byington, executive vice president of University of California Health (UCH) and a pediatrician and infectious disease specialist. "This is just the kind of innovation our academic health system can undertake to support the health of infants. In addition to providing a lifeline through donated breast milk to babies in need, we will also educate, support and empower families about infant nutrition." UCH has active maternity and neonatal programs at its academic health centers, including its children's hospitals.
Pasteurized, donated breastmilk is critical for feeding sick and premature infants when mothers do not have a sufficient milk supply for their baby's nutritional needs.
The University of California Health Milk Bank, located at the San Diego Blood Bank, will help support neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and families in the region and the state.
Improving the lives of fragile babies is a key focus for Dr. Lisa Stellwagen, executive director and medical director for University of California Health Milk Bank. Stellwagen, who also is a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UC San Diego School of Medicine, has years of clinical and academic experience, with an expertise in milk banking, infant nutrition, breast milk feeding and medical care of newborns. The University of California Health Milk Bank is the only nonprofit milk bank in North America directed by a physician.
"California has high rates of breastfeeding, but there is a huge distribution problem that has resulted in shortages of pasteurized donor milk for ill or premature infants. More than a decade of scientific evidence has shown the important benefits of mother's milk for the smallest infants. That's why having access to donor milk is so crucial especially for NICUs which are caring for the most fragile babies," said Stellwagen. "We aim to address these shortages and disparities in donor milk use in our region."
A milk bank accepts and processes donations to provide safe, pasteurized human milk product for hospitalized and/or fragile children. Healthy breastfeeding or pumping mothers are welcome to contribute to the University of California Health Milk Bank. Milk donors must complete an extensive questionnaire, are carefully tested before donation, and have 100 ounces or more of extra frozen milk. The milk is also tested and processed using high quality laboratory practices.
Families may have questions about safety of mother's milk during the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent study conducted by researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine and UCLA suggest the virus that causes COVID-19 does not appear to be transmitted through breast milk. The researchers also added the virus into milk from two donors who were not infected and then pasteurized it. They found no virus survived the heating process, demonstrating the safety of pasteurized donor milk.
Patty Maysent, CEO of UC San Diego Health added, "UC San Diego Health is honored to play a central role in the new milk bank. We are deeply committed to providing patients with access to comprehensive care, and the service provided by the milk bank will enable us to further fulfill that commitment. The impact to families will be tremendous and reflective of our mission and vision to deliver outstanding patient care and create healthier lives."
The University of California Health Milk Bank expands the services of a previous, smaller program at UC San Diego Health. Hannah and Zach Johnson supported the original program and helped fund the expansion with a $4 million donation. Additional financial support has come from Geneviève Tremblay Jacobs and Paul Jacobs, among other donors.
"Our passion for this project came from recognizing how many health issues can be linked back to childhood nutrition and how improvements early on can really impact the lifelong health of people in our community," said Hannah Johnson.
More information about the University of California Health Milk Bank is available at http://www.ucmilkbank.ucsd.edu.
About University of California Health
University of California Health (UCH) comprises six academic health centers, 20 health professional schools, a Global Health Institute and systemwide services that improve the health of patients and the University's students, faculty and employees. All of UC's hospitals are ranked among the best in California and its medical schools and health professional schools are nationally ranked in their respective areas. More information and news from University of California Health is available here.
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Families who have experienced the benefits of donated breast milk are available for interviews.
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Clarion Safety launches new sister website, Clarion Safety Assessment, offering product safety and risk assessment services

MILFORD, PA. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Clarion Safety Systems, a leading manufacturer of safety labels, signs and tags, has expanded its portfolio with a new product safety and risk assessment platform, Clarion Safety Assessment. Available at its sister website, http://www.clarionsafetyassessment.com, services now available for equipment manufacturers include machine risk assessments, warnings and label reviews and product safety consulting.
"Safety and liability are a concern for nearly every equipment and machinery manufacturer. There are multiple aspects involved in bringing safe, compliant products into the marketplace – and each needs to be assessed and handled effectively," says Ron Crawford, CEO of Clarion Safety. "Until recently, Clarion Safety's main focus has been on product warnings and instructions. Now, we're expanding that reach to answer the wider needs of our clients, helping to identify, remedy and prevent comprehensive product safety and compliance issues."
Clarion Safety has a longstanding, 30 year history of collaborating with customers to implement best practices in relation to a broad range of product safety standards with the goal of maximizing safety and reducing risk. Clarion Safety Assessment will be driven by that same commitment to excellence, punctuated by a track record of working with over 15,000 companies without a single Clarion Safety customer ever facing warnings-based allegations.
"Our team not only has a thorough understanding of the ANSI and ISO standards for product safety and risk – we're involved at the leadership level on many of the key national and international committees. We put that knowledge into practice for each of our clients, guiding them through their specific challenges."
Clarion Safety Assessment Services
Clarion Safety Assessment provides full-service product safety and liability prevention capabilities, offered through a team of experts, each with specific areas of proficiency.
Services include:

Machine risk assessment: Risk assessments are a powerful tool in identifying and reducing hazards – making them the foundation of a product safety program. The Clarion Safety Assessment team helps ensure the risk assessment follows a formal method based on the needs at hand and today's best practices. The end result: effective processes and outcomes are established in line with a comprehensive safety strategy.

Warnings and label reviews: Communicating risk through warnings is a critical component of risk reduction, especially when it's not practical to design out or guard against a particular hazard. However, there's a reason that "failure to warn" and "inadequate warnings" continue to top today's product liability allegations: creating effective on-product warnings isn't always easy. In this personalized label or label program evaluation, the Clarion Safety Assessment team reviews the latest standards and best practices and makes tangible recommendations.

Consulting: There are many different elements in an effective product safety program. Whether a company is looking to put their program to the test or has known issues but are unsure where to begin, Clarion Safety's consulting solution is an effective starting point. Examples of types of consulting offered include product safety/liability strategy, specifying safety requirements like machine guarding, best practices for product safety manuals, and litigation support.

More information can be found at http://www.clarionsafetyassessment.com.
ABOUT CLARION SAFETY SYSTEMS
Clarion Safety Systems, LLC, is the leading designer and manufacturer of visual safety solutions that help customers in more than 180 industries worldwide to make their products and premises safer. Clarion Safety offers a full range of standard and custom products including machinery safety labels, environmental and facility safety signs, pipe and valve identification markings, lockout/tagout products, and safety-grade photoluminescent egress path-marking escape systems. Founded in 1990, the company continues to play a leading role in the development and writing of international and national standards for safety signs, labels, and markings. Clarion Safety is headquartered at 190 Old Milford Road in Milford, PA, 18337, and online at http://www.clarionsafety.com.



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Kognito's virtual human simulations combined with NORC's curriculum implementation and evaluation services will provide a comprehensive training solution for schools of health professions.

NEW YORK (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
NORC at the University of Chicago, the leading non-profit organization supporting behavioral health training, evaluation, and implementation, and Kognito, a leader in immersive, evidence-based virtual human simulation, are helping to prepare future and current nurses, physicians, and social workers to confront the COVID-19 behavioral health crisis.
As of mid-July, more than half of U.S. adults reported that their mental health had been negatively impacted by the coronavirus, with 12% reporting increases in alcohol consumption or other substance use. Nurses, physicians, and social workers play a critical role in behavioral health screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT)—an evidence-based practice in the prevention and care of behavioral health issues. NORC and Kognito have worked with hundreds of health professions schools to train their students to use SBIRT with a variety of populations. They are now leveraging that expertise to train health professionals to use SBIRT to address COVID-related mental health issues.
"Especially during COVID-19, there's an increased need for schools to provide effective virtual training. We're pleased to collaborate with Kognito to address such an important issue and help expand the use of substance use assessment and early intervention into routine healthcare nationwide," says Dr. Tracy McPherson, Senior Research Scientist for NORC.
NORC's thought leadership and expertise in SBIRT training, implementation, and evaluation, combined with Kognito's evidence-based behavioral health simulations, will provide schools of health professions with access to the superior content and wrap-around support they need to successfully implement SBIRT training into their curriculum. The partnership will also offer its solutions to health systems to support SBIRT training for practicing professionals.
Kognito simulations allow learners to lead conversations with AI-powered virtual patients to build clinical communication skills such as motivational interviewing—an evidence-based method for driving sustained behavior change. Dozens of health professions schools use Kognito virtual simulations to provide students with clinical practice hours.
"Simulations with virtual patients are a proven method to provide the hands-on practice and personalized feedback required to build patient-engagement and communication skills of health professionals," says Ron Goldman, Co-Founder and Chief Simulation Strategist at Kognito. "We are honored to partner with NORC and combine the power of Kognito simulations with NORC's expertise in training, evaluation, and implementation to support today's schools in preparing the future healthcare workforce to confront the behavioral health crisis."
Visit the partnership page to learn more.
About NORC at the University of Chicago:
NORC at the University of Chicago is an objective, non-partisan research institution that delivers reliable data and rigorous analysis to guide critical programmatic, business, and policy decisions. Since 1941, NORC has conducted groundbreaking studies, created and applied innovative methods and tools, and advanced principles of scientific integrity and collaboration. Today, government, corporate, and nonprofit clients around the world partner with NORC to transform increasingly complex information into useful knowledge. Learn more at http://www.norc.org.
About Kognito:
Founded in 2003, Kognito is a leader in designing immersive practice experiences that develop and assess the competencies of users in transforming challenging health conversations into opportunities to drive meaningful and sustainable changes in attitude, self-efficacy, and behavior. Kognito's award-winning online and mobile experiences use emotionally responsive virtual humans to simulate real-life conversations within a risk-free and adaptive environment that provides personalized feedback and in-depth analytics. Kognito uses a science-driven, research-proven approach and currently has more than 450 clients in education, government, and healthcare settings. The company has been recognized for its evidence-based programs and is the only company with digital simulations listed in the National-Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP). Learn more and access a demo at http://www.kognito.com.



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As its new Chief Marketing Officer, Christina Fleming will play a integral role in ushering in a new chapter for NHCA as it reimagines the future of post-acute care.

VALLEY STREAM, N.Y. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
National Health Care Associates (NHCA) is pleased to name Christina Fleming as Chief Marketing Officer. Christina will play a critical role in ushering in a new chapter for NHCA as it reimagines the future of post-acute care.
"We are very excited to welcome Christina as a key member of our leadership team," said Marvin Ostreicher, president of NHCA. "She is a talented executive with a depth of strategic marketing and customer service experience. We look forward to working with her as we explore opportunities for continued brand innovation."
Christina's expertise and long-standing track record will serve to bolster NHCA's brand vision and strategic direction. She brings over 15 years of marketing and business development experience with an extensive portfolio in brand building, digital marketing, and sales leadership.
"I am thrilled to join the team at NHCA," said Christina Fleming. "I am committed to the development of my team, as well as playing a leading role in transforming the post-acute care journey for our patients and their families."
A transformational leader, she has developed marketing strategies driving results, delivering innovative solutions, and ensuring an enhanced customer experience in the post-acute care and senior living industries.
Before joining NHCA, Christina held various senior roles in healthcare. Most recently, she founded a boutique fractional marketing agency and built a customer service solution to aid senior living brands in using real-time feedback to drive marketing strategy. Prior, she served as vice president of marketing and business development for a multi-facility post-acute organization in New Jersey.
About National Health Care Associates: A leading provider of long-term care and short-term rehabilitation, National Health Care Associates operates a post-acute network of skilled nursing and assisted living centers throughout the northeast. NHCA's 35-year legacy is grounded in its commitment to the highest quality of care, a focus on exceptional customer service, and providing a nurturing environment for patients, residents and their families. For more information, visit http://www.nhca.com.



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A.D. Players at The George and Apache SafeSpace Solutions team up to keep theater patrons safe

HOUSTON (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Last month, for the first time since the global pandemic impacted citizens and businesses across the Houston area, A.D. Players at The George Theater opened their doors to patrons for a one-man offering from their educational touring department, "Apollo: to the Moon", and an extended run of the concert, "Signed, Sealed, Delivered: John-Mark McGaha sings Stevie Wonder." In addition to rigorous health and safety protocols, the theater worked with Apache SafeSpace Solutions to install custom UV-C treatment technology into their facility to help keep patrons safe. The technology has been integrated in educational, industrial, and commercial facilities all across the country, and is helping people safely get back to work and life.
"We are doing everything we can to keep our guests safe while still providing the magic of live entertainment. To our knowledge, we're one of the first theaters in the country to reopen using this technology," said Jake Speck, Executive Director of A.D. Players at The George. "The advanced technical solutions Apache SafeSpace Solutions provided have not only made our theater safer for our actors, artists, and audience, but have given us incredible peace of mind."
The Apache SafeSpace Solutions team worked closely with the theater to design, fabricate, and install hospital-grade UV-C lights in the building's HVAC system to scrub the building's airflow of microbial threats like bacteria, viruses, and fungi. UV-C light has been proven to penetrate cell walls, breaking down the nucleus of the cell to destroy it, and businesses all over the country are utilizing it to treat and decontaminate surfaces and the air.
"The theater does so much for people's mental and emotional health, especially during these strange and uncertain times. Our main goal is to get people back to life again, and the performing arts are a vital part of that," said Mike Knigin, CEO of Apache Industrial Services. "We're proud to support A.D. Players and help them create the safest environment possible for their guests."
Since reopening, A.D. Players at The George has been putting on a variety of shows at the theater with limited audiences and strict health and safety protocols. Even with these extensive precautions in place, there is an understanding that some may not feel comfortable returning to the theater yet, so A.D. Players is offering a number of outdoor performances and livestreams that guests can enjoy from the comfort of their home. Further information can be found at http://www.adplayers.org.
Those interested in learning more about Apache SafeSpace Solutions and how the company's advanced technical solutions can be integrated into their own home or business can visit http://www.apachesafespacesolutions.com for more information.
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VFR and MVA to work together to help underserved Veterans.

SEATTLE (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
For immediate release
VFR Healthcare and Minority Veterans of America to Expand Access of Behavioral Health Services to Underserved Veteran Population
Veteran & First Responder (VFR) Healthcare ("VFR"), a leading provider of technology-enabled mental health and substance use treatment, and the Veteran non-profit, Minority Veterans of America ("MVA"), today announced a partnership to enhance access to mental health and substance use services to underserved veterans around the country.
Minority Veterans of America and VFR Healthcare share a mission-focused mentality of taking care of service members, Veterans, and their families. This partnership will enhance and complement resources available to underserved veterans in the community.
"As an organization that believes all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation deserve care, dignity and respect, it is of critical importance for us to address the significant unmet need for treatment services among all minority service members, veterans and their families. We are honored to be working with MVA to take this issue head on. "
"Our nation's minority veteran community is disproportionately impacted by mental health and substance abuse issues," said Lindsay Church, a Navy veteran, and Executive Director of Minority Veterans of America. "Within our communities, minority veterans face systemic barriers to accessing comprehensive and quality substance abuse and mental health treatment opportunities. We are proud to be partnering with the team at VFR Healthcare to help increase equitable access to those life-saving services and to improve the health and well-being of the entire minority veteran community."
About Minority Veterans of America
Minority Veterans of America (MVA) is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that was designed to create belonging and advance equity for underrepresented veterans, including women, people of color, LGBTQ, and religious minorities. The organization aims to transform the narrative of the American veteran by building an interconnected community, fostering greater understanding of our memberships' identities, and serving minority veterans through the development of targeted programming and advocacy.
About VFR Healthcare
VFR (Veteran & First Responder) Healthcare is a Veteran-owned and operated organization that was founded to increase the access to, and quality of, outpatient substance abuse and mental health treatment for Veterans, first responders, and their families. VFR's clinical and medical leadership team, all of whom are Veterans, developed trauma-informed clinical programming designed to address the specific issues and unique needs, preferences, and values of Veterans, first responders, and their families and incorporates these principles to all programs and services provided. VFR Healthcare's multi-disciplinary teams of psychiatrists, psychologists, and licensed and credentialed therapists are trained in evidence-based psychotherapy practices as well as military/Veteran and first responder cultural competencies. VFR Healthcare offers a wide range of technology-enabled, confidential, and trauma-informed outpatient treatment programs and services delivered in-person or via teletherapy for individuals suffering from mental health and/or substance use issues, including intensive outpatient programs, outpatient programs, and early intervention services. All services provided by VFR Healthcare, whether in-person or via teletherapy, are in-network with major commercial health insurance companies, TRICARE, and the VA Community Care Network (CCN).
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In this free webinar, the featured speaker will present a comparison of digital PCR (dPCR) and quantitative (qPCR), including advantages and disadvantages of each technique. The webinar will explore why partitioning increases the variant fraction in the sample, and how dPCR excels in the quantification of low abundant genes or small differences. Best practices for limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) determination will also be presented, along with elements of a validation plan for a clinical trial study.

TORONTO (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Since becoming commercially available in 2011, digital PCR (dPCR) has been gaining in popularity as it enables nucleic acid quantification with superior accuracy and precision compared to quantitative PCR (qPCR).
With data acquisition taking place at the end of the reaction, and since absolute concentrations can be determined, data can be easily interpreted and compared across different samples and experiments, especially in a clinical setting. Additionally, dPCR doesn't suffer from the inherent complications of qPCR that result from the requirement of a standard curve, and excels in the quantification of low abundant genes or small differences.
This webinar will describe the intrinsic potential of droplet digital (ddPCR) in clinical research for three different applications:

Rare variant analysis in plasma samples

Small changes in alternative splicing

CAR-T studies

During the talk, the featured speaker will analyze the rationale for dPCR selection and present relevant case studies.
Join Jan Hellemans, PhD, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Biogazelle, in a live webinar on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 10am EST (3pm GMT/UK).
For more information, or to register for this event, visit Applications of Digital PCR in Clinical Research.
ABOUT XTALKS
Xtalks, powered by Honeycomb Worldwide Inc., is a leading provider of educational webinars to the global life science, food and medical device community. Every year thousands of industry practitioners (from life science, food and medical device companies, private & academic research institutions, healthcare centers, etc.) turn to Xtalks for access to quality content. Xtalks helps Life Science professionals stay current with industry developments, trends and regulations. Xtalks webinars also provide perspectives on key issues from top industry thought leaders and service providers.
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Care Heroes team sponsors research to determine impact of outdated communication tools on patient outcomes, caregiver satisfaction scores and costs among health plans.

PALM BEACH, FLA. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Care Heroes, a caregiver collaboration and incentivizing platform, announced today the results of a new Porter Research study the company commissioned to better understand the impact outdated communication tools have on patient outcomes, costs and care team satisfaction. A summary of the research results can be found at https://resource.joincareheroes.com/research-realtime.
"As more of today's care moves to the home, family members and homecare providers are playing a bigger role in the ongoing care of patients," said Chiara Bell, CEO of Care Heroes. "However, this research confirms that most health plans aren't equipped to communicate effectively with these resources who are often the closest to the patient's day-to-day status and environment. Our solution empowers health plans to engage in real-time with paid caregivers such as home health agencies and home aides as well as family members, resulting in more proactive and effective care management of members."
Care Heroes works with leading health plans to not only connect care managers with caregivers of all types, but also to incentivize family members and personal caregivers with rewards for the important work they do. The system also uses artificial intelligence to monitor communications to help alert care managers of potential issues and facilitate proactive interventions.
Key Research Findings
Conducted by Porter Research in October 2020, the new study of 100 care managers employed by Managed Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans revealed that 88% of respondents were not fully satisfied with their system's ability to effectively communicate with in-home caregivers. This comes at a time when 76% of care managers report an increase in their patient-to-care manager ratio (125-1), leading to high levels of stress and inability to keep up with member status and care needs.
These findings indicate that care managers have limited time to monitor the care and concerns of their members receiving care in the home, resulting in missed opportunities to provide better, less expensive care for millions of their members. By equipping teams with the right communication and collaboration tools, health plans and caregivers can act as one cohesive care team to positively impact patient outcomes.
The survey also found that the most common communication methods used by care managers today are phone (53%), email (14%) and fax (12%). These outdated capabilities often fail to immediately address urgent issues that lead to adverse events and frustrated caregivers.
When asked what the most important collaboration capabilities were, care managers reported:

Real-time communication of adverse events

Better connectivity between care managers and members for self-directed care

Ability to measure home care provider network

Respondents felt that with the top benefits of investing in real-time collaboration solutions would include better member support, improved member satisfaction and retention, and reduced per member per year costs.
A more detailed analysis of the research study can be found at https://resource.joincareheroes.com/research-realtime. A more detailed demonstration of the Care Heroes platform can be found at http://www.joincareheroes.com.
About Care Heroes
Care Heroes delivers an innovative software solution that better connects all key stakeholders in a patient's care with a particular emphasis on acknowledging and incentivizing home-based care providers who often have the most accurate day-to-day information and influence on a patient's condition. Leading health plans use Care Heroes to empower their care management teams to more proactively monitor and address the needs of members who need assistance, which ultimately helps eliminate gaps in care, reduces costly complications and improves care team member satisfaction. For more information on Care Heroes, visit http://www.joincareheroes.com.



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Triage Logic announces specialized triage remote patient monitoring (RPM) software and services. Remote patient monitoring is a system for monitoring chronic diseases and improving health outcomes amongst patients with chronic health conditions.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Triage Logic announces specialized triage remote patient monitoring (RPM) software and services. Remote patient monitoring is a system for monitoring chronic diseases and improving health outcomes amongst patients with chronic health conditions. Patients wear an electronic device that measures and transmits information to doctors. Doctors receive regular updates from the device on the patient's condition, allowing for swift intervention for high-risk patients.
TriageLogic now offers fully customizable software for staff or providers who want to do remote patient monitoring. The software uses custom orders that are specific to the device and disease along with standardized protocols from Schmidt-Thompson. TriageLogic's medical director is available to work with doctors to create customized orders.
TriageLogic also offers an option to add non-clinical and clinical staff to monitor the devices and call patients. Non-clinical staff in call centers can monitor information regularly and decrease the work for clinical staff. Non-clinical staff can call patients back about device malfunctions or education related to the device. They can also refer alerts to doctors based on rules the doctor has given.
TriageLogic's nurses can also help patients and reduce the workload for doctor offices and hospitals. Clinical staff use Schmidt-Thompson protocols to make sure the patient does not have serious symptoms. Once the overall health has been established, the nurse uses disease and device specific protocols to determine which patients require the attention of a physician. TriageLogic's customizable software allows nurses to follow protocols, ask the right questions, and come to the right disposition. The software also allows nurses to document calls in an organized way that can be attached or embedded in existing EMR.
RPM is an effective strategy for improving health outcomes amongst patients, especially those with chronic diseases. Many RPM devices are able to capture data that is not necessarily observed by the patient. As a result, providers are able to monitor important vitals and intervene before a patient even presents with concerning symptoms.
RPM can also decrease healthcare costs. The Center for Medicare now reimburses doctors for remote patient monitoring. A recent article in the Center for Technology and Aging asserts that the healthcare industry "could reduce its costs by nearly $200 billion during the next 25 years if remote monitoring tools were used routinely in cases of congestive heart failure, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and chronic wounds or skin ulcers."
For continuing education, TriageLogic has a new triage nurse learning center course available on remote patient monitoring (RPM). The course explores the following: a. What is RPM; b. the benefits of an RPM system to both the patient and the provider; and c. how can doctor offices implement a program with minimum staff time by using both clinical and non-clinical contact centers.
If you have any questions on how to implement remote monitoring for your patients, contact TriageLogic at info@triagelogic.com. For more information on remote patient monitoring, click here.
About TriageLogic
TriageLogic is a URAC-accredited, physician-led provider of top-quality nurse telehealth technology, mobile applications, and medical call center solutions, all with the purpose of encouraging positive patient behavior and improving access to healthcare. Founded in 2006, the TriageLogic Group now serves more than 9,000 physicians and covers over 20 million lives nationwide. They continue to partner with private practices, hospitals, and corporations throughout the U.S.



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Fastaff Travel Nursing announces the inclusion of Chief Operating Officer Laurie Reichert to the Staffing Industry Analysts' 2020 Global Power 150 – Women in Staffing list.

DENVER (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Fastaff Travel Nursing announces the inclusion of Chief Operating Officer Laurie Reichert to the Staffing Industry Analysts' 2020 Global Power 150 – Women in Staffing list.
"Laurie is one of the most accomplished executives in the staffing industry, and is very deserving of this recognition," said Bart Valdez, chief executive officer at Fastaff. "Her leadership since joining Fastaff has been instrumental in helping Fastaff to rapidly deploy nurses during the COVID-19 crisis, maintain efficient and scalable operations, and continue to increase our revenues year-over-year."
In its sixth consecutive year, Staffing Industry Analysts' 2020 Global Power 150 list honors the most influential women in the staffing industry.
Arriving at Fastaff in 2019 as chief operating officer, Reichert brings more than 20 years of successful leadership experience building word-class, high-performing recruitment and sales teams, particularly in turn-around situations. She's held similar leadership roles at several staffing companies, including two of the industry's largest firms, where she served as the chief architect for three major reorganizations, each resulting in increased sales, reduced SG&A, stronger alignment and continuity across teams and segments.
With Fastaff, Reichert is accelerating an industry-leading fill rate in Rapid Response travel nurse staffing by leveraging technology to align recruiting resources to demand and building efficiencies in credentialing and logistical functions. Reichert has helped Fastaff increase transparency and drive efficiency to move even faster and maintain unmatched speed of delivery to experienced high-acuity nurses for clients nationwide.
Most notably, the operational efficiencies enacted under Laurie's direction since joining the company in 2019 have enabled Fastaff's dramatic impact in the fight against COVID, with almost twice as many experienced nurses deployed year-over-year, many of whom arrive in 24-48 hours to hospitals and communities in need.
To learn more about Fastaff Travel Nursing, visit http://www.fastaff.com.
About Fastaff Travel Nursing:
Almost 30 years ago, Fastaff pioneered the practice of Rapid Response℠ travel nurse staffing. Since then, the company has grown to become the leading provider of urgent and crucial temporary nurses to help hospitals provide continuous, high-quality patient care, while offering premium pay to nurses. In partnering with many of the nation's largest and most prestigious healthcare facilities as well as small community hospitals, Fastaff provides enriching employment opportunities to nurses while also providing the highest pay in the industry to meet acute staffing needs and provide unparalleled patient care.
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Invites Private Suppliers to Grow Their Businesses and Support Supply Chain Resiliency Through New Features

NEW YORK (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Today, RapidRatings, the leading provider of financial health data and analytics, announced the expansion and enhancement of the FHR Network—an innovative and secure membership platform that gives private company suppliers the ability to share their financial health rating and build more meaningful relationships with global business partners.
RapidRatings previously unveiled the FHR Network at the firm's 2nd Annual Client Summit. Since launch, membership has grown by the thousands—with suppliers onboarding during the pandemic—worldwide.
"More than any other year in recent memory, 2020 has demonstrated that interdependence in the global supply chain runs deeper than simple buy-and-sell relationships," said Douglas Cameron, President and Co-Head of Product at RapidRatings. "Sourcing and procurement teams want to work with private suppliers who can collaborate effectively, consistently, and transparently. The FHR Network now gives them expanded capabilities that help suppliers communicate their exposures and opportunities—discreetly and securely."
New platform enhancements for suppliers include:

Greater visibility—view detailed analyses via RapidRatings' flagship FHR Report

Unique insights—dynamic benchmarking against industry peers

More opportunities for growth—share FHRs to demonstrate strength and win new business

Flexible disclosure options—choose to share FHRs with a full financial analysis, or share only the final rating and keep financial details confidential

Collaboration support—see the top five questions key clients/customers are likely to ask and demonstrate financial health with a higher degree of financial literacy

Protective privacy standards—control sensitive data with privacy and consent forms under an advanced legal framework

Single-point data submission/disclosures—supporting all supplier data releases in one secure place, with the ability to grant continuous access to important buyers

Suppliers can learn more about the FHR Network or request an invitation to join at http://www.rapidratings.com/join.
About RapidRatings
RapidRatings sets the standard for financial health transparency between business partners, transforming the way the world's leading companies manage enterprise and financial risk. RapidRatings provides the most sophisticated analysis of the financial health of public and private companies in over 140 countries worldwide. The company's predictive analytics provide insights into how suppliers, vendors, and other third parties are likely to perform. For more information, visit rapidratings.com



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VA Claims Insider is proud to announce the hiring of our new Chief Operating Officer, William "Billy" Devoney. Billy will impact the growth of VACI by leading all operational functions, further empowering the organization to provide even more value to veterans now and in the future.

AUSTIN, TEXAS (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
VA Claims Insider (VACI) named William "Billy" Devoney as Chief Operating Officer on Monday, November 16th, 2020.
Billy is a disabled Air Force veteran who led a very successful career at USAA where he served in many different capacities, most recently leading critical elements of Bank Operations / Customer Experience.
"Billy's a strategic thinker who can act both operationally and tactically to help VA Claims Insider become more efficient and effective as we create the future. As COO, Billy will lead the day-to-day administrative and operational functions of VACI." said Brian Reese, VA Claims Insider Founder & CEO.
"I am extremely excited to be here at VA Claims Insider." said Devoney, "As a fellow disabled Air Force veteran, I am grateful for the opportunity to continue to serve and give back to our veterans who have done so much for us."
Billy served almost 7 years on active duty and has been serving almost another 7 in the Air Force Reserve (where he is still serving), all as an intelligence officer. Prior to VACI, Billy worked at USAA for 7 years in the marketing organization and bank operations.
"I am proud to serve this very special mission, helping our veterans get the VA disability benefits they legally, morally, and ethically deserve. I am honored and humbled to be serving alongside each and every member of this great team." said Devoney. "We have a noble mission and our movement is helping change our veterans' lives. I look forward to helping us all execute our vision and strategy, taking VACI to the next level and enabling our movement to provide more value to even more veterans in the future."
About VA Claims Insider
VA Claims Insider is an education-based coaching/consulting company for disabled veterans exploring eligibility for increased VA disability benefits and who wish to learn more about that process. VA Claims Insider also connects veterans with vetted independent medical professionals in an independent referral network for medical examinations, disability evaluations, and credible medical nexus letters for a wide range of disability conditions. VA Claims Insider currently serves more than 300,000 unique veterans per month across its websites and membership programs between Military Disability Made Easy and VA Claims Insider. VA Claims Insider, LLC is not an accredited agent, VSO, attorney, or entity recognized by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and is not affiliated with the VA in any way. VA Claims Insider, LLC does not assist veterans with the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of VA disability claims for VA benefits. Veterans shall prepare and file their own claim or work with an accredited representative, many of which offer services for free. VA Claims Insider is headquartered in Austin, TX. You can learn more about VA Claims Insider by visiting vaclaimsinsider.com.



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Serasana building a community of hope and healing in Katy, Texas by integrating ancient wellness practices to mitigate the stress and pain of our current times.

KATY, TEXAS (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Serasana Katy will celebrate their Grand Opening with a Rope Cutting! Tours of the Tea Bar, Yoga Studio and Wellness Spa will be conducted along with Tea Samples and delicious snacks.
This wellness studio, owned by Cheryl and Florian Twardowski, features yoga, acupuncture, massage, tea and remedies and thoughtful retail to support the services offered. "I am so happy to be a part of the Fulshear Katy Area business community. We have been warmly welcomed in this growing neighborhood. Serasana is a unique business – there is nothing like it anywhere in the area and I feel that the community is eager to embrace the services that we offer. I have been fortunate to be able to hire passionate and skilled team members that share my desire to bring hope and healing to all of our clients."
The offerings at Serasana include:
Gentle Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga and Flow Yoga Classes
Private Yoga and Workshops on Health and Wellness Topics
Private Acupuncture, Group Acupuncture, Cupping and Gua Sha
Focus Massage, Soothing Massage (for stress) and Therapeutic Massage (for pain)
Full Service Tea Bar with loose leaf tea and kombucha
Specialty Tea Drinks
Tea Education and Tastings
Serasana Katy is part of the Serasana family and is the only location of this new franchise in the Houston area of Texas. The brand was created by Patti McCormick and her husband Bill Gilliland. Patti has been an acupuncturist and yoga instructor for over 25 years; Bill is a seasoned builder and real estate developer. The couple decided to leverage their knowledge and experience to bring this unique fusion of services and products in one beautiful space.
Specializing in stress and pain management, Serasana blends the ancient practices of acupuncture, cupping, gua sha, yoga, massage, skincare, workshops and healing remedies to create communities of hope and healing. Serasana prides itself on serving all walks of life regardless of age, sizes, ability or background which makes the healing power of these ancient practices readily available to all.



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TRACT Therapeutics, Inc. Receives Orphan-Drug Designation for TRK-001 from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the Prevention of Graft Rejection Following Solid Organ Transplantation

CHICAGO (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
TRACT Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to the Company's investigational candidate, TRK-001, for its potential to prevent graft rejection following solid organ transplantation.
TRK-001 is an autologous regulatory T-cell therapy that utilizes a patient's own cells that are expanded ex vivo and infused back into the patient after a solid organ transplant. This therapeutic approach shows promise in restoring immune balance so the body will accept the foreign organ after transplantation. Current standard of care practices for transplant patients to prevent rejection requires the lifetime use of immunosuppressive medications. These drugs have been shown to weaken the immune system, increase the risk of infection, and other potentially life-threatening conditions. Research has shown that, eventually, 50% of patients reject their transplanted organ. TRACT's innovative approach aims to change the standard treatment for organ transplant recipients by reducing the lifelong use of immunosuppressive drug therapy.
"The limitations of drug based immunosuppression have significantly increased the interest in the use of regulatory T-cells to restore balance to the immune system and avoid transplant rejection," stated Gretchen S Johnson, President and CEO, TRACT Therapeutics.
Orphan drug designation may be granted by the FDA to drugs and biologics which are intended for the safe and effective treatment, diagnosis or prevention of rare diseases or conditions that affect fewer than 200,000 people in the U.S. on an annual basis. Orphan-drug designation provides certain incentives, which may include tax credits towards the cost of clinical trials and user fee waivers.
About TRACT Therapeutics
TRACT Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical stage biotechnology company developing a novel therapeutic approach to restoring immune balance in organ transplantation and autoimmune disease. Its proprietary platform technology, using autologous polyclonally expanded Regulatory T-Cells was developed at Northwestern University by pioneer, Joseph R Leventhal, MD, PhD, Interim Chief of the Division of Organ Transplantation at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and his research colleagues. For additional information, visit our website at http://www.tracttherapeutics.com



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Binary Fountain ranks among the nation's fastest-growing technology companies in North America by achieving 587% revenue growth over three years.

MCLEAN, VA. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Binary Fountain, a leading customer experience and online reputation management platform for enterprises, healthcare organizations and small and medium-sized businesses, today was named to Deloitte's 2020 Technology Fast 500 list.
Binary Fountain ranks No. 206 among the fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North America by achieving 587% fiscal-year revenue growth over three years.
Now in their 26th year, the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 awards recognize technology companies displaying innovation, entrepreneurship and rapid growth through 2020.
"We're honored to be recognized by Deloitte once again for our continued steady growth and expansion in what has been a whirlwind year for all types of businesses," said Ramu Potarazu, CEO of Binary Fountain. "As we close out a year full of finding innovative new ways to support our clients, Binary Fountain remains committed to top-tier customer service and providing customers with technology they need to thrive in today's changing digital landscape."
Trusted by hundreds of notable brands across North America in the healthcare, hospitality, financial services, retail, and multifamily industries, Binary Fountain has continued to grow in 2020 through key partnerships and expansion of its products into new verticals.
In healthcare alone, Binary Fountain's customer experience platform tracks and analyzes consumer feedback across more than 900,000 healthcare providers and 250 healthcare organizations. The unified platform, comprised of listings management, review and survey management, social media and employer brand solutions, helps businesses succeed by promoting and elevating their digital presence, reputation and visibility online.
"Each year the Technology Fast 500 listing validates how important technology innovation is to our daily lives," said Mohana Dissanayake, partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP, and industry leader for technology, media and telecommunications within Deloitte's audit and assurance practice. "While software companies continued to dominate, biotech companies rose to the top of the winners list for the first time, demonstrating that new categories of innovation are accelerating in the pursuit of making life easier, safer and more productive."
For more information on Deloitte's 2020 Technology Fast 500 awards, or to view the full list of 2020 winners, visit http://www.fast500.com. Last year, Binary Fountain ranked No. 184 on the Technology Fast 500 list.
Binary Fountain was also named to the 2020 Inc. 5000 list of the America's fastest-growing private companies and recently released its 2020 Healthcare Consumer Insight & Digital Engagement Survey. 
  
About Binary Fountain
Binary Fountain provides the leading customer experience and online reputation management platform for enterprises, healthcare organizations and small and medium-sized businesses. Anchored in its natural language processing (NLP) technology, the cloud-based platform mines customer and employee feedback from surveys, online ratings and review sites, social media and other data sources to equip organizations with actionable insights needed to improve brand loyalty, increase engagement, attract new customers and drive sustainable bottom-line results. On a mission to help companies grow their business and create better customer experiences, Binary Fountain serves various industries including healthcare, hospitality, retail, automotive, multifamily property management, and financial services. For more information, visit http://www.binaryfountain.com. 
  
About Deloitte's 2020 Technology Fast 500
Now in its 26th year, Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 provides a ranking of the fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies — both public and private — in North America. Technology Fast 500 award winners are selected based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth from 2016 to 2019. In order to be eligible for Technology Fast 500 recognition, companies must own proprietary intellectual property or technology that is sold to customers in products that contribute to a majority of the company's operating revenues. Companies must have base-year operating revenues of at least $50,000, and current-year operating revenues of at least $5 million. Additionally, companies must be in business for a minimum of four years and be headquartered within North America. 
 
About Deloitte 
Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a UK private company limited by guarantee ("DTTL"), its network of member firms, and their related entities. DTTL and each of its member firms are legally separate and independent entities. DTTL (also referred to as "Deloitte Global") does not provide services to clients. In the United States, Deloitte refers to one or more of the US member firms of DTTL, their related entities that operate using the "Deloitte" name in the United States and their respective affiliates. Certain services may not be available to attest clients under the rules and regulations of public accounting. Please see http://www.deloitte.com/about to learn more about our global network of member firms. 
 
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The PureCart System, a trusted sanitation system since 2006, offers an automated cleaning apparatus with EPA "N" listed disinfectant killing viruses, bacteria and more on shopping carts and baskets, saving companies thousands on added labor costs.

LAS VEGAS (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
PureCart Systems, a trusted sanitation company since 2006 for grocery and retail, unveils today its new brand identity. The organization will now be known as PureCart, offering a more modern logo and website with a new domain name, http://www.purecart.net. Additionally, the company has announced the expansion of its sales team under the new direction of Adrian Selby, SVP of Marketing and Sales.
"At the heart of this rebrand is our desire to show more accurately who we are and what we do," says PureCart CEO Coby Baker. "With the onset of the pandemic, many new players have entered the industry and we felt it was important to modernize our marketing to better communicate the benefits of PureCart solutions."
This innovative PureCart system is tried and true with patented technology and fifteen years in market. All chemical solutions are EPA and EU registered, including an EPA "N" listed status. The EPA expects all products on List N to demonstrate efficacy against the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) and human coronaviruses that are similar.1 The PureCart cleaning system disinfects 100 percent of a cart in about one second with its purifying mist and dries it in minutes, eliminating the need for store employees to manually clean each cart throughout the day.
PureCart's cleaning solutions are located in several grocery and retail stores across the US, and can easily be set up indoors or outdoors with its bidirectional operation to work within store logistics and flow. Since March, grocers and retailers across the country have implemented new and rigorous cleaning solutions to keep staff and patrons safe; however, they come at a cost. These new labor costs for cart and basket cleaning staff can cost employers thousands of dollars monthly, and hundreds of thousands when multiplied for large chains. These new employees can also cause headaches to organizations when customers catch poor cleaning at play when carts are only partially wiped down or missed entirely when being cleared.
PureCart automates the process for businesses, eliminating human error, saving them on expenses when budgets are already tight and the means to ensure patrons that they take cleanliness and their wellbeing seriously.
Customers can choose to purchase a PureCart disinfecting system through lease or a one-time purchase. Pricing starts as low as a penny per cart and is less than a cart pusher's weekly salary. In addition, customers can also purchase a portable system called MobileMist to protect their entire store's surfaces.
PureCart's corporate office is located in Las Vegas, NV with its manufacturing and engineering team based in the Midwest. PureCart is dedicated to improving people's health by providing safe and affordable systems to limit their exposure to harmful bacteria and viruses.
"I'm thrilled to come onboard with the PureCart team under their revamped brand and help them reach more businesses across the country," said Adrian Selby, SVP of Marketing and Sales. "The system truly is a game changer in the grocery and retail industry. Carts and shopping buggies are notoriously dirty. With the holiday season approaching and cold and flu season ramping up, I hope to help support more organizations on efficient operations to better protect their patrons and employees."
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About PureCart
PureCart is the original grocery and retail cart sanitation solution. Launched in 2006, PureCart is dedicated to improving people's health by providing safe and affordable systems to limit their exposure to harmful bacteria and viruses. The PureCart disinfecting system is tried and true with patented technology and 15 years in market. PureCart's trusted cart sanitation system starts as low as a penny per cart and on average costs less than a cart person's weekly salary. All chemical solutions are EPA and EU registered, including an EPA "N" listed status which demonstrates efficacy against Covid-19. PureCart provides leasing and purchase options for small grocers to big-box retailers. Additional full-store sanitation solutions are available with their newest portable product MobileMist in dolly or backpack form. With several systems in-market across the country, PureCart is proud to serve as a symbol of safety and a commitment to staff and customer wellbeing across the country. For more information, visit http://www.purecart.net.



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Wrist Pain? MRI Scans Not the Way to Go

MIAMI (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
MRI scans for musculoskeletal disorders, especially generic complaints of painful wrists, are overused, abused, and costly to patients and the entire health care system, says noted orthopedic surgeon Alejandro Badia MD.
Even more concerning, these expensive scans often are unable to pinpoint a patient's wrist problem and can lead to misleading diagnoses and inappropriate treatments, says Dr. Badia, hand and upper limb specialist and author of the recent book Healthcare from the Trenches. He blames "defensive medicine" -- fear of litigation; patient demand; physician economic interests in high-priced imaging equipment; and efforts by generalists to treat wrist and other musculoskeletal problems for which they lack training as key reasons for the burgeoning number of unnecessary scans.
"Instead of referring patients immediately to orthopedic surgeons for proper diagnosis, many general physicians try to 'fix' the problem themselves and order unnecessary tests," Dr. Badia says.
Dr. Badia calls the wrist an "engineering marvel." It is a complicated joint, consisting of eight irregularly shaped bones within a system of ligaments, tendons, and nerves. Despite the joint's complexities, "hand specialists can diagnose most causes of wrist pain by simply doing a careful patient history and specified physical maneuvers of the fingers and wrist joint to test movement and grip strength," he says. "Occasionally, a few conventional radiographs (X-rays) may be all that is needed to support or confirm a diagnosis."
Experts agree. In a study published in a 2019 issue of the Journal of Wrist Surgery, researchers conclude that "clinical assessment and X-rays are typically sufficient for a hand specialist to diagnose and manage chronic wrist pain, and few patients require additional imaging." Authors of an earlier article in the American Family Physician Journal write that a "detailed [patient] history alone may lead to a specific diagnosis in approximately 70 percent of patients who have wrist pain."
Painful joints like the wrist are a leading cause for widespread physician ordering of unnecessary MRI scans, says Dr. Badia. This costly type of imaging is one reason why an article in a 2017 issue of the Journal of Health Informatics & Management claims the United States health care system is in "crisis." The United States "consumes far more resources to produce the same or lesser [patient] outcomes as compared to health care systems elsewhere," authors write.
In fact, 2019 statistics indicate that the U.S. was second only to Japan in the number of MRI scanners – more than 40 -- per one million population. Other numbers indicate this country performs more MRI and CT (computed tomography) scans combined than any other nation in the world. Compared to other imaging technologies, MRIs account for the highest level of expenditures, experts say.
The MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scanner use powerful magnetic fields and radio waves to peer inside the body and detect abnormalities, particularly in soft tissue and the nervous system. Although appropriate for determining presence of some tumors and cancers, MRI scans are often unreliable and ineffective for diagnosing wrist and other joint pain because they lack the necessary specificity, says D. Badia, founder and chief medical officer of the Florida-based Badia Hand to Shoulder Center and OrthoNOW.
In cases of wrist ligament or tendon injury, "precise physical examination" is often the most effective method of accurate diagnosis, Dr. Badia states. "Follow-up imaging using less costly conventional radiography may be useful in treatment planning to repair a fracture or break in the scaphoid or other wrist bone."
The importance of early and quick patient referral to orthopedic specialists -- namely, hand surgeons -- for acute or chronic injuries of the wrist cannot be overemphasized, according to Dr. Badia. He notes a report, published in a 2018 issue of the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, in which authors contend that hand surgeons are more likely to order an MRI scan only when it has direct bearing on determining a specific treatment approach rather than simply investigating wrist pain.
"The takeaway: patients should skip the family doctor and go immediately to an orthopedic surgeon -- most especially, a hand and upper limb specialist -- for first line treatment of wrist pain or other hand and upper limb joint problems," Dr. Badia emphasizes. He notes that some 20 percent of family doctor office visits are due to musculoskeletal issues.
To help patients minimize costs and maximize treatment outcomes for musculoskeletal disorders, Dr. Badia offers these additional tips:

Avoid the hospital emergency department unless experiencing uncontrolled bleeding or an injury causing a fractured bone to protrude through the skin. "Emergency departments are noted for long waits, high costs, and care from physicians who lack specialized training in joint problems," Dr. Badia says.

If wrist pain is of more urgent nature, again, it's best to avoid crowded ER which focuses on more severe injuries or the general urgent care with lack of expertise. If your community has an orthopedic urgent care/walk-in center, such as OrthoNOW, that is your best bet if you can't secure a prompt appointment with a hand/wrist specialist.

If the primary care physician orders an MRI for a painful wrist or other joint, question it. Do you really require it? "A patient is not necessarily getting better care because of a high-tech, lavish test. In fact, the test could lead to an inappropriate diagnosis," Dr. Badia says.

Find out about other, less expensive, but equally effective options before undergoing an MRI scan.

Finally, "take charge of your care. Request referral to an orthopedic specialist before undergoing an array of expensive diagnostic tests ordered by your family physician," Dr. Badia advises.

In conclusion, Dr. Badia notes, "the wrist is a complicated joint and that despite the joint's complexities, "hand specialists can diagnose most causes of wrist pain by simply doing a careful patient history and specified physical maneuvers of the fingers and wrist joint to assess specific areas of tenderness, test movement and grip strength. Occasionally, a few conventional radiographs (X-rays) may be all that is needed to support or confirm a diagnosis. Furthermore, in office fluoroscopy (live dynamic x-ray), when available, can help avoid further imaging needs"
Bio: Alejandro Badia, MD, FACS, is an internationally renowned hand and upper-limb surgeon and founder of Badia Hand to Shoulder Center and OrthoNOW, a network of walk-in orthopedic centers. Dr. Badia is the author of Healthcare from the Trenches. http://www.drbadia.com http://www.orthonowcare.com



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Alpet D2 Surface Sanitizer is now listed on the EPA's list of Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-COV-2.

NEVADA CITY, CALIF. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Best Sanitizers, Inc. has announced that one of its key products, Alpet D2 Surface Sanitizer, is now listed on the EPA's list of Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-COV-2.
Since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, Best Sanitizers, Inc. has been working around the clock to provide our nation's food manufacturers with the cleaning and sanitization products they need to keep our food supply safe. In response to the industry's need for approved chemicals against the coronavirus, Best Sanitizers' attained the "emerging pathogen" wording for the SARS-CoV-2 on our Alpet D2 Surface Sanitizer product label. The Alpet D2 Surface Sanitizer is now approved by the EPA for use against SARS-COV-2.
Prior to the coronavirus outbreak in the United States, Alpet D2 Surface Sanitizer had become well known throughout the food processing industry as an effective surface sanitizer, cleaner and disinfectant. Alpet D2 has been widely used to reduce cross-contamination in food processing facilities across the United States and Canada. Alpet D2 Surface Sanitizer is an alcohol-based (58% IPA/Quat formula) surface sanitizer that is ready-to-use, highly evaporative, and ideal for water sensitive equipment. It has the fastest kill times available for food contact and non-food contact surfaces. Alpet D2 kills 9 tested pathogens in 60 seconds on food contact surfaces, including rubber gloves and kills tested pathogens in 10 seconds on non-food contact surfaces, including rubber footwear. It takes 5 minutes to disinfect hard, non-porous surfaces.
Alpet D2 Surface Sanitizer is available in one-quart bottles with trigger sprayers, 5 gallon pails, 5 gallon pails with insert and dip tube to fit Best Sanitizers' footwear sanitizing units, and 50 gallon drums. For added convenience, Alpet D2 Surface Sanitizing Wipes are available in a heavy duty 90-count wipe and a 160-count medium duty wipe. Alpet D2 Surface Sanitizing Wipes are not included on the EPA's list of Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-COV-2.
Food safety professionals have come to trust Best Sanitizers' other Alpet branded products, including Alpet D2 Quat-Free Surface Sanitizer, Alpet D2 Surface Sanitizing Wipes, Alpet No-Rinse Quat Surface Sanitizer, Alpet Q E2 Sanitizing Foam Soap, Alpet E2 Sanitizing Foam Soap, Alpet E3 Plus Hand Sanitizer Spray, Alpet E3 Hand Sanitizer Spray, and Alpet E3 Hand Sanitizing Foam.
"The products and guidance we provide food processors is making a big difference in their ability to reduce cross-contamination in their facilities," added Ryan Witt, Best Sanitizers' Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
About Best Sanitizers, Inc:
Since 1995, Best Sanitizers, Inc. has been providing the Food Processing, Janitorial Sanitation and Healthcare industries with the highest quality hand soaps, hand sanitizers, surface sanitizers and dispensing options available. In addition, Best Sanitizers offers cleaning and sanitizing equipment including boot scrubbers, footwear sanitizing units, doorway foamers, drain foaming accessories, and proportioning and dispensing equipment. You'll find our products helping processors large and small reduce the risk of pathogens throughout the US. Best Sanitizers was the first company to achieve an E3 rating for an alcohol-based hand sanitizer, and the first to achieve a D2 rating for an alcohol/quat-based surface sanitizer for food contact surfaces. Best Sanitizers continues to explore new and innovative ways to deliver hand hygiene and surface sanitation solutions to the United States and Canada.



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The Boynton Beach and Delray Beach Fire Departments will compete head-to-head in an Orangetheory Fitness workout to raise money for charity during the 2019 "Hero Challenge."

BOYNTON BEACH, FLA. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
The Orangetheory Fitness studios of Boynton Beach and East Delray Beach will host their annual "Hero Challenge" on February 9, featuring the heroes of the Boynton Beach and Delray Beach Fire Departments.
WHAT:
Members from the two local fire departments will compete head-to-head in one of Orangetheory Fitness' signature workouts to see which team burns the most overall calories, using the studio's electronic monitoring equipment.
Orangetheory will donate one penny per calorie burned to the charity of the winning team's choice.
WHO:    
Orangetheory Fitness studios of Boynton Beach and Delray Beach East, featuring:
Boynton Beach Fire Department
Delray Beach Fire Department
Representatives from all organizations will be available for interviews.
WHEN:
Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 1 -2:30 p.m. EST
After the 50-minute workout, the total calories will be tallied, and the winner will be announced at 2 p.m.
WHERE:    
Orangetheory Fitness of Boynton Beach studio
395 Congress Ave
Boynton Beach, FL 33426
The event is open to the public and will include a silent auction, featuring sports memorabilia, spa packages and more. All proceeds raised will go to the winning team's charity, with cash donations also accepted. The silent auction will end at 1:30 p.m.
Several local business vendors also be in attendance to support the fundraising event.
MEDIA: All media interested in attending the event should contact Matthew Carswell at matthew@Redbanyan.com or (828)-764-3886.
About Orangetheory Fitness:
Orangetheory Fitness (http://www.orangetheoryfitness.com) is a scientifically designed, one-of-a-kind, group personal training workout broken into intervals of cardiovascular and strength training. Backed by the science of excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC), Orangetheory's heart-rate-monitored workouts are designed to get participants within the target-training zone of 84 percent to 91 percent of their heart rate, which stimulates
metabolism and increases energy. Led by highly skilled coaches, each Orangetheory Fitness
workout incorporates endurance, strength and power elements through a variety of equipment
including such as rowing machines and free weights. The end result is more energy, visible toning and the 'Orange Effect' – where participants keep burning calories for up to 36 hours post-workout (the Orangetheory Fitness 'afterburn') for an average of 500+ total calories burned per every 60-minute workout. The company was ranked #60 in Inc. magazine's Fastest Growing Private Companies List and #225 in Entrepreneur's 2016 Franchise 500 list of the top franchises in the world.



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New study will assess the potential impact of nintedanib in patients developing pulmonary fibrosis following acute lung injury from COVID-19 infection • Research collaboration will lead to valuable insights about pulmonary fibrosis in the growing COVID-19 patient population

NEW YORK (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Medicine's Clinical Trials Office in collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim today announced the first patient has enrolled in a new clinical study to investigate the effect of nintedanib in adult patients having acute lung injury following COVID-19 infection.
"A significant percentage of COVID-19 patients with acute lung injury may develop lung fibrosis based on clinical observations," said Maria Padilla, M.D., primary investigator, director of the Advanced Lung & Interstitial Lung Disease Program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. "Our team of researchers and our partner Boehringer Ingelheim share a commitment to improving outcomes in this vulnerable patient population."
The study, called ENDCOV-I (Early Nintedanib Deployment in COVID-19 Interstitial Fibrosis) [NCT04619680 ], is a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine to investigate the development and course of pulmonary fibrosis in 120 patients receiving nintedanib or placebo who have acute lung injury secondary to COVID-19 infection, and who required invasive or noninvasive respiratory support.
The primary endpoint of the study is percent change in forced vital capacity (FVC), a measurement of lung function, compared to baseline over six months (180 days). Secondary endpoints include change from baseline FVC at 90 days, death within 90 days and 180 days from enrollment due to respiratory or any cause and qualitative and quantitative change in chest CT fibrosis score graded by blinded chest radiologists.
"Boehringer Ingelheim is committed to fighting COVID-19 and proud to partner with Mount Sinai on this important clinical initiative," said Craig Conoscenti, M.D., medical expert, Interstitial Lung Disease Medical Leader, Chronic Fibrosing ILD Program, Clinical Development and Medical Affairs, Boehringer Ingelheim. "The insights gained from this collaborative research program will help our understanding patients at high risk of pulmonary fibrosis in the COVID-19 patient population."
"Boehringer Ingelheim is committed to fighting COVID-19 and proud to partner with Mount Sinai on this important clinical initiative," said Craig Conoscenti, M.D., medical expert, Interstitial Lung Disease Medical Leader, Chronic Fibrosing ILD Program Clinical Development and Medical Affairs, Boehringer Ingelheim. "The insights that we learn from this collaborative research program will be critical to understanding whether treatment can help patients at high risk of pulmonary complications resulting from COVID-19."
Mount Sinai's commitment against COVID-19
Throughout the course of the COVID-19 outbreak in New York, Mount Sinai has been at the forefront of understanding, researching and treating the disease. We have helped large numbers of people recover from the virus, and we have learned and enhanced the knowledge of this infection and manifestations along the way. We have recognized the multi-systemic nature of the disease and the lingering effects that continue to impact the patients. This has led to the establishment of the multidisciplinary Center For Post-COVID Care. We are committed to bringing information as it comes to light and to pursue investigation and scientifically based modalities of treatment and care.
Find out what Mo​unt Sinai researchers, doctors, and service providers are learning — and doing — about the novel coronavirus here.
BI commitment against COVID-19
As a research-driven company, Boehringer Ingelheim is part of the collective effort in fighting COVID-19. Drawing from its areas of scientific expertise, the company has engaged in a number of activities to find medical solutions to this pandemic, working closely with academic researchers, international institutions, and others in the pharma industry.
Boehringer Ingelheim is currently involved in a broad set of initiatives to fight the disease and save patients' lives, including the research and development of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies that can neutralize the virus, small molecules to inhibit its replication, and therapy development to prevent microcoagulation (blood clots). The company recently began a Phase 2 clinical trial of a novel, targeted therapy to help people with severe respiratory illness from COVID-19.
Boehringer Ingelheim is also an active participant in the global access initiative with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as well as global development initiatives including the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator (CTA) and the CARE Consortium.
About nintedanib
Nintedanib is approved in the U.S. for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and available as Ofev. In September 2019, nintedanib was approved in the U.S. to slow the rate of decline in pulmonary function in patients with SSc-ILD, and then in March 2020 to treat chronic fibrosing ILDs with a progressive phenotype.
About The Mount Sinai Department of Medicine Clinical Trials Office (MCTO)
Established in 2004, the mission of the MCTO is to provide centralized services for infrastructure and operational support to carry out industry and multicenter network clinical trials with the partnership of the Department of Medicine faculty. The staff have clinical research expertise to provide institutional and federal guidelines for clinical research.
For more information about this study, please email ENDCOVI@mssm.edu or call 646-819-1662.
About Boehringer Ingelheim
Making new and better medicines for humans and animals is at the heart of what we do. Our mission is to create breakthrough therapies that change lives. Since its founding in 1885, Boehringer Ingelheim is independent and family-owned. We have the freedom to pursue our long-term vision, looking ahead to identify the health challenges of the future and targeting those areas of need where we can do the most good.
As a world-leading, research-driven pharmaceutical company, more than 51,000 employees create value through innovation daily for our three business areas: Human Pharma, Animal Health, and Biopharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing. In 2019, Boehringer Ingelheim achieved net sales of around $21.3 billion (19 billion euros). Our significant investment of over $3.9 billion (3.5 billion euros) in R&D drives innovation, enabling the next generation of medicines that save lives and improve quality of life.
We realize more scientific opportunities by embracing the power of partnership and diversity of experts across the life-science community. By working together, we accelerate the delivery of the next medical breakthrough that will transform the lives of patients now, and in generations to come.
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., based in Ridgefield, CT, is the largest U.S. subsidiary of Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation and is part of the Boehringer Ingelheim group of companies. In addition, there are Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health in Duluth, GA and Boehringer Ingelheim Fremont, Inc. in Fremont, CA.
Boehringer Ingelheim is committed to improving lives and strengthening our communities. Please visit http://www.boehringer-ingelheim.us/csr to learn more about Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives.
For more information, please visit http://www.boehringer-ingelheim.us, or follow us on Twitter @BoehringerUS.



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AdventHealth West Florida Division announced plans to open a new offsite emergency room (ER) in Marion County. The new ER will provide more access to health care services in the growing communities of Belleview and The Villages.

OCALA, FLA. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
The AdventHealth West Florida Division announced today plans to open a new offsite emergency room (ER) in Marion County. The new ER will provide more access to health care services in the growing communities of Belleview and The Villages.
Construction has started on a $18 million, 13,000 square-foot, 12-bed facility that will be located at 5934 US 441, Belleview, FL 34420. The location will be a full-service ER, and will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week for patients and EMS paramedic teams. AdventHealth Belleview ER will be staffed with board certified emergency medicine physicians as well as nurses who specialize in emergency care for adults and children. The ER will also offer state of the art, on-site diagnostic imaging services including x-ray, ultrasound, CT scans and onsite laboratory services so patients can receive real-time results, enabling better diagnosis and treatment.
"The addition of AdventHealth Belleview ER is a testament to our commitment to expand and elevate the quality of the care in the communities we serve," said Joe Johnson, President and CEO of AdventHealth Ocala. "This new emergency room will provide more convenient access for families to receive the best emergency care when they need it most."
AdventHealth Belleview is slated to open Fall 2021. The construction and opening of the ER is expected to provide more than 100 jobs in Marion County.
This will be the second offsite emergency in Marion County. AdventHealth West Florida Division also operates AdventHealth TimberRidge ER in Ocala.
About AdventHealth West Florida Division
The West Florida Division of AdventHealth has some of the nation's brightest medical minds making lifesaving breakthroughs with surgical pioneers, scientists and researchers using leading edge technology and innovation to deliver our brand of whole-person care. Our network of care includes AdventHealth Carrollwood, AdventHealth Connerton, AdventHealth Dade City, AdventHealth Lake Placid, AdventHealth North Pinellas, AdventHealth Ocala, AdventHealth Sebring, AdventHealth Tampa, AdventHealth Wauchula, AdventHealth Wesley Chapel and AdventHealth Zephyrhills, as well as five freestanding offsite Emergency Rooms including AdventHealth Brandon ER, AdventHealth Central Pasco ER, AdventHealth Palm Harbor ER, AdventHealth TimberRidge ER, and AdventHealth Westchase ER. We are more than hospitals, as we have a robust system of care including specialty acute care, over 200 primary care and specialty employed physicians, Express Care at Walgreens clinics, urgent care centers, wound care, physical therapy, home care, mobile mammography and more. AdventHealth is a faith-based not-for-profit health care system with a mission of Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. AdventHealth has hundreds of care sites and nearly 50 hospitals across the United States. For more information about AdventHealth, visit AdventHealth.com, or Facebook.com/AdventHealth.



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TouchPoint Medical's Supplier of the Year Award recognizes extraordinary dedication to customer service and innovative solutions.

WILMINGTON, MASS (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
DB Roberts, a leading distributor of specialty fasteners and hardware, was honored with the 2019 TouchPoint Medical Supplier of the Year Award. The annual award recognizes TouchPoint's foremost supplier – sourcing and providing components and solutions for medical carts and mounts, workstations, and medication management systems.
The TouchPoint Medical Supplier of the Year Award was received by the DB Roberts Altamonte Springs, Florida division last month, following the postponement of the annual ceremony due to COVID-19. The award was accepted by Dan Gillette, Field Sales Manager - Southeast, and Dawn Reno, Inside Sales Manager.
"At DB Roberts, we put our customers at the heart of everything we do," stated Charles Gerry, General Manager at DB Roberts. "The TouchPoint Medical Supplier of the Year Award is a testament to the teamwork of our divisions, our employees' dedication to customer service, and our solutions for the medical industry."
"We're deeply committed to being a leading and trusted global partner for healthcare professionals and we rely on our suppliers to be a trusted partner providing us with innovative solutions," said Jessi Cravens, Operations and Supply Chain Manager, at TouchPoint Medical. "DB Roberts continues to exceed our expectations as a partner, and we are pleased to recognize their efforts as Supplier of the Year."
About DB Roberts
DB Roberts (http://www.dbroberts.com) is a leading distributor of specialty fastener and hardware solutions, including fasteners, access hardware, electronics fasteners, grommets and bushings, threaded inserts, caps & plugs, slides, commercial hardware and more. Founded in 1982, DB Roberts has 14 locations throughout the United States and Mexico.
About TouchPoint Medical
TouchPoint Medical focuses on developing customer-driven solutions that advance healthcare professionals' delivery of care. TouchPoint Medical is a global provider of innovative and intelligent solutions spanning both Point-of-Care Mobile and Stationary Workstations and Medication Delivery and Management to thousands of hospitals and health care facilities around the world.



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An industry leader in luxurious and naturally derived skincare products has received unique certification.

KIMBALL, MICH. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Representatives with Luxiny today announced that its products are now Leaping Bunny certified.
"We are very excited about this," Luxiny Founder and CEO Kelly Zinzo said.
Leaping Bunny is the corporate standard of compassion for animals.
"Our luxurious skincare products do not contain any GMOs, they are sulfate-free, cruelty-free, paraben-free, fragrance-free, 100 percent vegan, made in the USA, and are never tested on animals," Zinzo said. "We have chosen to use natural and naturally derived ingredients to create our healthy, effective and powerful skincare line. We care about what goes into our products and understand this is the healthiest, safest option for our customer."
As to the origins of Leaping Bunny, by 1996, 'cruelty-free' shopping had become popular, but it was also confusing, sometimes misleading, and ultimately frustrating. Companies had begun designing their own bunny logos, abiding by their own definition of 'cruelty-free' or 'animal friendly' without the participation of animal protection groups.
In response, eight national animal protection groups banded together to form the Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics (CCIC). The CCIC promotes a single comprehensive standard and an internationally recognized Leaping Bunny Logo. We work with companies to help make shopping for animal-friendly products easier and more trustworthy.
Zinzo went on to note that Luxiny's products are also now available for wholesale purchase on Abound. Zinzo explained that Abound is a better way to shop wholesale.
"Shop hand-picked products that are ideal for your store," Zinzo said, before adding, "Browse brands who share similar values to you and your customers. Plus, enjoy free returns and net 60 terms."
Zinzo went on to encourage individuals to open their Abound account with Luxiny, a Leaping Bunny certified company, to get $100 toward its product line.
Luxiny's products include: Glycolic Acid Skincare Collection including Facial Cleanser and Toner, Moisturizers, Natural Soap Bars, Soap Savers, and more.
"We're excited to offer online wholesale ordering and net 60 terms through Abound," Zinzo reiterated. "For a limited time, get a $100 credit and free shipping for a year when you open your account on Abound through us."
As for how customers rate Luxiny's products, one customer identified as April in her review of one of the company's products, the Glycolic Acid Face Wash Exfoliating Cleanser and Facial Toner Set, highly recommends it.
"The smell is clean and fresh, the face soap is creamy and lathers well, and the toner is awesome," she said. "I've had it about a month now and can tell my skin is getting clearer and bright. My pores are definitely smaller. I will be purchasing again after these bottles are done."
But she isn't the only one raving about Luxiny's products.
A second customer identified as Rachel Glenn said, "I noticed how soft and clean my skin felt the first time I used these products. I would recommend this to anyone. I will be ordering again."
For more information, please visit luxiny.com/pages/about-us.
About Luxiny
Luxiny Skincare Products carries luxurious natural and naturally derived products that treat your skin using only the highest quality ingredients. The Luxiny team takes pride in providing amazing products and delivering excellent Customer Service for their customers.
Contact Details:
Kelly Zinzo
Founder and CEO
48 Airport Drive
Kimball, MI 48074
United States
Phone: (810) 479-9247
Source: Luxiny



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Pennrose, a leader in multifamily development and management, has selected ReturnSafe, a mission-driven BioSecurity company focused on workplace health safety, to help keep Pennrose's 400+ person workforce, across 10 states healthy and safe during the Coronavirus pandemic.

AUSTIN, TEXAS (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Pennrose, a leader in multifamily development and management, has selected ReturnSafe, a mission-driven BioSecurity company focused on workplace health safety, to help keep Pennrose's 400+ person workforce, across 10 states healthy and safe during the Coronavirus pandemic.
"We are in a unique situation in that we have hundreds of employees that are working in our 130+ properties in nearly a dozen states so we wanted a solution that would be easy to roll out, simple to use and had a straightforward oversight process while giving our HR partners a platform to identify potential outbreak risks," said John DeSantis, Vice President of Technology at Pennrose. "After researching several potential solutions, we chose ReturnSafe to automate our screening and contact tracing efforts for both our corporate office as well as across our developments across the country. The seamless integration with a single sign-on solution for our employees to access and check-in daily was a critical component and one that the ReturnSafe team was able to deliver."
Pennrose employees use ReturnSafe's BioSecurity app to conduct daily health screening and contact logging, a scalable solution that eliminates the slow and inefficient paper-based system previously put in place. To learn more, click to read the Pennrose case study.
"Too often we see businesses attempt to implement daily screening and contact tracing management of COVID-19 in their communities by having employees - and even visitors - sign paper waivers and complete paper-based symptom surveys. Not only is that format an ineffective way to monitor a community for signs and symptoms but it does not provide organizations with the speed or tools they need to react to potential outbreaks and infections," said Tarun Nimmagadda, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of ReturnSafe. "ReturnSafe's BioSecurity Platform integrates daily health screening status via our app with automated contact tracing and administrator tools to help case manage potential outbreaks. This screen, test and trace solution is what prevents one infection from turning into hundreds of infections."
The ReturnSafe BioSecurity Platform offers organizations an integrated solution that slows the spread of infectious diseases by implementing critical daily screening with a symptoms diary and recommendations governed by HR policies; testing data management for quick notification of a positive test; and Bluetooth contact-tracing via smartphone and hardware wearables at the workplace including a built-in social distancing alarm.
About ReturnSafe
ReturnSafe is a mission-driven BioSecurity company focused on workplace health safety enabling businesses, healthcare organizations, educational institutions and others to prevent and rapidly respond to biological threats, keeping their communities safe and their doors open. ReturnSafe's BioSecurity Platform is a human-centric solution that focuses on slowing the spread of infectious diseases by implementing critical daily screening, exposure notification and contact tracing case management. For more information, visit http://www.returnsafe.com.



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Egnyte launches unified solution enabling companies to comply with GxP, adhere to data privacy laws, and facilitate collaboration; announces Advisory Board to shape new offerings and go-to-market strategies

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Egnyte, the leader in cloud content governance, announced Egnyte for Life Sciences, a purpose-built platform to serve those advancing the science of health. Egnyte's unified solution helps biotech, medical device, and diagnostics companies accomplish three outcomes quickly: meet regulatory compliance standards, expedite data sharing and collaboration, and secure essential intellectual property.
Life Sciences companies need to manage numerous content-rich workflows that are unique in both their complexity and compliance demands: clinical studies, quality documentation, and regulatory submissions, to name a few. With Egnyte for Life Sciences, these companies can now do so in a single piece of software. The platform provides robust document management capabilities to facilitate intra- and inter-institutional collaboration while maintaining compliance with FDA 21 CFR Part 11 directives.
At Fulcrum Therapeutics, a Cambridge, MA-based firm, Chris Moxham, a Ph.D. and SVP of Discovery Research, leverages Egnyte as a unified solution to enable collaboration, security, and compliance with regulatory frameworks. "There has been an explosion of data types, and the data sets we work with are quite large, things like high-content imaging and sequence data," said Moxham, whose pioneering research centers on developing medicines that treat the root cause of genetically defined diseases. "The ability for Egnyte to store the data files on a compliant platform and provide seamless access to scientists so we can create knowledge and move forward has been invaluable."
In addition to addressing the complexities of managing regulated data at different stages of drug development - from research to clinical trials to IPO - Egnyte for Life Sciences also helps companies with global reach address the complexity of operating under multiple privacy and compliance regimes. Leveraging machine learning, the platform will identify risks to sensitive data and automates compliance with, for example, data privacy laws, like GDPR and CCPA. The software provides real-time alerts for misclassified personally identifiable information and a single dashboard to remediate issues.
The launch is a continuation of Egnyte's strategy of providing simple yet sophisticated cloud content governance, security, and compliance solutions to content-critical businesses.
"Now, more than ever, the world needs breakthrough life sciences products.," said Alok Tayi Ph.D., Egnyte's Vice President of Life Sciences. "Having governance, security, and compliance tightly integrated into their collaboration workflows is a necessity for modern, fast-moving life sciences organizations. Egnyte is committed to supporting the full life-cycle of these institutions with a single, unified data management platform to accelerate discovery, development, and financings."
Egnyte is also announcing the formation of a Life Sciences Advisory Board to shape its offerings and go-to-market strategy in the industry. Advisory Board members include a Nobel Laureate, prominent biotech venture capitalists, and experts in life sciences data management.
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About Egnyte
Egnyte provides one unified platform to govern and gain insight into business content on any app, any device, anywhere. More than 16,000 businesses trust Egnyte to empower distributed teams, protect business-critical data and reduce file-sharing cost and complexity. Investors include Google Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Caufield & Byers, and Goldman Sachs. For more information, visit http://www.egnyte.com. http://www.egnyte.com/lifesciences/

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The new HyPix-Arc 100° curved detector is based on direct X-ray detection technology, with a higher 2Θ range compared to a flat detector.

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Rigaku Corporation is pleased to announce the release of the Rigaku HyPix-Arc 100° curved photon counting (HPC) X-ray detector for single crystal X-ray diffraction applications. The newest addition to the Rigaku HyPix line, the HyPix-Arc 100° detector applies Rigaku's curved HPC concept to a smaller, more agile form factor. It follows the early success of the HyPix-Arc 150° detector, which demonstrated that curved detectors were not only sensible but also highly desirable. The detector was first announced in the November edition of Crystallography Times, an electronic newsletter published by Rigaku focusing on single crystal X-ray diffraction.
Rigaku adopted the HPC detector technology for its HyPix brand of detectors due to its unique, beneficial characteristics. HPC detectors directly count X-ray photons as they strike the detector and eliminate the need for an intermediate conversion of X-rays to light and subsequent integration of the signal.
The HyPix-Arc 100° detector offers 100° of angular coverage from edge to edge and a 17° larger capture angle compared to a flat detector, delivering enhanced speed for rapid acquisition of complete and redundant data. The curvature minimizes peak distortion by ensuring that, even at short crystal-to-detector distances, diffracted beams are closer to perpendicular than is possible with a flat geometry, which improves data quality, enabling the collecting of more data in a single exposure with less reflection profile distortion. The angular coverage is more than enough to collect complete single crystal diffraction data according to International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) guidelines from a single theta position, even for Cu Kα X-ray wavelength.
HyPix-Arc 100° detectors are ideally suited for measuring diffraction from small and poorly diffracting samples due to the extremely low noise characteristics. Counting can continue as long as needed without the dark current or noise build up seen in other detectors.
High and low angle data are measured at the same time, under the same conditions, for better scaling, faster data collection and reduced dose time. The physical size of a detector face is not an indicator of how much data can be measured, as it also depends on the crystal-to-detector distance, relative pixel size, and point spread function or lack thereof.
HPC detectors can be positioned much closer to the sample, leading to a larger apparent aperture size. When the aperture is curved, it creates an even larger capture angle in the horizontal direction and far surpasses the flat detectors of alternative technologies. Another advantage is the direct detection found in the HyPix-Arc 100° detector, resulting in reflections that are sharper and more easily resolved.
The HyPix-Arc 100° detector is available as an option on the popular Rigaku XtaLAB Synergy line of X-ray diffractometers for single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. More information about crystallography systems and detectors rom Rigaku is available at https://www.rigaku.com/products/crystallography.
About Rigaku
Since its inception in Japan in 1951, Rigaku has been at the forefront of analytical and industrial instrumentation technology. Rigaku and its subsidiaries form a global group focused on general-purpose analytical instrumentation and the life sciences. With hundreds of major innovations to their credit, Rigaku companies are world leaders in X-ray spectrometry, diffraction, and optics, as well as small molecule and protein crystallography and semiconductor metrology. Today, Rigaku employs over 1,400 people in the manufacturing and support of its analytical equipment, which is used in more than 90 countries around the world supporting research, development, and quality assurance activities. Throughout the world, Rigaku continuously promotes partnerships, dialog, and innovation within the global scientific and industrial communities.
For further information, contact:
Paul Swepston, Ph.D.,
SVP of Global Single Crystal Sales and Marketing
Rigaku Corporation
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Aeroflow Healthcare, a nationwide provider of durable medical equipment (DME), today announced a donation of $10,000 to assist in the buildout of a local inclusive playground. This donation will help to fund a local Eagle Scout project aimed at revamping the current playground at Lake Tomahawk Park in Black Mountain, North Carolina.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Aeroflow Healthcare, a nationwide provider of durable medical equipment (DME), today announced a donation of $10,000 to assist in the buildout of a local inclusive playground. This donation will help to fund a local Eagle Scout project aimed at revamping the current playground at Lake Tomahawk Park in Black Mountain, North Carolina.
Aeroflow, which is headquartered in Asheville, NC, partnered with a local Eagle Scout, Noah Lewkowicz, a junior at Owen High School, to help bring to life his Eagle Scout project of renovating the existing playground into an inclusive playground for children and adults of all ages and abilities. This included replacing existing mulch at the playground with a new, smooth poured surface, creating ADA-approved concrete ramps for entry to the park, as well as adding in a hardback swing for children with low motor skills.
"Noah began his Eagle Scout project 2 years ago, just a few years prior a close family friend was in a near-fatal car crash, which left him unable to walk. Following the accident, Noah realized that there weren't many handicap accessible spaces in the whole of Black Mountain," says Wendy Lewkowicz, Noah's mother. "Our local playgrounds, in particular, were nearly impossible to navigate and made hard for our friend to take his kids to the park safely. This had a profound impact on Noah, who then made it his mission to make an accessible playground for, not only our family friend, but all families."
"The community rallied behind Noah to raise a few thousand dollars, but was left with a gap of $10,000 to meet necessary ADA requirements. That's when Aeroflow swooped in to offer their support. Noah, and the whole community by extension, was incredibly touched by Aeroflow's generosity in covering the entire rest of the project costs, and now all of Black Mountain will have an amazing, accessible playground to share."
"Within the Urology division of Aeroflow, we work with thousands of children who have physical disabilities. These children, especially those in our own community, deserve the same access to all things in life, including a safe, accessible place to play," said Mica Phillips, Director of Aeroflow Urology. "We are honored to be able to help, even if in a small way, to help bring an inclusive playground to families in our local community."
The renovations at Lake Tomahawk Park in Black Mountain were finalized last week. The playground is expected to reopen to the public the weekend of November 20, 2020.
About Aeroflow Healthcare
Aeroflow Healthcare was founded in Asheville, NC in 2001 as a home oxygen provider, and has since grown to become a nationwide provider of durable medical equipment. In 2017, Aeroflow was also awarded the HME Excellence Award for Best Home Medical Equipment Provider and has been recognized as a business offering top-notch benefits to employees with the Great Place to Work Award. Aeroflow is an accredited Medicare and Medicaid provider and accepts most commercial insurance. To learn more about Aeroflow Healthcare and getting medical equipment through insurance, visit http://www.aeroflowinc.com.



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Initiative uses health assessments, coaching and behavior change to promote employees' physical and mental wellness

HINGHAM, MASS. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Wellness Workdays, a leading provider of award-winning corporate wellness programs, announces it has been selected by Turner Construction Company to reimagine safety and well-being initiatives for the workers and employees on a large multi-year project in Boston, Massachusetts. Headquartered in New York City, Turner is a North American-based, international construction services company with a staff of 10,000 that completes 1,500 construction projects each year.
Wellness Workdays "Wellness Trailer 2.0" program will focus on helping Turner's employees and Trade Partner workers adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles with an emphasis on both physical and behavioral well-being. A key component of the initiative is centered on redefining the role of the wellness trailer to ensure prevention and screenings are top priorities.
Construction work can be demanding, and long work hours can lead to high levels of stress and anxiety for those in the field. Left untreated, the stress and anxiety can result in chronic health conditions, premature illness and even death. Furthermore, substance use by employees in the industry is four to six times the national average.
"We know the conversation around safety needs to include the topic of substance use/misuse as well as mental health, resilience and physical well-being," said Bruce Ventura, Vice President at Turner Construction Company in Boston. "We chose Wellness Workdays to support our efforts to promote employee health and wellness, rather than only taking measures to treat illnesses and injuries."
Wellness Workdays will assist and support Turner Construction Company in creating a systematic approach to enhancing the lives of all workers at their jobsite. This will entail a prescribed population health management approach, including a health coaching program supported by software data management and analytics, which will bring a systematic approach to coaching and track outcomes. The onsite wellness trailers will include a trained coach/EMT who will fulfill the roles of EMT, health coach, care manager and health advocate, and act as an extension of the safety team. To create and implement a successful and engaging program, Wellness Workdays will develop an operational wellness plan that includes multi-level leadership involvement, culture alignment, relevant content and programming, communications, integration of union and partner resources, and a focus on outcomes.
"We are excited to launch Turner's innovative and engaging program, which highlights the future of well-being for construction and trades. This initiative will re-envision how employees access the wellness trailer and enhance the services available at each jobsite," said Debra Wein, CEO of Wellness Workdays. "While triage remains a focus of the trailer, the promotion of health, safety, wellness and thriving, at work and at home, will also be the primary focus."
About Wellness Workdays
Wellness Workdays is a Massachusetts company with offices in New York, Florida and Texas that designs and delivers corporate wellness programs to promote employee health, productivity and a culture of well-being. Our subsidiary, OMC Wellness, based in Portland, Maine, provides population health management solutions utilizing onsite health coaching and proprietary technology to sustain measurable outcomes. A Certified Woman-Owned Business Enterprise, we have earned industry recognition and best practices awards for our clients, which include New Balance, Columbia Construction, EMD Millipore, Putnam Investments, Cape Cod Healthcare, Brown University, the Maine Department of Transportation, Rockland Trust, Titan America, Norway Savings Bank and Harvard Business School. For more information about Wellness Workdays, visit http://www.wellnessworkdays.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.
About Turner Construction Company
Turner is an international construction services company. Founded in 1902, Turner first made its mark on the industry pioneering the use of steel-reinforced concrete for general building, which enabled the company to deliver safer, stronger, and more efficient buildings to clients. The company continues to embrace emerging technologies and offers an increasingly diverse set of services. With an annual construction volume of US $15 billion, Turner is the largest builder in the United States, ranking first in the major market segments of the building construction field, including healthcare, education, sports, commercial, and green building. The firm is a subsidiary of HOCHTIEF, an engineering-led global infrastructure group. For more information, please visit http://www.turnerconstruction.com.



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Catalent, the leading global provider of advanced delivery technologies, development, and manufacturing solutions for drugs, biologics, cell and gene therapies, and consumer health products, today announced the appointment of Behzad Mahdavi, Ph.D., MBA, as Vice President of Open Innovation, Biologics, Cell and Gene Therapy. In this new role, reporting to Julien Meissonnier, Catalent's Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Mahdavi will join a team of experts in Catalent's Science and Technology Group that works with customers and external innovators in both small and large molecules, to accelerate the adoption of new development and drug delivery technologies, and scalable manufacturing processes and techniques.

SOMERSET, N.J. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Catalent, the leading global provider of advanced delivery technologies, development, and manufacturing solutions for drugs, biologics, cell and gene therapies, and consumer health products, today announced the appointment of Behzad Mahdavi, Ph.D., MBA, as Vice President of Open Innovation, Biologics, Cell and Gene Therapy. In this new role, reporting to Julien Meissonnier, Catalent's Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Mahdavi will join a team of experts in Catalent's Science and Technology Group that works with customers and external innovators in both small and large molecules, to accelerate the adoption of new development and drug delivery technologies, and scalable manufacturing processes and techniques.
With over 20 years' experience in developing and implementing impactful growth strategies in the biopharmaceutical industries, Dr. Mahdavi joins Catalent after a 13-year career at Lonza, where he held the role of Vice President Strategic Innovation & Alliances, and various board-level positions at other innovative companies. Prior to joining Lonza, he was Chief Executive Officer of SAM Electron Technologies, a venture capital-backed company in the life sciences field. He holds a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Sherbrooke, Canada, and also has a master's in business administration from the University of Quebec in Montreal.
"As a company, Catalent continues to invest in the rapidly evolving and growing areas of cell and gene therapies and next-generation biopharmaceuticals, which are redefining the landscape of treating diseases," commented Mr. Meissonnier. "I am delighted to welcome Behzad to Catalent, as he brings significant experience in leveraging accelerated innovation with strategic external sourcing, to further strengthen our strategy of delivering the therapies of tomorrow to patients faster, and more efficiently."
About Catalent
Catalent is the leading global provider of advanced delivery technologies, development, and manufacturing solutions for drugs, biologics, cell and gene therapies, and consumer health products. With over 85 years serving the industry, Catalent has proven expertise in bringing more customer products to market faster, enhancing product performance and ensuring reliable global clinical and commercial product supply. Catalent employs approximately 14,000 people, including around 2,400 scientists and technicians, at more than 45 facilities, and in fiscal year 2020 generated over $3 billion in annual revenue. Catalent is headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey. For more information, visit http://www.catalent.com
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United in Recovery is a major effort to help working families recovery and rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic

FREDERICK, MD. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
United Way of Frederick County has launched the United in Recovery campaign to support ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) families and individuals through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Before COVID-19, over 1 in 3 of all households in Frederick County lived paycheck to paycheck due to the high costs of housing, transportation and healthcare. Because of COVID, that number has increased substantially. United Way's ALICE Report shows that these families, known as ALICE, have been the most likely to suffer the severe health and economic consequences of the pandemic.
United in Recovery will help ALICE families in three ways:
1. It will help ALICE families recovery and rebuild by providing Pathways to Financial Stability
2. It will help nonprofits recover and rebuild by providing funding, volunteers and training
3. It will help businesses and government make informed decisions by providing community research and analysis
"In this difficult time, United Way is in an ongoing position to bring critical resources to ALICE families in our community," said Ken Oldham, President & CEO of United Way of Frederick County. "The effective programs funded by United in Recovery will allow our working families to recovery and rebuild in the coming months and years."
Pathways to Financial Stability provides personalized budget coaching, credit counseling, income tax assistance and two matched savings programs to provide access to essential assets for long-term growth and stability. The Pathway to Transportation provides ALICE households access to an affordable, reliable and safe used car. The Pathway to Homeownership makes homeownership accessible to families who never thought it was possible.
United in Recovery is the next strategic initiative after its successful COVID-19 Emergency Relief Campaign. The Emergency Relief Campaign raised over $300,000 that enabled 55 grants to 35 local nonprofit organizations that helped struggling families most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
United in Recovery runs in coordination with United Way's annual workplace campaign. The workplace campaign has been a fundraising staple for over 80 years in Frederick County. Contributors may give through their workplace campaign or donate directly by going to http://www.uwfrederick.org/recovery.
About United Way of Frederick County
For over 80 years, United Way of Frederick County has been fighting to achieve lasting change by identifying the ALICE (Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed) and impoverished families in Frederick County and working to strengthen their education, financial stability, and health to build a strong, viable community. Our work focuses on helping children and youth be successful in school and achieve their potential through education; helping people obtain the tools they need to become financially stable and independent; and ensuring our neighbors in need have access to healthy, nutritious food and healthcare.
United Way partners include global, national and local businesses, nonprofits, government, civic and faith-based organizations, along with educators, health providers, senior citizens, students, and others. The organization provides grants to local nonprofits, offers programs such as free tax preparation and matched savings, mobilizes volunteers, and engages in public policy advocacy. To learn more about United Way and how you can get involved, please visit UnitedWayFrederick.org.



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RadSite, a leading accrediting organization promoting performance and quality-based imaging practices, announced today that its next webinar will take place on Wednesday, December 9th, at 2:00 p.m. ET. The webinar is titled "An Overview of RadSite's new MIPPA Accreditation Program Standards version 3.1."

ANNAPOLIS, MD. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
RadSite, a leading accrediting organization promoting performance and quality-based imaging practices, announced today that its next webinar will take place on Wednesday, December 9th, at 2:00 p.m. ET. The webinar is titled "An Overview of RadSite's new MIPPA Accreditation Program Standards version 3.1."
This webinar will feature an overview of RadSite's revised Standards including the new specialty accreditation modules. The session will feature RadSite's leadership and provide helpful insights to optimize the accreditation process. The presentation also will review several new standards development and public policy initiatives that RadSite is working on.
To register for the 60-minute webinar, click here.
The presentation will be moderated by Patrick D. Browning, MD, MA, MSL, RadSite's Chief Medical Officer. The speakers will be:

Garry Carneal, JD, RadSite President & CEO

Eliot Siegel, MD, RadSite Chair, Standards Committee

Phillip W. Patton, PhD, CHP, DABR, DABSNM, RadSite Chief Physicist Officer

J ulie Irons, HIA, HCSA, RadSite Accreditation Manager

Currently, RadSite offers three MAP ADI accreditation programs covering CT, MRI, and Nuclear Medicine (i.e., PET, PET/CT and SPECT) imaging providers (also known as imaging suppliers). Successful RadSite applicants will continue to receive a general accreditation seal for each ADI modality but also may apply and be recognized for one or more clinical subspecialty areas under MAP Standards version 3.1.
The following RadSite specialty modules will be discussed during the webinar:

CT: Angiography, Body, Cardiac, Maxillofacial, Musculoskeletal, and Neurologic;

MRI: Angiography, Body, Breast, Cardiac, Functional, Musculoskeletal, and Neurologic; and

NucMed: Planar/SPECT - Cardiac and PET or PET/CT – Cardiac, Infection, Neurologic, Oncology.

Interested parties can download the new MAP Standards v 3.1 by clicking here. To register for the webinar that discusses the new v3.1 Standards, click here. To learn more about RadSite, visit http://www.radsitequality.com.
About RadSite (http://www.radsitequality.com)
Founded in 2005, RadSite's mission is to promote performance and quality-based practices for imaging systems across the U.S. and its territories. RadSite is recognized by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as an official accreditation organization under the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008. RadSite's programs help assess, track, and report imaging trends in an effort to enhance imaging procedures and outcomes. RadSite also offers educational programs, publishes issue briefs, and underwrites research on a complimentary basis to raise awareness of patient safety issues and to promote best practices. The organization is governed by an independent board and committee system, which is open to a wide range of volunteers to ensure transparency and accountability. To learn more about RadSite, please contact us at (443) 440-6007 or info@radsitequality.com



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Discover how technology is being used to improve cognitive performance.

JUPITER, FLA. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
The award-winning series, Advancements with Ted Danson, will focus on recent improvements in therapy for adults living with attention deficit. This is scheduled to broadcast Q1/2021.
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), the most common childhood neurodevelopmental disorder, is now understood to last well into adulthood. Symptoms can be debilitating and include impulsivity, poor attention, distractibility, and difficulty controlling behavior. In this segment, Advancements will educate about attention deficit disorders and will explore how technology is being used to improve cognitive performance.
With a look at WeVibin –a company that develops research-driven technology for decreasing impulsivity, reducing anxiety, and increasing auditory and visual attention – Advancements will educate about the company's breakthrough technology for improving cognitive performance for adults with attention deficit.
Viewers will see how WeVibin's Squirrel Chaser application tests attention and how its Squirrel Tamer therapy calms the user and immediately helps them gain focus.
"For an adult, ADD can affect one's life in real and consequential ways, including frequent job loss, substance abuse, car accidents and damaged relationships. However, new research into the neuropathways continues to emerge and bring hope," said Stefanie Lattner, CEO, WeVibin. "WeVibin's has developed a neuromodulation therapy that affects the feedback loops in the brain that control focus and attention. This new way to address an old problem enables treatment without stigma, in a safe and clinically relevant manner. The device can be worn when needed, for short durations, without the negative residual side effects often found in other treatments."
Designed to help people stay focused, increase both auditory and visual attention, and decrease impulsivity, Squirrel Tamer has been shown in clinical trials to drastically increase cognitive performance. Audiences will see how wearing the device for 20 to 30 minutes can provide immediate effects that last for hours.
"WeVibin's technology has shown to improve attention and focus and to decrease impulsivity and anxiety," said Richard Simon, producer for the Advancements series. "With new trials for PTSD, Autism, and Parkinson's on the horizon, we look forward to sharing this information with the public in hopes that it brings some relief to the many people living with these conditions."
About WeVibin:
WeVibin Inc is a neuromodulation company committed to restoring dignity and peace to individuals suffering from anxiety, ADD/ADHD, autism, PTSD and Parkinson's by enabling them to perform their cognitive best. Through wearable health technologies and useful tools, users are able to gain more control over their thoughts, actions, and lives, while still being authentically themselves.
For more information, visit: http://www.wevibin.co.
About Advancements and DMG Productions:
The Advancements series is an information-based educational show targeting recent advances across a number of industries and economies. Featuring state-of-the-art solutions and important issues facing today's consumers and business professionals, Advancements focuses on cutting-edge developments, and brings this information to the public with the vision to enlighten about how technology and innovation continue to transform our world.
Backed by experts in various fields, DMG Productions is dedicated to education and advancement, and to consistently producing commercial-free, educational programming on which both viewers and networks depend.
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The Highest-Performing Diaper Matched with the Most Convenient Customer Experience Launches First-of-its-Kind SMS Service

NEW YORK (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Coterie, award winning creator of the highest-performing diaper on the market, announced today a $2.75M series seed funding led by Willow Growth, an early stage fund investing in the next generation of consumer brands. RiverPark Ventures, M3 Ventures, Michael Silverstein and others also participated in the round.
Coterie was founded with a mission to make parents' lives easier, starting with a better diaper. In the past 35 years, there have been no meaningful innovations in the diaper industry because the market has been dominated by two brands with little incentive to evolve. After extensive global research and over 5,000 hours of development, Coterie developed a high-performance diaper that outperforms the competition on every metric. It keeps your baby drier, longer, and ensures healthy skin, better sleep, and fewer leaks and blowouts. Coterie diapers are made with the cleanest materials and use clothing-grade, sustainable materials that make them extremely soft and gentle. Coterie was recently named The Best Diaper by one of the top parenting media sites, The Bump.
The global diaper and wipes industry is currently a $68B market with enormous growth potential. After just over one year on the market, Coterie has sold over 5,000,000 diapers and boasts an incredible Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 92. The brand has grown over 45% in the past quarter alone and is averaging a 70% month over month repeat rate. All of this during a downturned economy and in a market that is perceived to be crowded. But as new brands continue to enter this market, they still lack the innovation and performance that has made Coterie stand out.
This round of funding is being announced as Coterie introduces an even better diaper, with improved absorption, surface dryness and fastening system and launches a first-of-its kind SMS service, enabling parents to easily reorder by text. This innovative Text Order Management service is another way Coterie makes parents' lives easier, giving parents access to their account, ordering, and customer support team all without ever needing to visit the website. The brand's Auto-Renew service offers parents unprecedented convenience – email or text communications are sent, allowing them to pause, cancel or revise their order before anything ships.
"I discovered Coterie, just like any other parent would, searching for the best diaper for my baby," says Amanda Schutzbank, of Willow Growth. "Coterie diapers exceeded my expectations. As a parent, nothing is more important than a happy, healthy baby. As an investor, it is a unique opportunity to find a company that delivers both unmatched performance and an emotional benefit in supporting parents. Frank and his team have already demonstrated the ability to deliver on their vision and I am excited to be a partner in the next phase."
This round of funding will be invested in new product development and initiatives such as free trial packs to help expand the brand's market reach.
"I very much didn't set out to become a diaper engineer. But it seemed crazy to me that this product that is so integral to parents' and babies' lives hadn't evolved in 30 years, despite so many technological advances," says Frank Yu, founder and CEO of Coterie. "Parents today expect high-quality, high-performing products in every area of their lives; why should diapers be any different? There was a clear opportunity to deliver something so much better. Designing the best diaper, was just the start for Coterie. We will continue to look for ways to innovate and deliver better products and services that make parent's lives easier."
Coterie has also named independent investor Michael J. Silverstein chairman of the board. He is the former head of consumer practice at Boston Consulting Group, and an experienced private equity investor. Silverstein is the author of Trading Up, the best-selling marketing book.
"Coterie delivers technical, functional and emotional benefits," Silverstein says. "It's in the design, the fit and fabrication, the better components. It permits parents to say, 'I'm giving my baby the very best start – dry, comfortable, protected.'"
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About Coterie
Founded in 2019, Coterie is an innovative baby care brand for the uncompromising parent. Coterie creates high-performing baby care products and pairs them with convenient services to make parents' lives easier. The brand's flagship product is an award-winning diaper — a fast-wicking, super-absorbent, and incredibly soft diaper. They also have 100% plant-based, fragrance-free wipes, and will soon offer other staples in the baby care space.
For more on Coterie, please visit https://www.coterie.com



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Born from Quarantine Conditions and Increased Need for Home Skin and Self Care - Renowned Celebrity Dermatologist Procures Skin Solution Products, Treatment and Technology Delivered Seasonally. From Practice to Perfect at Home - No Appointment Necessary to Meet Skin Health, Complexion Goals and Maintenance Needs.

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Renowned dermatologist, Dr. Ava Shamban, founder of Ava MD dermatology clinics and Skin Five, the streamlined multi-modality maintenance medspa concept for face and body, introduces the first physician curated subscription box. The membership program includes curated seasonal professional skincare, treatments, and technologies designed to deliver results that were previously only available to her clinic patients.
Skin obsessed and skin enthusiasts looking for the newest, latest and greatest in dermatologist recommended products will receive a special seasonal delivery and become part of the community and conversation led by Dr. Ava. In addition, members will have access to special events, seminars, tele-aesthetic consultations and live chats with the Ava MD team as well as offers. "I have always been passionate about quality skincare and delivering the best advice, treatments and products to my patients,'' says Dr. Shamban. "The Box by Dr. Ava will extend the reach, allowing me to deliver the same solution based skincare I recommend to all women, everywhere".
Every box features full size products and treatments, tools or a voucher for service redeemable at local providers. Included in her launch box, a limited edition "Skincare Heroes" is a trifecta of Dr. Ava's favorites, a perfect prescription to kick-off the 'new year new you'. Included is a Cutera truSculpt Flex treatment voucher, a full size U.SK Under Skin Precious Elixir and a must-have priming SPF, Tizo3 by Tizo. The Box by Dr. Ava protects, corrects and offers results-driven effects for face and body. Shipping December 10th, it will arrive home in time for Christmas to get or give the gift of great skin.
truSculpt Flex [$750.00] is the premiere, personalized muscle building treatment that adjusts to your shape, fitness level and goals to strengthen, firm and tone your muscles. The unique Multi-Directional Stimulation (MDS) technology delivers three simulated workouts replicating intensified crunch, squat and twisting actions. Contour improvements are possible regardless of your shape or fitness level in four 45-minute sessions.
U.SK Under Skin Precious Elixir [$149] These revitalizing elixirs feature a combination of potent active ingredients, peptides, purified growth factors and precious metals or gemstone nanoparticles. Every U.SK Under Skin product combines technology and innovation with the most effective and unique actives to ensure beautiful younger looking skin. All U.SK Under Skin products and technologies are developed by the Italian Research and Development Laboratory Monteresearch
Tizo3 by Tizo [$41.99] - Formulated with titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, this duo is an extraordinarily efficacious sunscreen filter and physical block to protect the skin against damaging UVA and UVB rays, chemical free. Ideal for sensitive skin it is also subtly tinted doubling as a primer in a silky, oil free lotion with a luxurious velvet matte finish, making it a Dr. Ava "must have" indoors on zoom or outdoors in winter.
The Box by Dr. Ava will also support key causes with every purchase. Each box will donate a percentage of proceeds to a designated charity. For holiday, The Box by Dr. Ava, the limited edition Skin Heroes selection, will donate a portion of the proceeds to Direct Relief, a humanitarian health organization active in 80 countries and all 50 States in the U.S. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, Direct Relief has continued to provide protective gear and critical care medications for frontline health workers with daily deliveries to medical facilities across the U.S. at no cost.
In 2021 The Box by Dr. Ava memberships for quarterly, curated, seasonal skin care and treatments delivered to your door will offer two levels. The Skin Enthusiast [$250.00 quarterly] includes The Box by Dr. Ava and access to virtual events. Skin Obsessed members paying annually [$850.00] will receive the same seasonal box plus premiere virtual events, private sales and discounts and tele-aesthetic appointments with the team at Ava MD.
For more information please visit: http://www.theboxbydrava.com or the company's Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.



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National nonprofit organization, Ruling Our eXperiences, Inc. (ROX) releases its latest research report, Girls, Diversity and The Future, which reflects insights from 10,678 girls across the nation

COLUMBUS, OHIO (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Ruling Our eXperiences, Inc. (ROX) released its latest research report, Girls, Diversity and The Future, which reflects insights from 10,678 girls across the nation. This study by the leading national experts on programming, research and education for girls offers parents, educators, mentors and policymakers a glimpse into the world of today's girls and their unique beliefs, behaviors and barriers across demographics.
The in-depth survey and analysis captures insights from 5th through 12th grade girls and reveals their perceptions and experiences around confidence, leadership, school and support. Research findings include:
Despite embodying key traits of leadership, Black girls face a world that does not embrace their leadership in school, government or corporate America. Nationally, Black women make up just 4% of school superintendents, 8% of our country's elected officials and there are no Black female CEOs among all Fortune 500 companies.The Girls, Diversity and The Future research indicates that when compared to their peers, Black girls are the most equipped and eager to lead. They confidently embrace being in charge and are not afraid to express their opinions, yet they face barriers to leadership roles.
Affluence does not promote confidence nor feeling supported by adults. Girls who attend affluent schools are nearly 10% less likely to report that they have supportive adults to talk to about serious issues. Similarly, high socioeconomic status does not insulate girls from the confidence challenges that plague girls of this age; they experience similar declines in confidence.
Black girls have higher rates of confidence and belief in their academic abilities compared to their peers, yet are the most likely to experience harsher school discipline, suspensions and expulsions. Black girls experience an increase in confidence from elementary school to middle school, while all other groups of girls experience a sharp decline. Similarly, Black girls are more likely to believe they are smart enough for their dream job compared to their same-age peers, and 81% report that their teachers treat them like they are smart. Despite all of this, Black girls are more likely to have negative discipline-related experiences in school.
When girls of color are in the majority, they are more likely to believe they are smart and capable than if they are one of few people of color in a situation. While race does not exclusively predict the way girls feel about their academic abilities and opportunities, attending school and learning with others who are like them contributes to a sense of efficacy and ability. When girls of color are not learning alongside other girls of color, they feel less confident in their abilities and opportunities.
"Our data reinforces that we live in a society that does not always openly embrace girls and women who share their opinions, as this can often be viewed as aggressive. Sadly, this reality is only amplified for Black girls," said Dr. Sibyl West, co-author of the study, co-director of the Frederick Douglass Institute for Intercultural Research and associate professor of counselor education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. "When a Black girl speaks her mind, she can be labeled as hostile, disagreeable or rude. Her opinions and ideas can be dismissed or ignored more often than her peers. What this data is truly showing us is that Black girls are ready to lead and that they possess key traits and characteristics of leadership, but they face a world that doesn't embrace their leadership."
Dr. Lisa Hinkelman, founder/CEO of Ruling Our eXperiences (ROX) and co-author of this study said, "We have a responsibility to seize this critical moment in history. In Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris, little girls everywhere finally have the chance to see a woman of color in the White House. Now it's time for each of us – parents, educators and mentors – to identify what we should be doing individually, programmatically and systemically to address the disparities surrounding leadership opportunities for girls of color."
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About Ruling Our eXperiences, Inc.: Ruling Our eXperiences, Inc. (ROX) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization headquartered in Columbus, Ohio and is the national non-profit leader in programming, research and education focused on girls. The mission of ROX is to create generations of confident girls who can control their own relationships, experiences, decisions and futures. For more information about ROX programming and research visit http://www.rulingourexperiences.org.
About Lisa Hinkelman, Ph.D.: Dr. Lisa Hinkelman is the founder and CEO of Ruling Our eXperiences, Inc. (ROX). She is a counselor, educator, researcher and author of the award-winning book, 'Girls Without Limits: Helping Girls Achieve Healthy Relationships, Academic Success and Interpersonal Strength' Corwin Press, 2013. Dr. Hinkelman's work for the past decade has focused on the critical issues impacting girls and how schools, parents and educators can effectively support and encourage girls' interpersonal, educational and career growth. Previously, as a Counselor Education faculty member at The Ohio State University, Dr. Hinkelman's teaching and scholarly research focused on social and emotional learning, non-academic barriers that impact learning and girls' self-concept development. She was selected as a Nominated Changemaker for The White House United State of Women and is a Draper, Richards, Kaplan Social Entrepreneur Fellow.
About Sibyl West, Ph.D.: Dr. Sibyl West is an associate professor of Counselor Education and the co-director of the Frederick Douglass Institute for Intercultural Research at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Her teaching and scholarly research focus on school counseling competencies, creating safe and supportive learning environments for diverse students and multicultural and diversity issues in counseling and education. Dr. West is a nationally recognized speaker and trainer on diversity and advocacy related topics. She is a graduate of Truman State University in Kirksville, MO where she earned her B.A. in English. She earned her M.Ed. in School Counseling from The University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona and her Ph.D. in Counselor Education from The Ohio State University.



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Phase-3 Clinical Trials on Trans-InsulinTM Patch to Begin in January

FREDERICK, MD. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
(TSG) is pleased to announce that it is the process of opening a new Test Clinic for Transdermal Patch reviews. In the time of COVID-19 we needed a test dormitory clinic which could house patients for up to 14 days while we test out our various patch products over long delivery term. First among these products is the Trans-Insulin patch which needs 14 days of testing to determine the long-term dosing stability. The New TSG Dorm Clinic is being set up in Frederick, Maryland, and will conduct multi-day transdermal patch products, beginning with the New transdermal Insulin patch, In January and then the new Parkinson's Patch in March 2021.
The TSG Dorm Clinic will house up to 6 volunteers at a time for 24-hour, multi-day clinical studies. The clinic is just being set up now and should be operational in January where the first recruits will take part in a 14-day insulin trial. The TSG Dorm Clinic will meet all CGMP requirements for a sterile dormitory experience.
The TSG Dorm Clinic is the second site for TSG in Frederick, Maryland. The original investment in Frederick, MD was a Laboratory located at 400 Sagner Ave, Suite 300. The New TSG Dorm Clinic is located at 92 Thomas Johnson Drive, Suite 100.
The Clinic has lockers rooms and showers for the resident volunteers, as well as a nursing station which will be manned 24 hours a day.
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International research team utilises a high-resolving, three-dimensional approach, using cutting edge technological advances in ion mobility and mass spectrometry imaging combined with isotope labelling to measure content, turnover rate and localization of brain glycosphingolipids to get a more complete picture of their contributions to Parkinson's

HELSINKI (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Lipidomics Consulting Ltd, a front-running lipidomics company that is fundamentally changing how understanding the mechanistic and metabolic details of lipids are investigated in disease, together with scientists at University of Wollongong (UoW), Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4I), MOBILion Systems, Inc. and Merck & Co., Inc, today they have received a grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) and its partner the Shake It Up Australia Foundation. With this funding the group will work to identify alterations in the metabolism of selective glycosphingolipids in specific brain regions that contribute to early Parkinson's onset and accelerated progression rates.
Parkinson's disease (PD) affects more than 6 million people worldwide. Glycosphingolipids are natural cellular fats and part of the PD epidemiology. They are components of cellular membranes that fulfill multiple functional roles, from cell structure and transport to signalling. However, the contribution of glycosphingolipids to PD is not fully understood.
"Mutations in the GBA1 gene, which is the most prevalent genetic risk factor for PD, result in accumulation of glucosylceramide and glucosylsphingosine. However, we do not know the breath of alterations in glycosphingolipids and how this contributes to PD", said Dr Kim Ekroos, founder and CEO of Lipidomics Consulting Ltd. "Our approach is a game-changer where we will combine mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) with isotope labelling methods that allow us to track, the synthesis and breakdown rates of glycosphingolipids in different brain regions, in real-time, as well high-resolution ion mobility to study the how larger, more complex glycosphingolipids are altered in PD. With this support from The Michael J. Fox Foundation, we can now utilize experiments that have never been done before to identify in what ways the glycosphingolipid metabolism can be restored in PD."
The assembled international team brings together the diverse expertise needed to dissect the metabolic glycosphingolipid map in PD. Dr Shane Ellis at UoW and Dr Ron Heeren at M4I are world-leading experts in lipid MSI. Dr. Nathan Hatcher, a Principal Scientist with the Department of Neuroscience at Merck, along with MOBILion Systems, Inc., a US-based company developing and commercializing high-resolution ion mobility (SLIM) technology, are providing the latest in glycosphingolipid measurements.
"With the experts assembled, we can now start to understand and visualise, for the first time, the changes in glycosphingolipid composition and dynamic metabolism (flux) occurring within different brain regions in preclinical models of PD", Dr Ellis said. "There is very little known about the role of changes in glycosphingolipid metabolism in distinct brain regions of PD. We know it is important, but we don't know exactly where in the brain, nor how fast and via what metabolic processes these changes are happening."
About Lipidomics Consulting Ltd.
Lipidomics Consulting is fundamentally advancing disease biology by providing the cutting-edge experience, skills and know-how in lipids and lipidomics. For more information, visit http://www.lipidomicsconsulting.com and connect with us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
About the University of Wollongong
A research-intensive global university, University of Wollongong (UOW) has become a benchmark for Australia's new generation of universities. It is ranked among the top modern universities in the world and has built a reputation as an enterprising institution, with a multi-disciplinary approach to research and a personalised approach to teaching. More information can be found at uow.edu.au.
About University of Maastricht
Maastricht University (UM) is the most international university in the Netherlands and, with about 20,000 students and 4,500 employees, still growing. The university stands out for its innovative education model, international character and multidisciplinary approach to research and education.
Thanks to its high-quality research and study programmes as well as a strong focus on social engagement, UM has quickly built up a solid reputation. Today it is considered one of the best young universities in the world.
About Merck & Co, Inc.
For more than 125 years, Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, has been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases in pursuit of our mission to save and improve lives. We demonstrate our commitment to patients and population health by increasing access to health care through far-reaching policies, programs and partnerships. Today, Merck continues to be at the forefront of research to prevent and treat diseases that threaten people and animals – including cancer, infectious diseases such as HIV and Ebola, and emerging animal diseases – as we aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company in the world. For more information, visit http://www.merck.com and connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.
About MOBILion Systems Inc.
MOBILion Systems is enabling advancements in disease diagnosis and treatment by commercializing instruments that provide unprecedented speed and resolution, allowing rapid detection of clinically relevant molecules to improve drug and biomarker discovery. More information can be found at mobilionsystems.com.

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Ambipar Response, a South American environmental services company, is excited to announce the acquisition of North American emergency services provider, Allied International Emergency (AIE). The acquisition establishes a permanent North American presence for Ambipar Response's emergency services.

FORT WORTH, TEXAS (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Ambipar Response, a South American environmental services company, is excited to announce the acquisition of North American emergency services provider, Allied International Emergency (AIE). The acquisition establishes a permanent North American presence for Ambipar Response's emergency services.
The acquisition is a key step in Ambipar Group's continuing mission to develop sustainable solutions throughout the world. Allied International Emergency will operate under the Ambipar Response brand, which is part of the company's Emergency Services business unit. Ambipar Response is a worldwide commercial response organization specializing in environmental services and technologies. With extensive experience, Ambipar Response teams have reacted quickly to a wide range of environmental emergencies on seven continents.
"North America has been a target market for Ambipar Response for several years. Many multinational clients based in North America now have on-demand access to our industry-leading environmental services, technology and field resources," said Guilherme Borlenghi, Ambipar CEO.
Allied International Emergency, founded in 2007, has provided efficient and cost-effective solutions for its customers' most complex emergency needs, environmental remediation and industrial services projects. The North American headquarters of Ambipar Response will operate from Allied International Emergency offices located in Fort Worth, Texas, and will continue to be chaired by Allied International Emergency founder Ty McKee.
"Allied, now Ambipar Response, with its reputation for service quality, coupled with Ambipar's global resources and cutting-edge emergency response technologies, is sure to increase its service capacity," said Ty McKee.
For more information about the North American acquisition and operations of Ambipar Response, visit ambipar.com/usa/contactus
About Ambipar Group
Ambipar Group is a leader in the environmental management market. With focus and agility, the company offers integrated solutions based on sustainability and respect for the environment for the most diverse segments of the national and international economy. Each Ambipar sector is led by a highly qualified team. We seek sustainable solutions, through research and development, waste management and recovery, product development for environmental protection, transport, logistics, distribution, training, management and support for crises and emergencies. The company is specialized in environmental services, and has the experience to address today's challenges efficiently and establish lasting partnerships. Certified and awarded for numerous projects, Ambipar is dedicated to addressing important projects related to socioeconomic development in Brazil and around the world. Through its wide range of resources, the company offers customers complete or customized services, aiming at preserving the environment through sustainability, working for this and future generations. For more information visit ambipar.com
About Allied Emergency International (AIE)
AIE, founded in 2007, is a multidisciplinary Environmental Services company based in Fort Worth, Texas. Serving a wide range of industries, AIE now Ambipar Response has always been recognized by customers and colleagues for its ability to provide efficient and cost-effective solutions for our customers' most complex emergency needs, environmental remediation and industrial services projects. For more information or to activate the IEA team, call 800.980.7911 or visit aiemergency.com



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Premier Disease Testing Lab Provides Insight on Different Types of Tests, New Travel Requirements, and Testing Logistics to Minimize Hassles Amid the Pandemic

MILPITAS, CALIF. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 19, 2020
IGeneX, Inc., a high-complexity lab specializing in disease testing, today shared some critical testing tips as people gear up for holiday travel. By following these best practices for COVID-19 testing, holiday travelers can minimize new hassles introduced by the global pandemic.
"Traveling over the holidays can be challenging in the best of times, let alone during a pandemic," said Dr. Jyotsna Shah, president of IGeneX, Inc. "These days, there are more things to check off your pre-trip to-do list, including taking a COVID-19 test. Many destinations require travelers to either take a test before leaving, or self-quarantine for up to 14 days upon arrival to stem the spread of the virus. IGeneX has compiled some important tips to help travelers navigate COVID-19 testing and ensure the smoothest possible holiday travel."
Get the right test: Not all COVID-19 tests are the same, and not all tests may be accepted at your destination. Broadly speaking, there are two categories of tests: RT-PCR tests and rapid antigen tests. RT-PCR tests are considered the gold standard for COVID-19 testing and the results are accepted for most domestic and international travel. These tests are slightly more expensive and can take longer to process than rapid antigen tests but are more likely to provide a correct answer. Rapid antigen tests are fast and cheap but are statistically less accurate than RT-PCR tests, especially for people who are experiencing no symptoms. The White House recently had issues with these tests providing false negative results, and nursing homes in Nevada experienced false positive results with these same rapid tests.
"We strongly recommend travelers choose an RT-PCR COVID-19 test, if possible," said Dr. Shah. "The rapid antigen test can be good for detecting highly symptomatic people, but if you are traveling then you are likely symptom free and at a greater risk of receiving an inaccurate reading from a rapid antigen test."
Know the regulations for your destination: COVID-19 testing requirements not only differ domestically and internationally, but also state to state. Hawaii, in particular, has some of the most stringent testing requirements of any destination. Currently, all visitors to Hawaii must show evidence of a recent negative RT-PCR test from an approved lab when arriving in the state, or else they face 14 days of quarantine.
Making matters worse is that testing requirements are constantly changing as virus cases fluctuate. For instance, starting on November 5, travelers to China were required to present a negative IgM antibody test in addition to a negative RT-PCR test. An antibody test requires a blood sample, which adds an additional layer of complexity to travel plans. That is why it is vitally important to check state and local public health websites for information before you travel.
The AARP is a great resource for finding up-to-date information on restrictions and regulations in the United States. If you are traveling internationally, check the destination's Office of Foreign Affairs or Ministry of Health, Bureau of Consular Affairs or country Information page for details about entry requirements and restrictions for arriving travelers. State.gov has a great color-coded map with more information about organizations to contact.
"We have tested numerous travelers to China, India, and Guatemala and the COVID-19 testing policies are different for each country," said Dr. Shah. "It is crucial that travelers know the restrictions ahead of time."
Timing is important: Most destinations require that visitors provide evidence of a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test taken no more than 72 hours before arrival. Some countries are even more strict: China requires that both the RT-PCR and IgM antibody tests be taken within 48 hours before boarding. Regardless of whether it's two or three days, finding a test that can be completed in that short of a time frame can be challenging.
Some airports have helped address the timing challenge by offering testing immediately before flights. But these tests, once again, are mostly rapid antigen tests, often completed in 15 minutes, inferior to RT-PCR testing performed at a laboratory, and may not be accepted at your destination. Moreover, no airports currently provide IgM antibody testing for travelers that need that test.
IGeneX provides a quicker turnaround on RT-PCR tests and IgM antibody tests. "We are pleased to be one of the first labs to offer same-day RT-PCR and IgM antibody COVID-19 tests," said Dr. Shah. "Since the pandemic began, we have been scaling up our infrastructure to the point where we can now offer results in as little as six hours while still maintaining a high level of integrity and accuracy."
For more information on COVID-19 testing for airline travelers, please contact IGeneX today at 1-800-832-3200 or visit http://www.igenex.com.
About IGeneX, Inc.
For over 25 years, IGeneX has been at the forefront of research and development of diagnostic testing for Lyme disease, Bartonella, and other tick-borne diseases. For COVID-19, IGeneX provides RT-PCR and antibody tests for major hospitals, cities, employers, professional sports teams and airline travelers. The company has tested more than 600 domestic and international travelers. Learn more at http://www.igenex.com.



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Greg Herzog, Trademarks LANISTA : What we need right now is a National Campaign to get in shape and get healthy. "Feel better about ourselves and survive". Its not longer about vanity. Its not too late to change!

RIDGEFIELD, CONN. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Ridgefield Wellness Coach and Personal Trainer Greg Herzog, believes that we have a major Healthcare Crisis on our hands and he believes he has the answer with LANISTA a recently trademarked system to find your own process for performance, fitness and weight loss.
Everyone is talking about Healthcare, but its also about you doing your part too IN DEFENSE OF FITNESS and taking personal responsibility.
What we need right now is a National Campaign to get in shape and get healthy. "Feel better about ourselves and survive". Its not longer about vanity. Its not too late to change!
There has been no emphasis on diet, exercise or health, it's just "figure it out yourself". Shame on the media and government in not emphasizing how important diet and exercise are. Covid has now made it an issue.
Why couldn't they have gotten behind a campaign "get healthy so the virus doesn't kill you challenges." Dr. Fauci, The Surgeon General and The CDC don't mention one thing people could do, lose weight and get in shape.
So many lives could have been saved if the medical community took this on as a campaign. "You need to do something now its your chance to change your life".
We need to stop glamorizing gluttony. Diabetes isn't a theory. Its a life and death issue. Stop with the body positivity. This is fundamental as to who lives or dies; being overweight is a not a good thing, out of shape even worse. With Covid 19 you are twice as likely to have poor outcome if your Obese. One study found that people with BMI of 35-40 risk of death increases by 40 percent and with a BMI over 40 percent percent by 90 percent compared to those not living with obesity.
Even mildly obese increase chance of landing in ICU by 5x.Our food, diet and lack of fitness is killing too many of us."Poor diet and fitness is the leading cause of mortality." NYT Countries with the lowest rate of obesity have had the least Covid deaths,ours is 42. We had 40k deaths from obesity in August.
Obesity is already killing us slowly, mix it with Covid and its lethal; it kills you fast.
Obesity is linked to Diabetes, Heart Disease, Cancer, eyesight, memory, pain, fatigue, anxiety, depression, immunity and gastrointestinal conditions not to mention Covid. This is science, not me. Why do we have so many preexisting conditions? Fat. Europe not like this. We weren't always like this before. We have been conditioned to fail at a very young age with no emphasis on proper diet and exercise. Its only wear a mask, wash your hands, keep your distance. Nothing about exercise, diet, inflammation health, or immunity.
The good news; its not too late. Call today and find out more about LANISTA
Greg Herzog is a Celebrity Trainer and owner of OSTEOPATHIC FITNESS in Ridgefield CT and Fairfield County for over 25 years, Author of the Fifteen Minute Executive Stress Relief Program, published by Putnam. Voted as one of the Top 50 Trainers in U.S. Greg has over two decades experience in the field of Health and Fitness.



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Vermont Organic Science releases the strongest USDA certified organic full spectrum CBD topical available

WILLISTON, VT. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Vermont Organic Science – a Williston-based family-run organic hemp extraction lab known for its high-quality products – is excited to announce the release of a new USDA certified organic CBD balm.
With over 4% CBD as well as the cannabinoids CBG and CBC, the cbdVOS Full Spectrum Extra Strength 1100mg CBD Balm is highly potent and one of the strongest CBD topical products currently on the market. This full spectrum CBD topical is USDA certified organic and only contains certified organic ingredients. It also contains organic menthol and the essential oils of sweet almond, tangerine, frankincense, and lavender – all designed to provide deep relief to consumers.
While supplies last, enjoy a free 500mg CBD oil bottle with every purchase of the balm.



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Virtual two-day event touched on multilevel cervical and lumbar artificial disc replacement and expanded ADR indications

LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Leader in artificial disc replacement and spine medicine innovator Dr. Todd H. Lanman, of Beverly Hills-based Lanman Spinal Neurosurgery, recently spoke at the 2nd Annual 'Hybrid' Spine Arthroplasty Summit.
The virtual event was presented by DOCS Spine + Orthopedics, Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14.
Lanman, along with his practice partner Dr. Jason Cuellar, spoke about cervical artificial disc replacement during a 45-minute panel entitled 'Expanded Cervical ADR Indications,' moderated by Drs. Richard D. Guyer and Alexander R. Vaccaro.
Some of the topics Lanman touched upon involved multilevel cervical artificial disc replacement, new devices and clinical trials, and a new off-label procedure he has pioneered, Restorative Motion Surgery, in which he removes a patient's fusion, implanting artificial disc replacement devices in its place in order to restore a patient to near or complete motion and mobility.
On the following day, Dr. Lanman joined five other spine specialists on a similar subject involving expanding indications for the lumbar spine in a panel called 'Expanding Lumbar ADR Indications.'
Serving as principal investigator on a majority of FDA-endorsed clinical trials on motion preservation, including two current ongoing ones for the prodisc SK and Vivo and Synergy, Dr. Lanman is often at the forefront of major advances in the worlds of spinal medicine and artificial disc replacement.
Dr. Lanman has been named a top doctor by The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, and Hemispheres, in recent years. He has also been recognized as a 'Leader in Health Care' by the Los Angeles Business Journal.
He has served as an associate professor at UCLA for two decades, and has published many peer-reviewed articles and authored book chapters. He often acts as a frequent medical educator and expert contributor in the media.
His practice is affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Institute for Spinal Disorders and the UCLA Medical Center.
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Retina Associates of Sarasota Joins Elite Alliance of Retina Specialists

SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Today, Retina Consultants of America ("RCA"), a comprehensive physician management services organization, welcomes Retina Associates of Sarasota ("RAS"), based in Florida, to its growing group of practices. This is the eighth premier retina specialty practice to join RCA as it continues to expand the company's presence across the U.S. including VitreoRetinal Surgery, PA, California Retina Consultants, Retina Consultants of Houston, Retina Group of Florida, Long Island Vitreoretinal Consultants, Retinal Consultants Serving Northern California, and Palmetto Retina Center. All of these practices provide superior patient care and research, and are considered renowned leaders of the retinal field.
"This is a very exciting time for Retina Associates of Sarasota to join Retina Group of Florida and RCA. Working together, we bring the best in the field to learn from each other, share knowledge and ultimately bring best practices to our patients," said Keye Wong, M.D. "We are excited to collaborate with the most innovative minds within our specialty to continually enhance and grow our practice."
Retina Associates of Sarasota is comprised of retina specialists Keye Wong M.D., John Niffenegger, M.D., and Elizabeth Richter M.D., Ph.D, working in four offices including Sarasota, Bradenton, Port Charlotte and Venice. These physicians have authored more than 20 research manuscripts and textbook chapters; participated as principal investigators on over 20 national clinical trials; made nearly 150 presentations at national and international meetings and serve on various boards and associations. The group has continuously hosted a well-attended annual retina review course for over three decades.
"The physicians and staff of Retina Group of Florida welcome Drs. Wong, Niffenegger and Richter and the entire staff of Retina Associates of Sarasota as we join together," said Barry Taney, M.D. and Larry Halperin, M.D. "Retina Group of Florida is dedicated to state-of-the-art retina services and cutting-edge research while delivering patient-focused compassionate care. Retina Associates of Sarasota shares these very same values, making our joint practices not just larger, but stronger as we move into the future."
Formed by Webster Equity Partners and headquartered in Southlake, Texas, RCA is partnering with leading retina specialists who seek a strategic partner with the capital resources and expertise to invest in their practice infrastructure and position them for continued growth in their markets. RCA is unique in offering the first horizontal alliance in the eye-care field focused solely on retinal care.
"Our focus on high quality patient care and superior research through horizontal alliances continues to resonate with the premier retina groups in the nation," said Robert Grabow, CEO of RCA. "We are pleased to have Retina Associates of Sarasota join Retina Group of Florida and RCA as we are excited to provide the highest quality care to patients throughout Florida."
If interested in learning more about a partnership with Retina Consultants of America, contact Robert Grabow, (972) 779-0794.
About Retina Consultants of America
Retina Consultants of America is a network of leading retina specialists with the mission of saving sight and improving patient lives through innovation and the highest quality care. Through RCA's physician-centered practice management model, physicians continue to drive clinical care and practice culture, while benefitting from the business expertise, resources and shared best practices available through RCA. For additional information on Retina Consultants of America please visit http://www.retinaconsultantsofamerica.com
About Webster Equity Partners
Webster Equity Partners has invested in RCA along-side its physician partners. Founded in 2003, Webster Equity invests in healthcare services companies with high impact growth strategies that deliver the highest quality care and extraordinary service. Webster is currently investing out of its fourth fund with $875 million of committed capital. For additional information on Webster Equity Partners, please visit http://www.websterequitypartners.com.
About Retina Associates of Sarasota
Retina Associates of Sarasota is a premier subspecialty practice founded by award-winning retina specialists, Dr. Keye Wong and Dr. John Niffenegger. RAS is headquartered in Sarasota, FL and provides patients with state-of-the-art retina care along the West Coast of Florida. RAS focuses on helping patients that require a specialized level of eyecare in the diagnosis and treatment of the full range of retinal and macular diseases. Locations in Sarasota, Bradenton, Port Charlotte, and Venice facilitate access to top retina care across the region.

"This is a very exciting time for Retina Associates of Sarasota to join Retina Group of Florida and RCA. Working together, we bring the best in the field to learn from each other, share knowledge and ultimately bring best practices to our patients," said Keye Wong, M.D.



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Company is the First Manufacturer in Ohio to Receive NIOSH Approval for Respirator Masks

DEFIANCE, OHIO (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
ALG Health announced today that they have received NIOSH approval for their first line of "Made In the USA" respirator masks. NIOSH approval allows the company to officially designate the product as N95, meeting the Occupational Safety and Health Organization and Center for Disease Control (CDC) product and manufacturing standards.
"We're excited for what this means for our customers and our manufacturing team," said Adam Harmon, President and CEO of ALG Health. "N95 is the standard within the medical industry, and achieving that level of quality, verifies that we are doing things the right way," Harmon continued.
During the pandemic, the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) manufactured in America has become a top-level issue among many organizations. Claims of price gauging, rampant quality defects, and delivery failures have hampered the medical community's ability to secure these products as needed. Producing more PPE products in the United States will ensure that as we continue to fight the virus, these life-saving products will be available when and where they are needed.
To ensure that the product and manufacturing process meet the given requirements, NIOSH approval requires both a documentation and facility review. Not only must the product filter particulates at or above 95%, but the manufacturing and quality assurance procedures must also qualify. "The entire NIOSH organization has been great to work with during this time," Harmon noted, "even during this pandemic, they prioritized getting American manufacturers through the process as efficiently as possible." ALG Health has several more product lines submitted for approval and continues to work through the process on each of those.
The company has recently expanded its manufacturing capabilities to include a 100,000 sq ft facility in Bryan, OH but does not plan to stop there. "Our number 1 priority is to get the Bryan facility staffed and fully operational," Harmon said, "we know that to meet the increasing demand, we can not stop there. We are actively looking at other locations around the country to increase our manufacturing capabilities."
About NIOSH
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 external icon established NIOSH as a research agency focused on the study of worker safety and health, and empowering employers and workers to create safe and healthy workplaces. NIOSH is part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It has the mandate to assure "every man and woman in the Nation safe and healthful working conditions and to preserve our human resources." NIOSH has more than 1,300 employees from a diverse set of fields including epidemiology, medicine, nursing, industrial hygiene, safety, psychology, chemistry, statistics, economics, and many branches of engineering.
About ALG Health: ALG Health is a 2020 division of the parent company, Axis LED Group, a manufacturer of commercial and governmental LED lighting. Using its manufacturing expertise, ALG Health produces personal protective equipment, including disposable surgical masks and medical-grade respirators. Having received NIOSH approval, the company concentrates on servicing the medical community, first responders, military, and humanitarian efforts. For more information, check out http://www.alg-health.com.
Todd R Yunker
ALG Health
Direct (910) 282-8987
todd@alg-health.com

"N95 is the standard within the medical industry, and achieving that level of quality, verifies that we are doing things the right way"



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Babies at Allegheny Health Network are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Disney classic movie, Toy Story.

PITTSBURGH (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Babies at Allegheny Health Network (AHN) are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Pixar classic, Toy Story. Three of the newest additions at Pittsburgh-based West Penn hospital were dressed up as the film's most beloved characters on Thursday.
Santana Lamont Lee Davis, Ellis Kelley and Mia Tapp were dressed as "Woody," "Buzz Light Year," and "Jessie," respectively, to cheerfully commemorate the special milestone of the Disney animated movie this Sunday, Nov. 22.
AHN is western Pennsylvania's fastest growing health system for labor and delivery and at West Penn hospital, the Women & Infants Center welcomes thousands of newborns into the world every year.
The health system often use anniversaries and holidays, like Toy Story's 25th birthday, to showcase the amazing work taking place at the hospital and highlight the true joy these babies bring to their families and caregivers every day.
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About the Allegheny Health Network:
Allegheny Health Network (AHN.org), a Highmark Health company, is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving the greater Western Pennsylvania region. The Network is composed of 13 hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, Health + Wellness Pavilions, an employed physician organization, home and community-based health services, a research institute, and a group purchasing organization. The Network provides patients with access to a complete spectrum of advanced medical services, including nationally recognized programs for primary and emergency care, trauma care, cardiovascular disease, organ transplantation, cancer care, orthopedic surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, women's health, diabetes, autoimmune disease and more. AHN employs approximately 21,000 people, has more than 2,500 physicians on its medical staff and serves as a clinical campus for Drexel University College of Medicine and the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.



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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has established a new on-campus rehabilitation centre that focuses on the provision of occupational therapy (OT) services, thanks to a generous donation from Mr Tam Wing Fan and his family. It is the first-ever OT clinic in Hong Kong operated by a university.

HONG KONG (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
The Tam Wing Fan Rehabilitation Service Centre (Occupational Therapy), named after its donor Mr Tam Wing Fan, a distinguished Hong Kong architect and philanthropist who generously supported education, research and community service, is the second rehabilitation centre operating on the PolyU campus. With state-of-the-art equipment, veteran academic researchers and experienced occupational therapists, this new Centre provides comprehensive OT services for people of all age groups, including treatments for musculoskeletal, neurological and mental health dysfunctions. In view of the ageing population and the rising needs for primary healthcare services in the community, the Centre will become a service point for the public, with an emphasis on elderly care and offering treatments for common neurological diseases, elderly falls and fractures, and mental health conditions.
Mrs Tam said people's well-being has always been in her and Mr Tam's heart. They were very pleased to collaborate with PolyU, so that they could bring comfort and relief to all those who are suffering in pain. She looks forward to seeing the positive impact that can be brought about by this meaningful project. Mrs Tam added, "We are living in difficult times, but you can do your part to make this a kinder world."
At the Appreciation Ceremony of the establishment of the Centre, Professor Jin-Guang Teng, President of PolyU, extended his heartfelt gratitude to Mr and Mrs Tam, "PolyU is deeply grateful to Mr and Mrs Tam for their generous donation to our University. My most sincere thanks also go to Dr Lawrence Li, our Deputy Council Chairman, and Dr Katherine Ngan, Chairman of the University Court and Chairman of the Foundation, PolyU for their staunch support all along."
"Over the past 40 years, we have nurtured more than 6,000 occupational therapists and physiotherapists. Many of them are now working in the healthcare industry and contributing to the well-being of Hong Kong people. With the continuous ageing trend in the population of Hong Kong and the Government's advocacy in advancing primary healthcare services, we anticipate that the demand for rehabilitation services, which is an essential part of primary healthcare, will increase substantially in the future. Through this Centre, we will serve our community with steadfast dedication, thereby upholding Mr Tam's belief of compassionate love," added President Teng.
Located in W210 and W211, Ho Iu Kwong Building at PolyU, the Centre boasts cutting-edge equipment including rehabilitation robots such as end-effectors and exoskeletons for upper-limb training of patients with hemiparesis after stroke and cerebral palsy, as well as social robots, immersive virtual reality equipment, a brain-computer interface (BCI) system, and neurofeedback and biofeedback devices. The Centre's occupational therapists are experts in providing evidence-based practice for patients, such as constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) and neurodevelopmental treatment for improving arm motor ability resulting from neurological challenges, cognitive rehabilitation of stroke or brain injury victims, and stress management for people with emotional disorders.
The Department of Rehabilitation Sciences of PolyU, which manages the University's two rehabilitation centres, is at the forefront of providing professional OT and physiotherapy (PT) education as well as expanding knowledge in the rehabilitation sciences, especially in the areas of neuroscience, musculoskeletal disorders, geriatric rehabilitation and an East meets West approach in rehabilitation. It also vigorously promotes translational research in order to bring discovery in basic sciences to clinical practice. The new Centre will be a platform for knowledge transfer, enabling PolyU experts to transform their cutting-edge research into clinical applications. In addition, it will serve as an important base for clinical education of PolyU OT students and inbound OT exchange students.



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New offerings ensure pharmaceutical companies have the correct temperature controlled packaging at all phases of drug discovery and distribution

MINNEAPOLIS (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Pelican BioThermal, the global name in temperature controlled packaging, announces deep frozen temperature controlled packaging options with temperature ranges of minus 80 degrees Celsius to minus 20 degrees Celsius. The new offerings help meet the growing need for increased deep frozen temperature ranges and payload capacities as pharmaceutical companies and their supply chains prepare to bring COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics to market.
Pelican BioThermal has long offered its reusable Crēdo Cube in minus 20 degree and minus 50 degree Celsius temperatures. Through innovation and adaptation, many of the company's product lines now include a variety of frozen options that cover temperatures of minus 20, minus 35, minus 50 and minus 80 degrees Celsius.
Product lines that offer deep frozen options include Crēdo Cube, CoolGuard Advance, CoolPal Flex, Sherpa Systems, Crēdo Xtreme and Crēdo Cargo shippers. These lines include parcel and pallet sizes, as well as offer both single use and reusable temperature controlled shippers. Many of these expanded temperature ranges are also available through the Crēdo on Demand rental program.
"We know that pharmaceutical companies are in all phases of the development process for vaccines and therapeutics and working tirelessly to bring safe and effective drug products to market quickly," said Greg Wheatley, Vice President of Worldwide New Product Development and Engineering at Pelican BioThermal. "Our engineering team matched this urgency to ensure they have the correct temperature controlled packaging to meet them where they're at in drug development for the pandemic recovery, from discovery to distribution."
Pelican BioThermal's deep frozen products use phase change material (PCM) and dry ice systems to provide frozen payload protection with durations from 72 hours to 144+ hours. Payload capacities range from 1 to 96 liters for parcel shippers and 371 to 1,686 liters for pallet shippers.
New deep frozen solutions are ideal for short-term vaccine storage, redirect courier transport of vaccines from freezer farm hubs to immunization locations and daily vaccine replenishment to remote and rural areas. Visit http://www.pelicanbiothermal.com/shipping-deep-frozen-vaccines to learn more about the wide range of deep frozen Pelican BioThermal shippers.
Pelican BioThermal is a division of Pelican Products, Inc., which is a portfolio company of Behrman Capital, a private equity investment firm based in New York and San Francisco.
About Pelican Products
Pelican Products, Inc. is the global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance protective cases, temperature controlled packaging solutions, advanced portable lighting systems and rugged gear for professionals and outdoor enthusiasts. Their products are used by professionals in the most demanding markets including fire safety, law enforcement, defense / military, aerospace, entertainment, industrial and in numerous outdoor markets. Pelican products are designed and built to last a lifetime. The company operates in 26 countries, with 24 international sales offices and six manufacturing facilities around the globe. In Europe, the company does business under the name Peli Products, S.LU. For more information, visit http://www.pelican.com or http://www.behrmancap.com.
About Pelican BioThermal
Pelican BioThermal LLC offers the widest range of temperature controlled packaging and service solutions to the global life sciences industry. The company's products ensure that delicate biological materials arrive intact and effective, despite exterior environments. Pelican BioThermal is dedicated to developing innovative products designed to fulfill the complex needs of the global life sciences industry. The company's efforts have received recognition including the U.S. Army's Greatest Inventions, the Made in Minnesota Manufacturing award for supply chain innovators, the Finance & Commerce Progress Minnesota award for business growth and the Twin Cities Business Manufacturing Excellence award. Pelican BioThermal's customers benefit from its extensive expertise in ensuring that temperature stability is maintained throughout the distribution chain. The company also offers a complete portfolio of services and software to support end-to-end temperature controlled packaging asset management. In Europe, the company does business under the name Peli BioThermal Limited. For more information, visit http://www.pelicanbiothermal.com.



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In this free webinar, the featured speakers will discuss challenges in designing imaging-based safety and efficacy endpoints in pediatric trials as well as the role of medical imaging in monitoring safety in a pediatric clinical trial. Attendees will learn about the operational implementation of image acquisition and collection in a multi-center setting and hear case examples in bone disease, oncology and hematology.

TORONTO (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Children are a protected segment of society and pediatric clinical trials are critical to the development of new treatments for childhood diseases. These two principles put a significant burden on clinical trial conduct, especially when trial procedures include complex medical imaging techniques. The goal of this webinar is to describe and discuss challenges and solutions in designing, collecting and analyzing imaging data in support of clinical trials in children and adolescents in a variety of medical indications. Imaging-based endpoints in support of efficacy and safety are discussed with case examples in musculoskeletal disease and skeletal maturation, oncology and hematology using imaging techniques such as radiography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and sonography. Operational challenges and corresponding solutions that minimize burden and harm on pediatric trial participants, while obtaining high quality imaging-based data, will be discussed.
Join expert speakers from Bioclinica, Thomas Fuerst, Ph.D., Chief Science Officer; Souhil Zaim, M.D., VP, Medical and Scientific Affairs; and Kenneth W. Gaither, Ph.D., VP, Medical Imaging, in a live webinar on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 10:30am EST (3:30pm GMT/UK).
For more information, or to register for this event, visit Designing a Successful Imaging-Based Pediatrics Clinical Trial.
ABOUT XTALKS
Xtalks, powered by Honeycomb Worldwide Inc., is a leading provider of educational webinars to the global life science, food and medical device community. Every year, thousands of industry practitioners (from life science, food and medical device companies, private & academic research institutions, healthcare centers, etc.) turn to Xtalks for access to quality content. Xtalks helps Life Science professionals stay current with industry developments, trends and regulations. Xtalks webinars also provide perspectives on key issues from top industry thought leaders and service providers.
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In this free webinar, the featured speakers will provide an overview of in vitro drug-drug interaction (DDI) assays, as well as the use of PBPK modeling to help interpret results and understand how they can be used to obtain a DDI waiver. The presenters will also highlight key study design considerations related to clinical DDI evaluation, how to optimize complex clinical DDI assessments, as well as understand PopPK strategies to further evaluate DDI risk and support labeling.

TORONTO (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
What sponsors always wanted to know about DDI waivers, cocktails and modeling, but were afraid to ask.
As today's patients are prescribed an increasing number of medications, drug development sponsors must be aware of potential drug-drug interactions (DDIs) for their product in order to avoid unexpected pharmacological effects and to provide accurate labeling.
Join this educational webinar to hear three specialists share their expertise on how sponsors can optimize their DDI evaluation process, spanning from preclinical to clinical.
The first part of this webinar will provide an overview of in vitro DDI assays and the use of physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling to help interpret results, support waivers and focus on interactions with clinical DDI risk, before moving into study design considerations to ensure robust and efficient assessment. Population pharmacokinetics (PopPK) strategies will then be presented to explain how modeling and simulation can help evaluate DDI risk and support labeling.
Join experts from Covance, Dan Albaugh, MS, Associate Director, Global Metabolism and Environmental Sciences; Andreas M. Reichl, MD, Scientific Director, Clinical Pharmacology, Medical and Scientific Affairs; and Brandon Gufford, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacokineticist, Clinical Pharmacology Services, in a live webinar on Monday, December 7, 2020 at 10am EST (3pm GMT/UK).
For more information, or to register for this event, visit Strategies to Optimize Your Drug-Drug Interaction Program.
ABOUT XTALKS
Xtalks, powered by Honeycomb Worldwide Inc., is a leading provider of educational webinars to the global life science, food and medical device community. Every year thousands of industry practitioners (from life science, food and medical device companies, private & academic research institutions, healthcare centers, etc.) turn to Xtalks for access to quality content. Xtalks helps Life Science professionals stay current with industry developments, trends and regulations. Xtalks webinars also provide perspectives on key issues from top industry thought leaders and service providers.
To learn more about Xtalks visit http://xtalks.com
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Certified Physician Assistant Jay Gray, PA joins Dermatology and Skin Cancer Centers, now a part of U.S. Dermatology Partners

OVERLAND PARK, KAN. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
U.S. Dermatology Partners is pleased to welcome Certified Physician Assistant Jay Gray, PA to its Overland Park, Kansas office.
Jay Gray was born and raised in Lawrence, KS. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas in 2006 and later completed his Master of Physician Assistant at Wichita State University in 2015.
When Jay was introduced to dermatology in school, he was immediately drawn to it and knew it was the specialty for him. He loves the visual and hands-on aspects of dermatology, and the process of problem-solving to help improve his patients' conditions.
For Jay, the most rewarding part of his job is helping patients successfully treat a condition that has caused a significant decrease in their quality of life. He loves sharing in the joy of overcoming conditions that may have previously caused serious mental or physical discomfort. Acne and psoriasis are his favorite clinical conditions to treat; he also loves educating his patients on sun protection.
Jay and his wife have two sons. They spend time together bike riding, skateboarding, swimming, playing baseball, basketball, and soccer. They also enjoy traveling and going on new adventures with friends. Jay loves creating and listening to music (he's been a musician most of his life and plays the guitar, drums, and piano) and is active in his church community. Jay is a KU basketball and Royals baseball fan.
To schedule an appointment call 913-451-7546
About Dermatology and Skin Cancer Centers
Dermatology and Skin Cancer Centers was founded in 1987 by Dr. Glenn Goldstein and was one of the first practices to offer - Mohs Micrographic Surgery for high-risk skin cancer patients. Headquartered in the Kansas City area, Dermatology and Skin Cancer Centers, now a part of U.S. Dermatology Partners, is recognized as one of the top treatment centers in the nation for skin cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Our physician team remains dedicated to the treatment and prevention of skin cancers. Our state-of-the-art facilities are designed with the patient experience in mind and feature the latest technologies and procedures across all areas of dermatology, including general medical dermatology, surgical dermatology, plastic surgery, and cosmetic and aesthetic dermatology.
About U.S. Dermatology Partners
As one of the largest physician-owned dermatology practices in the country, U.S. Dermatology Partners' patients not only have access to general medical, surgical, and cosmetic skin treatments through its coordinated care network, but also benefit from the practice's strong dermatology subspecialty thought leaders and medical advisory board. To be the best partners to its patients, U.S. Dermatology Partners is fervently focused on providing the highest level of patient-first care, and its team, therefore, includes recognized national leaders in areas such as clinical research, psoriasis, and Mohs Surgery. To learn more, visit usdermatologypartners.com.



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Genesis R&D Version 11.9 Includes Updated Front-of-Package Warning Seals and Statements, New Nutrition Label Formats, and More for Compliance with Mexico's Food Labeling Regulations

SALEM, ORE. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Today ESHA Research announced an important software update to the Genesis R&D Food Formulation & Labeling software. The latest version of Genesis R&D incorporates the new Nutrition Facts labeling layout, redesigned Front-of-Package warning seals, updates to the ingredient and allergen statements, and other changes outlined in the 2020 Mexico labeling regulations.
"This update is an extensive one for food manufacturers who sell products in Mexico," Craig Bennett, CEO of ESHA, said. "A lot changed in a very short time. Our regulatory and software development teams have worked hard to implement the new regulations in Genesis R&D and as a result, we are able to release the new features to our customers at the beginning of Phase 1."
Compliance will the 2020 regulations will be rolled out in three implementation phases:

Phase 1: Nov. 30, 2020 – Sept. 30, 2023

Phase 2: Oct. 1, 2023 – Sept. 30, 2025

Phase 3: On and after Oct. 1, 2025

Starting Nov. 30, 2020, manufacturers must include the new Front-of-Package warning seals and statements on all product packaging. The seals are designed to warn consumers when a food product exceeds the recommended intake thresholds for Energy (kcal), Sugars, Saturated Fats, Trans Fats, and/or Sodium. The warning statements are designed to alert consumers when a product contains caffeine and sweeteners, which are not recommended for children.
 In Genesis R&D, when the criteria for these seals and statements are met, the program will automatically display them on the nutrition label screen. From there users will be able to output high-resolution vector files of the warning images.
By April 1, 2021, the updated Nutrition Facts labels, ingredient statements, allergen statements, and the Front-of-Package symbols and statements must be implemented on all product packaging.
Other updates in this version include two new mandatory nutrients (Added Sugars and Trans fat), which must appear on the Nutrition Fats panel, and grouping sugars in the ingredient statement.
To help with compliance, Genesis R&D offers four Nutrition Facts label templates that reflect the updated regulations. Label formats include Standard, Linear, Dual Column Per Serving, and Dual Column Per Container.
Free Webinar
ESHA Research and Rosemarie Sunderland, certified food scientist and the President of Thrive4Life, will be co-hosting a free webinar covering the regulation changes in depth. Sunderland is an expert in U.S. and Mexico food labeling and product development regulations for the food, cosmetic, and drug industry.
The webinar, Complying with Mexico's New Front-of-Package & Nutrition Labeling Regulations, will be held on December 9, 2020. Anyone interested can register for the webinar by visiting the ESHA Research website.
About Mexico Labeling Regulations
On March 27, 2020, Mexico made several amendments to its food labeling regulations (Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-051-SCFI/SSA1-2010). These revisions included changes to the Nutrition Facts label, ingredient statement and allergen statement as well as an overhaul of the Front-of-Package requirements — how they look, and what information is conveyed. The regulations will be rolled out in three implementation phases.
About Genesis R&D
Genesis R&D Food Analysis and Labeling Software assists users in all aspects of food-product development, including the virtual creation of food, automatic generation of camera-ready nutrition facts panels, and compliance with government regulations in the U.S., EU, Canada, and Mexico.
About ESHA Research
ESHA's family of nutritional software products, services and databases are recognized as the industry's top choice for recipe and supplement development, labeling, nutritional analysis, and regulatory compliance. Their software programs and databases have been used all over the world, by food manufacturers, educational facilities, restaurants, healthcare facilities, and other industry institutions. In addition, ESHA Research offers software and regulatory-compliance consulting and label-generation services.



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Direct-to-patient Rx solution delivers adherence-supportive resources and affordability options for prescriptions.

CANONSBURG, PA. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
TroyRx, an industry leader in prescription software solutions, announces the launch of OptionRx, a cloud-based platform that activates patient engagement at the time of prescribing.
OptionRx  is the first patient engagement platform that delivers drug education, cost transparency and affordability options for all prescriptions directly to the patient. This new solution expands TroyRx's innovative Rx software capabilities and advances the company's mission to improve the prescription experience for providers and patients.
As a patient-centric solution delivering true price transparency, OptionRx informs discharged patients of the most affordable option for their prescriptions. The whole system is powered through connections with Pharmacy Benefit Managers, pharmacies, medication databases, and drug manufacturers. That is how OptionRx can share the widest breadth of savings offers and cost transparency.
Copay assistance programs, cash discount pricing, and benefits information is available in a patient-friendly mobile view. Patients can now leave their visit with resources that educate them about their medication and empower them to make the best choice to overcome cost barriers with and without insurance.
"Cost-based medication abandonment is a growing concern of the healthcare providers we serve. They are recognizing how affording prescriptions is top of mind for their patients," said Craig Baldassare, General Manager of TroyRx. "There is significant investment across healthcare for driving price transparency and offering drug affordability and discount options, but they go underutilized because patients are not informed about them. We are advancing prescription adherence by making it simple for patients to access all the available affordability options for any medication, at the time it is prescribed, so they can make the best choice."
Purpose-built for providers and hospitals, OptionRx seamlessly integrates into EMRs, where the medication ordering process triggers machine learning-based, cloud services. Personalized, prescription-specific resources are dynamically matched to orders and delivered to the patient. OptionRx enhances prescriber-patient communication without adding any steps to the provider's current prescription workflow.
With the launch of the OptionRx patient engagement platform, TroyRx continues to innovate solutions that revolutionize the prescription experience for providers, patients, and health systems. To request a demo or learn more about TroyRx's integrated prescription solutions, please email advantages@troyrx.com or visit https://www.troyrx.com/.
About TroyRx
Providers and patients inspire the TroyRx team to create prescription solutions purpose-built to drive digital transformation, compliance, and medication adherence. It's been that way since 2008 when we released healthcare's first CMS compliant, plain paper prescription printing product. We serve the nation's largest health systems and provider networks and count leading EHRs as strategic partners.

"We are advancing prescription adherence by making it simple for patients to access all the available affordability options for any medication, at the time it is prescribed, so they can make the best choice."



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The Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation (CISCRP) held AWARE for All - Los Angeles, a free educational webinar on Wednesday, November 18th, 4-6pm PDT via a customized, secure online platform. International organizations, nonprofit advocates and local partners providing information on clinical research, the process and its role in health care participated.

LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Progress in medical science would be delayed were it not for the people volunteering their time and energy to be part of clinical trials. The AWARE for All - Los Angeles webinar aimed to raise awareness of the importance of clinical research and participation.
The Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation (CISCRP) invited the Los Angeles community to attend AWARE for All - Los Angeles, a free educational webinar on Wednesday, November 18th, 4-6pm PDT via a customized, secure online platform. Viewers learned about the clinical research process, how clinical trials work, and what to expect as a study participant. The webinar included a lively, facilitated conversation with patients, researchers and healthcare professionals after an overview presentation given by Dr. Jonathan Jackson, Ph.D., Director of Community Access, Recruitment, and Engagement (CARE) Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and the Harvard Medical School. Two health exercises were part of the online program—Memory/Brian Health offered by Alzheimer's Los Angeles and Reiki offered by WESpark Cancer Support Center.
Dr Leanne Burnham of City of Hope shared her thoughts on certain factors that contribute to a positive study experience, such as trust in the institution, the team and when there is that patient-physician match and language matched materials that can help study participants feel more comfortable.
Tomma Hargraves is a clinical trial participant and credits her participation with surviving Stage 3 lung cancer 14 years ago. Since then, she has participated in other clinical trials and serves as a patient liaison helping others navigate clinical trials.
CISCRP's AWARE for All – Los Angeles program is supported by local research teams, advocacy groups, and a consortium of pharmaceutical, biotechnology and service provider organizations. The online program offered organizations the opportunity to share educational health and clinical research information directly to diverse patient communities and the general public.
A virtual health fair with local and national health and wellness organizations providing educational resources was also part of the platform, including a movie theatre experience with brief videos about clinical research.
For many clinical research participants, the decision to join a study is empowering and a way to take more control of their healthcare. The AWARE for All program emphasized the stringent ethical criteria that regulate clinical trials and protect patients who are enrolled as well as the opportunities clinical research provides to scale health equities globally.
AWARE for All – Los Angeles Clinical Research Webinar was held Wednesday, November 18th, from 4-6pm PDT. Attendance was free, but pre-registration was required. To learn more, visit awareforall.org or call 877-633-4376.
The AWARE for All – Los Angeles supporters include Allergy & Asthma Network, City of Hope, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, PALS for Health, Alzheimer's LA, Debbie's Dream Foundation, Alliance for a Better Community, Being Alive LA, WeSPARK Cancer Support Center, Providence Clinical Research, Peer Plus, and the AWARE Industry Consortium.
About CISCRP
The Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation (CISCRP) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to engaging the public and patients as partners in the clinical research process. CISCRP provides free education and outreach to the general public and patient communities. Visit http://www.CISCRP.org for more information or to participate in CISCRP's educational initiatives. For additional questions about AWARE for All, contact awareforall@ciscrp.org or call 877-633-4376.

The online program offered organizations the opportunity to share educational health and clinical research information directly to diverse patient communities and the general public.




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Unwanted Hair? Let There Be Light – Laser Light, That Is!

QUEENS, N.J. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
When it comes to removing unwanted hair, let there be light.
So, says certified family nurse practitioner Sharon Hochhauser, who emphasizes that advancements in laser light technologies and technique, along with ongoing studies of hair biology, have made hair removal from almost any part of the body effective – and long-term. "We have come a long way since the mid-1990s when laser light was first applied successfully to skin in order to damage hair follicles as a way of preventing hair regrowth," says Hochhauser of Advanced Dermatology, PC and the Center for Laser & Cosmetic Surgery. "Today, patients can undergo laser therapy with maximum benefits and few side effects."
Researchers agree. However, in a study published online in April 2020 in the journal Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, authors suggest that photoepilation – therapeutic light therapy -- remains most effective in patients with "relatively fair skin" and dark hair. "The major challenge," the scientists write, is "development of technology that not only permanently and significantly reduces the number of hairs but also provides permanent and complete hair removal for all skin and hair types and colors."
"Indeed, the thickness of skin, skin pigmentation, and hair color are all factors affecting the efficacy of laser hair removal," Hochhauser explains. "Photoepilation is most successful when a strong color contrast exists between skin and hair pigments. The melanin in the hair follicle is what is supposed to absorb laser light, leaving the remaining skin cells unaffected. Melanin is the biochemical that gives color to hair and skin."
Laser therapy oftentimes proves less effective in patients with minimal differences between hair color and skin tone. Outcomes also can be impacted by hair follicles not able to soak up light readily, namely those that are white, blond, red or grey in color. The good news is that "continuing development of new laser devices is rapidly providing more treatment options for patients with darker skin tone and those who have more lightly colored follicles," Hochhauser says.
Laser and intense pulsed light (IPL) therapies work by directing specific wavelengths and duration of light to an area of the body targeted for hair removal. When the melanin in the hair follicles soaks up the light, the basal cells within the follicles heat up and die. Scientists say the "clearance rate" of follicles subjected to laser light is 20 percent to 75 percent, which is why as many as six or more laser sessions may sometimes be necessary to remove nearly all unwanted hair growth from an area.
Though their end goal is primarily cosmetic, light therapies designed to remove undesired hair from highly visible areas like armpits, legs, arms, upper lip, back – even the bikini line -- are considered medical procedures that can pose risks, such as skin irritation, skin pigment changes, and, on rarer occasions, blisters, burns and infections. That is why they should be performed by trained health care professionals, Hochhauser states.
Of course, the ultimate intent of hair removal is to enhance a patient's quality of life -- a key reason why the number of laser hair procedures has been climbing – well ahead of less effective – and slower -- methods like waxing, tweezing and even electrolysis (heating of skin using an electric current), Hochhauser adds.
A 2018 report predicts overall market rate of growth for hair removal products and procedures will average about 16 percent annually through 2026. The increased safety of devices, including the highly precise diode laser, and greater demand for less-invasive treatments are fueling the increase, the report states.
One specific area of growth is in home IPL therapy devices, which are becoming increasingly less expensive. However, Hochhauser warns that such devices lack strict safety review by the federal Food and Drug Administration, are not supported by any long-term studies demonstrating their effectiveness in comparison with laser therapy performed by health professionals and may fail to meet consumers' expectations for complete hair removal.
For patients who are considering laser or other therapeutic light therapy to remove unwanted hair, Hochhauser offers these tips:

    Consult first with a dermatologist who has extensive clinical experience in hair removal. Not every patient is an appropriate candidate for laser therapy. Patients taking medications that increase skin photosensitivity could be burned in the procedure. Laser therapy also is less effective in patients with hormonal imbalances or hormonal changes due to pregnancy or disease.

    Expect the area of the skin treated by laser to feel irritated – akin to a sunburn – for a few days following the procedure.

    Avoid the sun for five days to seven days after a laser session and wear sunscreen on the treated skin for at least a month after therapy.

    Know that the removal of hair is not "100 percent forever." Some hair follicles will survive and again produce hair, although the new hair may be lighter in color and less visible to others.

    "Finally, if you insist on performing the procedure at home with a store-bought device, please read the instructions closely and follow all safety precautions," Hochhauser advises.

Sharon Hochhauser is a board-certified family nurse practitioner specializing in dermatology with Advanced Dermatology PC.
Advanced Dermatology P.C. and the Center for Laser and Cosmetic Surgery (New York & New Jersey) is one of the leading dermatology centers in the nation, offering highly experienced physicians in the fields of cosmetic and laser dermatology as well as plastic surgery and state-of-the-art medical technologies. http://www.advanceddermatologypc.com



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Growing numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths are troubling; facemasks can slow the trend

NEW YORK (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Mount Sinai Health System is one of 100 of the nation's top health care systems, representing thousands of hospitals in communities across the U.S., have come together with an urgent plea for all Americans – mask up because wearing a facemask is our best chance at slowing the surging COVID-19 pandemic now.
More than 11.5 million Americans have tested positive for the virus – including an additional one million in just the past week – leading to nearly 250,000 deaths.
The current trends are daunting and frightening. If the nation stays on its current course, hospital leaders are increasingly concerned that more healthcare facilities will be overwhelmed as shortages of healthy caregivers make it difficult to handle a rapidly increasing number of patients. Unfortunately, this is already happening in parts of our country.
The next several months will be critical. Though there has been positive news about vaccine development, no one knows when those vaccines will be ready for widespread use. In the meantime, everyone must remain vigilant, take precautions and follow public health orders.
The country has reached a tipping point. The power to do what is right is now in the hands of everyone everywhere.
Beginning today, a public service message will run in The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times. Additionally, hospitals and health systems across the country will continue to unite to share these messages regionally.
The message reads:
"As the top nationally-ranked hospitals, we know it's tough that we all need to do our part and keep wearing masks. But, here's what we also know: The science has not changed. Masks slow the spread of COVID-19. So, please join us as we all embrace this simple ask: Wear. Care. Share with #MaskUp. Together, wearing is caring. And together, we are saving lives."
In an effort to reach a broader audience, the public service effort will also include messages on digital platforms, social media, online information, links to vital health resources and more. Combining resources demonstrates that these health organizations are working together, will accomplish this today and will get through this together.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention points to recent studies that have shown facemasks successfully limit spread of the COVID-19 virus. Wearing facemasks protect in key ways: by protecting the wearer against inhalation of harmful pathogens and particulates and by preventing exposure of those around the wearer.
In addition to masking, the CDC suggests that everyone minimize the number of non-household contacts, maintain a physical distance of at least six feet, and limit the amount of time around others, especially while indoors and in poorly ventilated areas. For further information about masking guidelines – how to choose a mask, how to properly wear a mask – visit the CDC website.
About us: http://www.everymaskup.com is a collaboration of 100 leading health systems representing thousands of hospitals across the U.S. joining together to create messages for the betterment of communities they serve. The impetus for this, and other public service campaigns to follow, came from a group of health care marketing and communications executives meeting for a decade and reengaged weekly since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The goal is to share knowledge and experience, best practices, strategies and resources- knowing they can accomplish more together. Founded and led by Rhoda Weiss, Ph.D., Los Angeles-based national health care leader and consultant, the expanded coalition is partnering with Cleveland Clinic Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Paul Matsen and his team for this effort. Additionally, hospitals and health systems on a regional basis continue to come together to send messages like these of prevention and safety, hope and healing, life and death, care and caring.
About the Mount Sinai Health System
The Mount Sinai Health System is New York City's largest academic medical system, encompassing eight hospitals, a leading medical school, and a vast network of ambulatory practices throughout the greater New York region. Mount Sinai is a national and international source of unrivaled education, translational research and discovery, and collaborative clinical leadership ensuring that we deliver the highest quality care—from prevention to treatment of the most serious and complex human diseases. The Health System includes more than 7,200 physicians and features a robust and continually expanding network of multispecialty services, including more than 400 ambulatory practice locations throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, and Long Island. The Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked No. 14 on U.S. News & World Report's "Honor Roll" of the Top 20 Best Hospitals in the country and the Icahn School of Medicine as one of the Top 20 Best Medical Schools in country. Mount Sinai Health System hospitals are consistently ranked regionally by specialty and our physicians in the top 1% of all physicians nationally by U.S. News & World Report.
For more information, visit https://www.mountsinai.org or find Mount Sinai on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.



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All-natural body care brand kicks off its Season of Goodness with charitable giving in Colorado

LYONS, COLO. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Green Goo, the Colorado-based all-natural body care and first aid brand, kicked off its $100,000 Pay It Forward holiday campaign with hand sanitizer donations to select regional organizations that are especially meaningful to the brand. Green Goo is also happy to announce the first winner of its weekly $500 prize package giveaways.
One part contest, one part giveaway, Green Goo's $100,000 Pay It Forward campaign not only offers participants the chance to win Green Goo prize packages, but the winners are then afforded the opportunity to "pay it forward" by donating hand sanitizer to their favorite organizations -- first responders, schools, shelters, restaurants, or other notable groups. Green Goo will also select deserving hand sanitizer recipients each week itself, as the brand plans to give away over $100,000 in products through the campaign's conclusion on January 6, 2021. 'Tis the season to spread goodness, not germs, after all.
The winner of the first weekly $500 Green Goo gift basket giveaway is Larry Clark of Laurens, South Carolina. Green Goo is working closely with Mr. Clark to confirm his hand sanitizer donation recipient, which will be announced in the coming days.
The first recipients to each receive 20 gallons of the brand's FDA-compliant hand sanitizers are:

Greeley-Weld Habitat for Humanity (Greeley, CO) – Greeley-Weld Habitat for Humanity is dedicated to eliminating substandard housing locally in Colorado's Weld County and worldwide through constructing, rehabilitating, and preserving homes; by advocating for fair and just housing policies; and by providing training and access to resources to help families improve their shelter conditions.

Habitat for Humanity of the St. Vrain Valley (Longmont, CO) -- Building strength, stability, and self-reliance through shelter, Habitat for Humanity of the St. Vrain Valley is dedicated to providing decent, affordable housing for low-income families in the St. Vrain Valley School District and Estes Park.

Homeward Alliance (Ft. Collins, CO) – Empowering individuals and families who face homelessness to survive, move forward, and thrive, Homeward Alliance operates a continuum of programs and initiatives, ranging from critical survival gear, to employment services, to homelessness prevention.

"We are so proud to kick off our Season of Goodness by donating hand sanitizer to Colorado organizations that are especially close to our hearts," said Jodi Scott, Green Goo Co-Founder and CEO. "Habitat for Humanity, whose team we had the opportunity to volunteer alongside at a local build day, was instrumental in rebuilding the Lyons community following the great floods of 2013. Our family has also witnessed the amazing work that Homeward Alliance is providing to the unhoused population in the Ft. Collins area. During these uncertain times, we feel honored to be able to provide essential products to these organizations, but more importantly, to shine a light on their heroic efforts. We can't wait to continue to spread goodness to organizations all across the country in the weeks to come."
"It might've seemed like a small thing last year, but this year all the small things add up to one big response," remarked Homeward Alliance Executive Director David Rout. "Big thanks to Green Goo for this amazing donation of hand sanitizer. This will help protect our staff, volunteers and guests for months!"
To enter the $100,000 Pay It Forward Giveaway for an opportunity to win a $500 Green Goo product gift basket and to donate hand sanitizer to the organization of your choice, visit the entry form page via the Green Goo website. To simply nominate a worthy organization for donation consideration without entering the giveaway, visit the alternate submission form, also available at GreenGoo.com.
Additionally, throughout the Pay It Forward campaign, Green Goo customers will also receive a free 16 oz. bottle of the brand's mineral-rich bath salts ($19.95 value), along with free shipping, on all orders over $50 via the Green Goo website.
Spanning the 2020 holiday season, Green Goo's Season of Goodness will encompass a series of weekly product giveaways, customer contests, flash sales, and charitable donations, in addition to shared stories, favorite recipes, and inspirational anecdotes from the brand's team members. Furthermore, as the brand has done since April 2020, Green Goo plans to continue donating a percentage of their hand sanitizer sales each month to one local Colorado organization and one national/international organization making a positive impact in the world.
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SNU completes its first semester of on-ground classes during the pandemic without an outbreak and looks towards spring with solid protocols and future improvements.

INCLINE VILLAGE, NEV. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
In a year that has re-written recent history on every level, Sierra Nevada University has successfully navigated on-ground, in-person class offerings without an outbreak of COVID-19. The small university used a combination of virtual classes, daily surveillance, and rapid responses. The result? Over 430 tests, with only two positive cases that resolved in days without further spread.
Returning to Campus – Tests mandatory.
With students and faculty returning to campus after a remote start to the Fall semester, everyone was required to test before returning. The initial test of faculty and staff returned zero positives. They were quickly followed by comprehensive testing of the student body. The two off-campus positive tests were immediately quarantined and retested. Their initial tests revealed a low viral load, and their ability to transmit the virus was considered doubtful. Upon retest, they were shown to be negative and considered recovered.
Not without hiccups – policy violation results in a closed campus
After returning, students (who all had negative tests) attended a local party in the community. Get-togethers of this size and community contacts are not allowed. SNU administration and the daily COVID committee acted swiftly. Campus immediately closed to outside visits, and instruction switched to virtual pending test results. Students living on campus were not allowed to leave, and off-campus students could not come to the university in person. After a new round of testing came back 100% negative, in-person instruction resumed shortly after and continued to the end of the on-ground semester today.
In-person classes end for the holidays
Today, the 20th of November, marks the last day of in-person classes before the Spring Semester. Students have the freedom to travel home to their families and will complete the Fall program virtually. Before returning to on-ground classes in the spring, a negative COVID-19 test result will be required once again.
Of note – Mask wearing, self-surveillance, and student pods work
It has been noted recently that viral load is significant when it comes to the spread as well as the severity of COVID-19 infections. SNU Tahoe students have performed well when it comes to proper mask etiquette on campus and in the community at large. All building entrances are monitored with sign-ins and temperature checks, and use of the Campus Clear app is nearly universal among staff, faculty and students.
"Our goal is to continue to out-perform other universities – for the sake of our students, staff, faculty, and the safety of our Incline Village Community. This concern preoccupies my mind at all times as a community and institutional member of the Incline Village and greater Basin community," stated Dr. Rob Valli, President of Sierra Nevada University.
Future initiatives
Along with the rapid-testing through university partners, currently, the COVID committee is exploring more robust and cost-effective strategies such as on-site rapid testing capability, wastewater surveillance, and partnerships.
"We are dedicated to having the best practices and capabilities in place to ensure the safety of our students and those in our community," promised Elizabeth Thibodeau, Dean of Student Affairs and chair of the COVID response committee. "In the end, I have to thank our students for their cooperation in keeping us all well."

"Our goal is to continue to out-perform other universities – for the sake of our students, staff, faculty, and the safety of our Incline Village Community." - Rob Valli



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Thanks to partnerships with local farmers and a grant from the Marvin and Rosalie Okun Foundation, Kalamazoo Valley students will have the opportunity to pick up a special Thanksgiving Food Share Monday, Nov. 23 at the college's Food Innovation Center or Tuesday Nov. 24 at the Texas Township Campus through the school's Valley Food Share program.

KALAMAZOO, MI (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Thanks to partnerships with local farmers and a grant from the Marvin and Rosalie Okun Foundation, Kalamazoo Valley students will have the opportunity to pick up a special Thanksgiving Food Share Monday, Nov. 23 at the college's Food Innovation Center or Tuesday Nov. 24 at the Texas Township Campus through the college's Valley Food Share program.
The box or "share" will include all of the ingredients for a family-sized, Thanksgiving-style meal. Students will receive a chicken, potatoes, apples, stuffing, parsnips, squash, celery, carrots, onions, rolls, butter and more. Holiday recipes and a cookbook, created through a partnership between the college and Integrated Services of Kalamazoo, also will be included.
Valley Food Share, a program launched in March 2019, is designed to meet the immediate hunger needs of currently enrolled Kalamazoo Valley students. More than 2,500 boxes or "shares" of food have been distributed to Valley students since its inception. The shares, which are distributed weekly at the college's different campuses, include produce grown on site or sourced through the ValleyHUB Food Hub and Farm at the college's Food Innovation Center as well as nonperishable items acquired through a partnership with Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes. To reflect the college's belief in the transformative power of education to improve the health and well-being of the community, a recipe card with healthy, go-to meal ideas, based on the food in the share, is also included.
Since the onset of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), the Valley Food Share has been a drive-thru service. The program will continue in this fashion given the ongoing safety concerns presented by the pandemic.
The special Thanksgiving Food Share will be distributed curbside by college president, L. Marshall Washington, Ph.D., administrators and staff between 1 - 4 p.m. at the Food Innovation Center Nov. 23 and at the Texas Township Campus Nov. 24. Students were required to RSVP and select a pick up time in order to receive a share. The Food Innovation Center is located at 224 E. Crosstown Parkway in downtown Kalamazoo. The address of the Texas Township Campus is 6767 W. O. Avenue in Kalamazoo.
"We are very thankful to our community partners and the generous donation we received from the Okun Foundation which has enabled us to provide a special Thanksgiving meal for our students," Washington said. "With their help, we can support student success by removing barriers, like food insecurity, that interfere with their ability to persist to goal completion and eventually graduation."
  
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Data voluntarily shared by 30 million (and growing) Facebook users world-wide will enable earlier detection of COVID-19 outbreaks, help communities to prepare, inform policymakers, and reveal patterns in effective preventative measures.

COLLEGE PARK, MD. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Social data researchers at the University of Maryland Social Data Science Center (SoDA) and Carnegie Mellon University Delphi Research Group have forged a unique partnership with social media giant Facebook to predict the spread and future hotspots of COVID-19 as well as identify patterns in preventative measures – allowing for earlier detection of outbreaks and helping public authorities to respond to the pandemic.
In an op-ed from Facebook's founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, released earlier this year, Zuckerberg addresses the global challenges societies face before they can safely reopen and "how better data can help governments determine where to send resources such as ventilators and personal protective equipment." As the most widely used social media platform in the world, Facebook is uniquely positioned to help gather this data.
Under the leadership of SoDa and the Delphi Group, the voluntary and anonymous International COVID-19 Symptom Survey was launched earlier this year. Facebook shares a link to a survey* conducted by CMU and UMD, which asks individuals about their COVID-19 behaviors and resources, such as testing availability, mask usage, and symptoms. To-date, 30+ million Facebook users from over 200 countries have participated in the survey.
Through global and national (US) geographic data visualization tools (https://dataforgood.facebook.com/covid-survey, https://covidcast.cmu.edu/) , the aggregate information can be seen alongside data such as the number of cases, number of deaths, and frequency of COVID-19 google searches by residents, providing a more holistic view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The SoDA and Delphi teams are currently focusing their efforts in understanding mask usage trends and correlations to COVID-19 case rates. Face masks have been identified as one of the most crucial measures to slow transmission and have been a cornerstone of recommendations and policy, yet data available on usage has previously been minimal. Global (SoDA) and domestic (Delphi) early findings have been posted indicating a positive correlation between mask use and reduced spread.
The insights produced through this partnership will aid researchers, health organizations, and governments in responding to the COVID-19 outbreak, slowing the spread, and beginning to plan for recovery. The aggregate survey data from UMD and CMU is publicly available and the individual-level non-aggregate data is available to researchers and nonprofits upon request (https://dataforgood.fb.com/docs/covid-19-symptom-survey-request-for-data-access/).
*Facebook does not have access to the raw data shared by survey respondents
For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact:

US Data & Implications: Dr. Alex Reinhart, Carnegie Mellon University, areinhar@stat.cmu.edu

Global Data & Implications: Dr. Frauke Kreuter, University of Maryland, fkreuter@umd.edu

"Better data can help governments determine where to send resources such as ventilators and personal protective equipment." - Mark Zuckerberg



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Thanks to partnerships with local farmers and a grant from the Marvin and Rosalie Okun Foundation, Kalamazoo Valley students will have the opportunity to pick up a special Thanksgiving Food Share Monday, Nov. 23 at the college's Food Innovation Center or Tuesday Nov. 24 at the Texas Township Campus through the school's Valley Food Share program.

KALAMAZOO, MI (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Thanks to partnerships with local farmers and a grant from the Marvin and Rosalie Okun Foundation, Kalamazoo Valley students will have the opportunity to pick up a special Thanksgiving Food Share Monday, Nov. 23 at the college's Food Innovation Center or Tuesday Nov. 24 at the Texas Township Campus through the college's Valley Food Share program.
The box or "share" will include all of the ingredients for a family-sized, Thanksgiving-style meal. Students will receive a chicken, potatoes, apples, stuffing, parsnips, squash, celery, carrots, onions, rolls, butter and more. Holiday recipes and a cookbook, created through a partnership between the college and Integrated Services of Kalamazoo, also will be included.
Valley Food Share, a program launched in March 2019, is designed to meet the immediate hunger needs of currently enrolled Kalamazoo Valley students. More than 2,500 boxes or "shares" of food have been distributed to Valley students since its inception. The shares, which are distributed weekly at the college's different campuses, include produce grown on site or sourced through the ValleyHUB Food Hub and Farm at the college's Food Innovation Center as well as nonperishable items acquired through a partnership with Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes. To reflect the college's belief in the transformative power of education to improve the health and well-being of the community, a recipe card with healthy, go-to meal ideas, based on the food in the share, is also included.
Since the onset of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), the Valley Food Share has been a drive-thru service. The program will continue in this fashion given the ongoing safety concerns presented by the pandemic.
The special Thanksgiving Food Share will be distributed curbside by college president, L. Marshall Washington, Ph.D., administrators and staff between 1 - 4 p.m. at the Food Innovation Center Nov. 23 and at the Texas Township Campus Nov. 24. Students were required to RSVP and select a pick up time in order to receive a share. The Food Innovation Center is located at 224 E. Crosstown Parkway in downtown Kalamazoo. The address of the Texas Township Campus is 6767 W. O. Avenue in Kalamazoo.
"We are very thankful to our community partners and the generous donation we received from the Okun Foundation which has enabled us to provide a special Thanksgiving meal for our students," Washington said. "With their help, we can support student success by removing barriers, like food insecurity, that interfere with their ability to persist to goal completion and eventually graduation."
  
For more information, email foodshare@kvcc.edu.



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Data voluntarily shared by 30 million (and growing) Facebook users world-wide will enable earlier detection of COVID-19 outbreaks, help communities to prepare, inform policymakers, and reveal patterns in effective preventative measures.

COLLEGE PARK, MD. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Social data researchers at the University of Maryland Social Data Science Center (SoDA) and Carnegie Mellon University Delphi Research Group have forged a unique partnership with social media giant Facebook to predict the spread and future hotspots of COVID-19 as well as identify patterns in preventative measures – allowing for earlier detection of outbreaks and helping public authorities to respond to the pandemic.
In an op-ed from Facebook's founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, released earlier this year, Zuckerberg addresses the global challenges societies face before they can safely reopen and "how better data can help governments determine where to send resources such as ventilators and personal protective equipment." As the most widely used social media platform in the world, Facebook is uniquely positioned to help gather this data.
Under the leadership of SoDa and the Delphi Group, the voluntary and anonymous International COVID-19 Symptom Survey was launched earlier this year. Facebook shares a link to a survey* conducted by CMU and UMD, which asks individuals about their COVID-19 behaviors and resources, such as testing availability, mask usage, and symptoms. To-date, 30+ million Facebook users from over 200 countries have participated in the survey.
Through global and national (US) geographic data visualization tools (https://dataforgood.facebook.com/covid-survey, https://covidcast.cmu.edu/) , the aggregate information can be seen alongside data such as the number of cases, number of deaths, and frequency of COVID-19 google searches by residents, providing a more holistic view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The SoDA and Delphi teams are currently focusing their efforts in understanding mask usage trends and correlations to COVID-19 case rates. Face masks have been identified as one of the most crucial measures to slow transmission and have been a cornerstone of recommendations and policy, yet data available on usage has previously been minimal. Global (SoDA) and domestic (Delphi) early findings have been posted indicating a positive correlation between mask use and reduced spread.
The insights produced through this partnership will aid researchers, health organizations, and governments in responding to the COVID-19 outbreak, slowing the spread, and beginning to plan for recovery. The aggregate survey data from UMD and CMU is publicly available and the individual-level non-aggregate data is available to researchers and nonprofits upon request (https://dataforgood.fb.com/docs/covid-19-symptom-survey-request-for-data-access/).
*Facebook does not have access to the raw data shared by survey respondents
For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact:

US Data & Implications: Dr. Alex Reinhart, Carnegie Mellon University, areinhar@stat.cmu.edu

Global Data & Implications: Dr. Frauke Kreuter, University of Maryland, fkreuter@umd.edu

"Better data can help governments determine where to send resources such as ventilators and personal protective equipment." - Mark Zuckerberg




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Today, Homecare Homebase℠ (HCHB) and eMDs announced an exciting new partnership that will further enhance HCHB's mission to increase efficiency and empower exceptional patient care. As part of the partnership, HCHB will offer the eMDs Aprima 2015 Certified EHR solution to providers working with patients in hospice and palliative care settings.

DALLAS (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Today, Homecare Homebase℠ HCHB) and eMDs announced an exciting new partnership that will further enhance HCHB's mission to increase efficiency and empower exceptional patient care. As part of the partnership, HCHB will offer the eMDs Aprima 2015 Certified EHR solution to providers working with patients in hospice and palliative care settings.
"As the leading software for home health and hospice care, we are delighted to be partnering with eMDs, a physician technology company with an equally fantastic reputation", stated Scott Pattillo, HCHB Chief Strategy Officer. "The eMDs Aprima solution is a perfect complement to the HCHB platform, particularly for those home care and hospice care organizations who need a 2015 Certified EHR in order to participate in the CMS Primary Care First program, serving the Seriously Ill Population (SIP). We're pleased to announce this relationship, through which we are further empowering our customers to provide exceptional care."
"This is a win-win for palliative, hospice, and home care providers, and not just those that are participating in the SIP program", stated Derek Pickell, eMDs' CEO. "We are delighted to partner with the market leader in home and hospice care technology. eMDs' integration with HCHB will support critical and timely patient information flow needed between physician practices, palliative providers and homecare clinicians."
Uniquely, both eMDs and HCHB offer true mobile and offline technologies so that patient records are always available regardless of connectivity in a particular care setting. eMDs Aprima's ground-breaking "ClickLESS" workflows dramatically save time during encounters, helping physicians focus on their patients. Aprima is also exceptional at managing the critical patient referrals workflow needed for home care.
About Homecare Homebase, LLC
Homecare Homebase (HCHB) is a Dallas-based software leader offering hosted, cloud-based solutions to streamline operations, simplify compliance and boost clinical and financial outcomes for homecare and hospice agencies. Our customized mobile solutions enable real-time, wireless data exchange and communication between field clinicians, physicians and office staff for better care, more accurate reporting and faster payment. Founded by industry veterans in 1999, the company is now part of the Hearst Health network. For more information visit http://www.hchb.com or call us toll-free at 1-866-535-HCHB (4242).
About eMDs, Inc.
eMDs combines leading technologies with tailored services to remove operational burden and empower healthcare providers to maximize the impact of their care. Founded by physicians, eMDs brings decades of expertise and understanding to our integrated electronic health records products, practice management software, revenue cycle management solutions and credentialing services for medical practices and enterprises. With tens of thousands of deployed clients across a range of specialties and settings, eMDs' extensive experience allows us to craft proven, transformative, solutions that meet the unique needs of healthcare organizations, enabling unmatched productivity and a superior experience for patients and practitioners alike. Expert Solutions. Stronger Partners. Healthier Patients. Connect with us at http://www.emds.com.
About Hearst Health
The mission of Hearst Health is to help guide the most important care moments by delivering vital information into the hands of everyone who touches a person's health journey. Each year in the U.S., care guidance from Hearst Health reaches 85 percent of discharged patients, 205 million insured individuals, 103 million home health visits and 3.2 billion dispensed prescriptions. The Hearst Health network includes FDB (First Databank), Zynx Health, MCG, Homecare Homebase and MHK (formerly MedHOK). Hearst also holds a minority interest in the precision medicine and oncology analytics company M2Gen. Follow Hearst Health on Twitter @HearstHealth and LinkedIn @Hearst-Health.

"We are delighted to partner with the market leader in home and hospice care technology. eMDs' integration with HCHB will support critical and timely patient information flow needed between physician practices, palliative providers and homecare clinicians."



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Vehicle donations help fund breast cancer patient and survivor support programs.

HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
United Breast Cancer Foundation (UBCF), a GuideStar Platinum rated charity, recently launched the Public Service Announcement, "Spread the Love and Drive Out Breast Cancer" with a Call to Action requesting vehicle donations to support breast cancer patients, survivors and their families. The PSA is visible on a prominent, 29' x 56' full HD screen billboard at 1500 Broadway and West 43rd Street in the heart of New York City's Times Square. UBCF thanks Neutron Media for the opportunity to share messaging since 2016.
United Breast Cancer Foundation wants supporters, patients, survivors and families to know that they are in this fight with you. While it may be a challenge to give a financial gift during these trying times, donating your unwanted vehicle, RV, boat or trailer to UBCF is one of the easiest ways to contribute. Donated vehicles have a major impact on the services UBCF provides to those with a breast cancer diagnosis. The Foundation has awarded more than $230,000 in assistance for over 300 patients through the COVID-19 Emergency Assistant Program and the program continues to grow. To give, simply complete the vehicle donation form or call 1-888-332-0833 to set-up your tax-deductible* donation and #DriveOutBreastCancer!
Beth Reichart, UBCF Director of Operations, shared, "UBCF is so grateful to share our mission and message with the world through such an amazing platform. Car donations are vital to funding our programs. Please visit ubcf.org today and set-up your car donation. It's super easy, convenient and safe, and your gift is tax-deductible!" Reichart continued, "Thanks for thinking of UBCF and the thousands of breast cancer patients and survivors we help every year. Together we are making a difference!"
1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Per the National Cancer Institute (NCI), over 40,000 women and men will lose their lives to this deadly disease each year. Early detection of breast cancer helps save lives. UBCF encourages women and men to learn the self breast exam, available at no cost here. Please visit ubcf.org for more information.
About UBCF
UBCF is committed to offering breast health and wellness services focused on cancer prevention, screening, treatment and overall wellness. UBCF's mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of those affected by breast cancer and does so through seven life-supporting patient and family programs available to women, men and families nation-wide. UBCF never denies services to anyone regardless of age, race, gender, ethnicity, income or medical insurance coverage. Tax-deductible contributions may be made towards UBCF's programs. UBCF accepts Donor Advised Fund contributions and vehicle donations. Combined Federal Campaign #77934. https://www.ubcf.org
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HealthyChildren.org celebrates the holidays with a 7-day sweepstakes event beginning December 1, 2020. Fourteen lucky winners will receive a $200 gift card.

ITASCA, ILL. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
HealthyChildren.org, the official American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) website for parents, celebrates the holidays by giving away fourteen $200 gift cards in the site's Holiday 2020 Sweepstakes event.
Registered users of HealthyChildren.org may enter once each day during the event which runs December 1 through December 7, 2020. Winners will be drawn daily and announced on Facebook as they are confirmed. View the full contest rules.
About HealthyChildren.org
The only parenting website backed by 67,000 AAP member pediatricians, HealthyChildren.org offers trustworthy, up-to-the-minute health advice and guidance for parents and caregivers, along with interactive tools and personalized content. Registered users enjoy a customized home page featuring articles appropriate for their children by age, as well as a free monthly e-newsletter.
The site also offers a Find a Pediatrician service, an Ask the Pediatrician tool, a KidsDoc Symptom Checker, and more than 5,000 articles in English and Spanish.



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The specialists at SGF's Center for Male Fertility can help nearly every couple conceive.

ROCKVILLE, MD. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Men's Health Awareness Month occurs every November to heighten awareness and provide education about cancers specific to men as well as men's mental health. Separate from Men's Health Month recognized in June, November's Men's Health Awareness Month raises awareness and support for men coping with prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health issues, and suicide.
Shady Grove Fertility's (SGF) Center for Male Fertility is led by Director of Reproductive Urology Paul Shin, M.D., and reproductive urologist Cori Tanrikut, M.D., to provide patients unique and integrated reproductive urologic care. The program offers comprehensive male infertility services that ensure continuity of care and communication with both partners before, during, and after treatment.
SGF Physicians Strongly Encourage Proactive Male Fertility Preservation prior to Cancer Treatment
Similar to egg and embryo freezing, men have the opportunity to freeze their sperm to preserve fertility when faced with testicular tumors or other cancers. Cryopreservation of sperm is a viable option for men to safeguard their fertility prior to undergoing cancer treatments.
"At times, men may need to make critical preemptive decisions to preserve their fertility, even if starting a family is a future concept," explains Cori Tanrikut, M.D. "Men's Health Awareness Month brings conversations like cancer and mental health to the forefront, so men are aware of the resources available to them during some of life's most tumultuous times."
For SGF patients Hannah and John, cryopreservation of John's sperm helped them start the family they always wanted. John is a two-time cancer survivor, once diagnosed at the age of 6 and again at 16. His more aggressive form of acute lymphocytic leukemia spread to his spine, brain, and testicles. It was at a young age that John had to make the decision to freeze his sperm to secure hope for starting a family of his own one day. After a year of marriage, John and Hannah decided to build their family at SGF through in vitro fertilization (IVF). Because John made the decision to freeze his sperm, he was able to conceive a healthy biological girl.
When it comes to male-risk cancers, while testicular cancer is relatively rare – about 1 of every 250 men will develop it at some point throughout life, however, it is the most common form of cancer for American males between 15- to 35-years old. Read more about how SGF patients Tori and Sven as well as Amanda and Sean turned to sperm cryopreservation prior to treatment so that one day they could start their families.
SGF Physicians Help Couples Overcome Male-Factor Infertility
In addition to sperm cryopreservation, SGF's Center for Male Fertility offers a range of male services from basic fertility evaluation and testing to surgical interventions and state-of-the-art microsurgical techniques, including:

varicocele repair

vasectomy reversal

percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration (PESA)

testicular sperm extraction (TESE)

For men whose family-building is complete, SGF's reproductive urologists also specialize in no-needle, no-scalpel vasectomy.
SGF offers a wide array of resources for men seeking more knowledge on reproductive health:

The Lifecycle of Sperm: Sperm Development

Overcoming Male Factor Infertility

Improve Sperm Count: Sperm Quality Checklist

Male Fertility On-Demand Webinar

Struggling with Infertility Can Affect Your Mental Health
Nearly one in eight couples will face infertility, with male factor infertility accounting for nearly 40 to 50 percent of all infertility cases. Understandably, this causes medical, emotional, physical, and financial stress.
"Between 60 and 70 percent of the population experience some issues with sexual health and fertility, whether it is delayed ejaculation, premature ejaculation, erectile dysfunction, or decreased libido," explains Dr. Shin. "When they come to us, we work through those issues with patients, which may be physical, but also complicated by anxiety and a loss of confidence."
SGF offers individual or couples' professional counseling and support groups for male and female patients:

Following a pregnancy loss

Following a treatment cycle(s) that was unsuccessful

When considering third-party reproduction, such as using donor eggs, donor sperm, and/or a gestational carrier

When considering transitioning from one treatment to another or when considering discontinuing treatment altogether

When financial, emotional, physical, or relationship obstacles seem to be insurmountable

At the start of any feelings of isolation or depression

If the coping strategies they once found to be helpful no longer seem to be working

To schedule an appointment with our reproductive urologists, Drs. Shin or Tanrikut, or any of SGF's reproductive endocrinologists, call 1-888-761-1967 or complete this brief online request form.
About Shady Grove Fertility (SGF)
SGF is a leading fertility and IVF center of excellence with more than 85,000 babies born and 5,000+ 5-star patient reviews. With 37 locations throughout FL, GA, MD, NY, PA, VA, D.C., and Santiago, Chile, we offer patients virtual physician consults, deliver individualized care, accept most insurance plans, and make treatment affordable through innovative financial options, including 100% refund guarantees. More physicians refer their patients to SGF than any other center. Call 1-888-761-1967 or visit ShadyGroveFertility.com.



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Global background screening and compliance solutions provider Cisive has been recognized by CEO Today USA Awards 2020.

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Cisive, a global provider of compliance-driven human capital management and risk management solutions, has been recognized by CEO Today magazine's USA Awards. President and CEO of Cisive, James Owens, was announced as a winner of the CEO Today USA Award 2020. Every year, CEO Today magazine identifies and honors the most outstanding and forward-thinking leaders in business.
CEO Today's research team draws on the views of thousands of stakeholders including investors, analysts, employees, and media professionals worldwide to compile its annual USA Awards. The CEO Today USA Awards celebrate the success, innovation and strategic vision of CEOs within the country, across a number of sectors and industries.
"Cisive is honored to be recognized as a winner of the CEO Today USA Award," said James Owens, President and CEO at Cisive. "This distinction serves as a testament to our innovative approach during a year that has shaken the world and every industry. More than ever, however, we remain focused on our mission in delivering the highest quality background screening service to the industries we serve."
Cisive's core onboarding and pre-employment background screening offering provides clients with a streamlined, high quality, and regulatory compliant solution. The company's comprehensive services include background screening, vendor/contractor screening, executive screening, drug testing, fingerprinting, paperless onboarding, electronic Form I-9/E-Verify, and a suite of COVID-19 compliance solutions to help employers maintain a safe workplace.
In addition to being named a winner of the CEO Today USA Award, Cisive has recently been honored by HRO Today in their 2020 Backer's Dozen rankings of top Pre-Employment Screening Providers as well as being named as one of CIO Bulletin magazine's 5 Best HR Tech Solution Providers of 2020. For more information about Cisive's suite of solutions, visit http://www.cisive.com.
About Cisive
Cisive is a global leader in compliance-driven human capital and risk management solutions, providing onboarding and pre-employment background screening solutions to address the complex challenges and needs of large enterprises with dedicated, in-country account management teams committed to customer satisfaction. Cisive is accredited by the Professional Background Screeners Association (PBSA) and was named for the fourth consecutive year by HRO Today to the 2020 Baker's Dozen Customer Satisfaction rankings of Top Pre-Employment Screening Providers, in addition to being named Company of the Year by CIO Review. The company and its brands serve clients in financial services, transportation, telecom/media, healthcare, utilities and the home services end-markets, among others. For additional information, please visit http://www.cisive.com.



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Benchmark Research Highlights Its Leadership Infrastructure Along with Announcement of New Team Members

AUSTIN, TEXAS (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Benchmark Research, a leader in the medical research field, clinical vaccine trials and trusted ally in epidemiology, has been taking their firm to another level of success in the industry. In a bold move, Benchmark Research is very proud to announce the addition of Cynthia Dukes, PA, MT, as Chief Business Officer to Benchmark's stellar leadership team. She is one of the premier world-recognized professionals in the vaccine industry, with over 40 years of diversified clinical experience. Cindy has extensive Site, Pharma, Biotech, and CRO experience across multiple therapeutic areas including vaccines, infectious diseases, oncology, and more. She is a distinguished Alumni of the Baylor College of Medicine for international contributions to vaccine and infectious disease. As well as receiving the Pharma Times Top 100 for contributions to vaccine and infectious disease, Top 50 Influential People in Vaccines, and Top Leader of ICON Clinical Research. As noted by CEO Mark Lacy, "Benchmark is thrilled to add such an industry powerhouse to our ranks that further establishes us as the most prominent platform-based research company in the United States."
Cindy joins a truly outstanding leadership team composed of members with immense industry experience. This team includes Melissa Reynolds, RN, BSN, CCRC, Executive Vice President of Clinical Operations, who has more than 25 years' experience in clinical research, including having directed two other research organizations and currently implementing all trial budget and contract management for Benchmark's multiple locations. She is also a member of the Business Development Group and a slew of other vital functions within Benchmark Research.
Furthermore, Deborah Copeland, B.S., CCRC, CCRA, Chief Strategy Officer is a true blend of exceptionalism with over 35 years of industry experience, including similarly lofty positions such as Global Head of Quality Assurance for a major CRO, Executive Director of a Site Network, FDA Investigator, VP Head of Operations for a cardiovascular research company and Executive Director of Global Strategic Sourcing. Deborah has also served on impressive industry boards, such as the Clinical Global Advisory with the FDA, ACRP, the National Association of IRB Managers and many more. As well as receiving the Claudia Market Leadership Award, and Profile in Achievement in Clinical Research.
In addition, Jennifer Bacchi, SHRM-CP, CCRC, Vice President of Human Capital Management is an extraordinary talent, overseeing human resources as well as training and implementation of our employees. In addition to her over 25 years of experience in Clinical Research, Jennifer is also a published author, having written for ACRP's industry news and many other publications.
Kim Brittain, Vice President of Strategic Development and Analytics has over 20 years of clinical research experience, overseeing marketing and study feasibility analysis. Her institutional knowledge and assessment of Benchmark's capabilities is valuable to determining our success. Recently, under her oversight, marketing outreach efforts have resulted in the successful inclusion of 3,000+ volunteers in Benchmark's coronavirus trials.
Finally, Van Johnson, Vice President of Business Development and Global Alliances is remarkably well known as one of the top five business development professionals within the industry. He is by far one of the most knowledgeable and sincere representatives of Benchmark's ability to conduct clinical research trials. Significantly, Van is often a speaker at industry conferences and is a proud member of several URM (underrepresented minority) diversity committees including a committee member within STARR and a board member within MACRO, Benchmark's very own diversity committee.
Lastly, in recent months Benchmark has received the greatest accolades in World Vaccine Congress history. Benchmark is the only participant in the Vaccine Industry Excellence Awards that has ever been awarded a win or runner-up status each and every year since the inception of the award. Additionally, Benchmark has also recently announced the exciting opening of our sixth site location in Los Angeles, California. The continuation of Benchmark's global recognition for its outstanding quality and innovation in the field is due to our extraordinary infrastructure of leading professionals. Benchmark has raised the standard even higher and is proving to exceed the limits more than ever before.



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New online search platform helping intended parents navigate the challenging process of finding an egg donor

SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 20, 2020
TULIP, the world's largest consumer-directed egg donor database launched today, encompassing 90 percent of all U.S. donors. The simple, do-it-yourself online search platform is now helping intended parents navigate the challenging process of finding an egg donor - empowering them with vast egg donor choice, expert knowledge and coaching support.
"Infertility affects 14 Million women and men in the U.S., who collectively spend $17 Billion annually on fertility services," said Gail Sexton-Anderson, Chair and Co-Founder of TULIP. "The third-party fertility market itself is a loose collaboration of hundreds of agencies and clinics that operate independently, making it a daunting and challenging process for intended parents. We designed TULIP to consolidate the market and provide transparency to hopeful parents at a time when consumers demand access and dependable information."
Founded by the team that built Donor Concierge, the leading third-party fertility service, TULIP provides access to an array of donors, surrogates and services through their immense network of fully-vetted agencies throughout the U.S.. Hopeful parents can quickly find unbiased intel, gain access to medical clinics, expert legal advice as well as psychological and genetic resources. In addition, TULIP's team of experts are trusted by doctors and fertility professionals around the world, with over 60 percent of the brand's users being referred by fertility professionals.
"Our goal is to match our clients with the best available candidates who are a good fit for their family," continued Sexton-Anderson. "Our proprietary software makes searches faster and more comprehensive, while our team provides the one-on-one support that humanizes the process for hopeful parents."
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Core Recovery, a local behavioral health organization is launching a Capture Kindness social media campaign beginning in November in hopes of starting a wave of random acts of kindness throughout the community.

PHOENIX (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 21, 2020
Core Recovery, a local behavioral health organization is launching a Capture Kindness social media campaign beginning in November in hopes of starting a wave of random acts of kindness throughout the community.
To kick things off, Core Recovery team members will be handing out care packages to the public at the Outlets at Anthem on November 21, 2020 from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. The care packets will include healthcare items such as hand sanitizer, facemasks, and other items to help the public combat COVID-19 during the holidays. The Care Package Give Away will coincide with the Outlets at Anthem's annual tree lighting ceremony.
"I am very passionate about my community because I know when it's kind and healthy, the world is a better place," says Core Recovery Founder Jillian Vanselow. "We are on a mission to start a chain reaction that can spread across the community."
Vanselow points to scientific proof that kindness can relieve stress and anxiety and make people feel calmer, healthier and happier. And those benefits are felt by both the giver and the receiver, says Vanselow.
"The thing about kindness is that it's really contagious," she says. "When someone sees you being kind, they can be filled with the same feel-good hormones too, and then they will likely pay it forward. And on it goes."
Core Recovery's Random Acts of Kindness Challenge
In the spirit of kindness and all the benefits that come from it, the company is launching a Capture Kindness campaign on social media. Here's how it works:
If you witness real acts of kindness, grab a quick video or photo and post it Instagram or Facebook
Mention Core Recovery and use #corekindness
Every month Core Recovery will hold a poll to determine the best act of kindness
The winner will receive five $10 gift cards from Core Recovery to keep or pay forward
"We're not looking for staged events, but real-life things people do to help others, their community, or the environment," says Vanselow. "We know they're out there, and we want to celebrate them and keep them going."
About the Event
What: Free Care Package Give Away
When: Saturday, November 21 from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m
Where: Outlets at Anthem Christmas Tree Lighting
Who: Core Recovery
Why: To spread kindness throughout the community
About Core Recovery
Core Recovery is a behavioral treatment center located in North Phoenix providing individualized assessment, education, and treatment for substance addictions, mental health conditions, family and couples counseling, and more. Our caring team of board-certified therapists use evidence-based techniques for assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.



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Dr. Courtney Vengrin joined ICVA on November 2, 2020

BISMARCK, N.D. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 21, 2020
ICVA, the world leader in veterinary assessments, has announced that Courtney Vengrin, MS, PhD, has joined the organization as Senior Director of Assessment. In this new leadership position, Dr. Vengrin will use research-informed strategies to maximize the performance of ICVA programs, materials, and resources, while providing leadership and support in the areas of veterinary assessment, data science, database management, data visualization, and the assessment of learning.
"The goals of this position align perfectly with ICVA's current strategic priorities," explained Dr. Heather Case, CEO of the ICVA. "We are thrilled to have Dr. Vengrin's experience and passion on the team, helping to continue to enhance NAVLE, further develop the ICVA's existing assessment portfolio, and identify opportunities to successfully implement ICVA's strategic assessment initiatives."
Dr. Vegrin previously oversaw the Office of Curricular Assessment and Teaching Support at Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine. She served as the Director of Assessment and Faculty Development for the college, connecting faculty and staff to resources and developing assessment and data visualization strategies for both research and educational needs. She brings a background in secondary and post-secondary education, with skills in curriculum design, adult education and pedagogy.
Dr. Vengrin will work closely with Dr. Kent Hecker, ICVA's Chief Assessment Officer, to support and further develop the ICVA's existing assessment portfolio. She is excited to build relationships with and continue to support the ICVA's stakeholders, including outreach to licensing boards, academia and veterinary medicine, and supporting ICVA's continued expansion internationally.
About ICVA
The International Council for Veterinary Assessment (ICVA) is an independent not-for-profit corporation. Our tests are administered in 68 countries and include the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE), which is required for veterinary licensure throughout the United States and Canada. At ICVA, we collaborate with stakeholders in academia, licensing boards, and practicing veterinarians to ensure our tools can effectively assess the knowledge and skills required for veterinary practice. Learn more at http://www.icva.net.



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Each Holiday Gift Set features 16oz Sizes of Shampoo, Conditioner and Clinically Proven Cell Therapy Hair & Scalp Treatment

CARLSBAD, CALIF. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 22, 2020
D.C. Labs, nationwide provider of the luxurious Ovation Cell Therapy Hair & Scalp Treatment launched their Holiday Gift Sets for 2020 and the savings are unbeatable. The Ovation Hair Gift Sets were released, nationwide in October.
Ovation Hair is offering 4 different women's hair care systems depending on hair type as well as a men's gift set - making it easy to find the perfect gift for everyone this holiday season.
These limited-edition Ovation Hair Holiday Gift Sets retails for $69.95 - offering nearly 70% savings ($195 value)! The various sets feature a Volume System - ideal for someone seeking volume, the Color System - perfect for color treated and natural hair types – protecting hair from UV and color fade, the Moisture System - best for someone with dry hair seeking hydration and the Balance System - perfect for someone seeking a balance of moisture and volume.
Each Women's Holiday Gift Set includes:
16 oz. Ovation Cell Therapy Hair and Scalp Treatment
16 oz. Shampoo
16 oz. Conditioner
16 oz. Thermal Protection Styling Spray
16 oz. Volume Enhancer Styling Spray
For him, Ovation Hair Holiday Gift Set retails for $59.95 ($160 Value) and includes the complete line of Men's Hair Care and Grooming Products.
Each Men's Holiday Gift Set includes:
16 oz. Men's Cell Therapy Hair & Scalp Treatment
16 oz. Men's Shampoo
2.5 oz. Men's Healthy Hair Gel
4.5 oz. Men's Styling Cream
2 oz. Calming Beard Oil
8 oz. Men's Conditioning Shave Lotion
"We wanted to make this holiday season extra special and decided to introduce a limited time size and savings on our flagship product, Cell Therapy," explains Dallas Van Kempen, CEO and Owner of Ovation Hair. "Each year our customers look forward to the savings of the season and we definitely delivered this year. They are beyond excited to gift their friends and family with this Healthy Hair Holiday Set."
Ovation Cell Therapy Hair and Scalp Treatment's proprietary formula delivers high levels of vital proteins, key vitamins, botanical extracts and amino acids to the hair and scalp, resulting in reduced breakage. Cell Therapy is designed to be used a few times a week for thicker, stronger, longer- healthier hair, after your shampoo and followed by your conditioner. Cell Therapy has been clinically proven to reduce hair breakage by over 80% after just one use.
Based on a consumer perception test after 4 weeks of Cell Therapy use:

100% of participants reported healthier hair.

97% of participants reported more bounce and volume.

97% of participants reported more luster and shine.

93% of participants reported more manageable hair.

To purchase an Ovation Hair Holiday Gift Set visit: http://www.ovationhair.com/Holiday-2020
or by calling 888-411-3252 Monday through Friday 8:00 am PST - 4:00 pm PST.
About Ovation Hair
The philosophy of Ovation Hair is to meet clients' high expectations with quality, nourishing and rejuvenating products that demonstrate proven effectiveness. Ovation Hair has been helping clients achieve healthy hair since 2007. Their flagship product, Ovation Cell Therapy is proven to deliver thicker, stronger, longer hair. Ovation products include high quality ingredients, demonstrated to be safe and effective to create healthy hair. For more information please visit https://www.ovationhair.com

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Over 50 representatives from lusophone countries launch a linguistic region within the Global TB Caucus

MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 23, 2020
Today, 301 people contracted tuberculosis (TB) and 31 died in Mozambique. This is not the result of an unusual outbreak in a hospital, or even an anomaly, but has been the norm in the country for years. Within the global Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), 336,300 people contracted TB and 42,648 died in 2019 alone.
Taking an innovative approach by uniting a unique linguistic community of Portuguese speaking countries in the TB response, Hon Sílvia Paula Valentim Lutucuta, Minister of Health of Angola, Hon Dra Carolina Cerqueira, State Minister for Social Area, Hon Dra Elsa Maria Barber do Espírito Santo, Secretary of State for family and Women Promotion, along with more than 30 Members of Parliament (MPs) from Angola, Brasil, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal and Sao Tome e Principe, and numerous civil society representatives and other global TB stakeholders across the CPLP convened online on November 19th, 2020, to discuss the accuracy of the current statistics of the epidemic in their respective countries, adopt a regional work plan and launch the Lusophone TB Caucus in an official Declaration of commitment to the response to tuberculosis. The event was organized in partnership with The Global Fund to fight AIDS/ TB and Malaria.
Within the CPLP, countries are unequally affected by TB. Where some, like Portugal or Cape Verde are well on their way to eliminating TB, others such as Equatorial Guinea see alarming growth in numbers year after year. Timor Leste carries the highest TB incidence with 498 cases/100,000 inhabitants, while the highest death rate registered in Guinea-Bissau at 113 deaths/ 100,000 inhabitants. Angola, Mozambique, Brazil and Guinea Bissau are listed among the 2019 30 High-TB burden countries by the World Health Organization (WHO) while Cape Verde and Sao Tome e Principe registered only 250 cases each.
This disparity between CPLP countries is not only evident in the number of TB cases but also in the way it is financed, prevented, diagnosed and treated, and this raised an important question among political leaders in the region: Is it possible to find synergy in the response between the countries? Now more than ever, and with the threat of the COVID-19 Pandemic disruptions to TB Services, it is more than important to join forces in the fight against TB.
"Challenges and constraints created by COVID-19 add to the already existent need for more financing and cooperation dedicated to the fight against TB," stated Hon Dra Carolina Cerqueira, Angola State Minister for Social Area.
The Lusophone TB Caucus is part of the Global TB Caucus, a unique international network of 2500 parliamentarians in more than 150 countries who work collectively and individually to raise TB in the political agenda and reach the target of ending TB by 2030.
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Teledentix, by Virtual Dental Care (VDC), was recently rolled out at Mission Smiles' mobile and teledentistry program to help increase capacity while delivering highly personalized care.

IRVINE, CALIF. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 23, 2020
Mission Smiles is a unique non-profit dental organization, delivering dental care to patients below the poverty line at multiple treatment sites including churches and community centers.
Kathy McGartland, Mission Smiles Program Director, quickly realized the need for a teledentistry software to help streamline patient flow while creating an easier and more effective way for patients to interact with the Mission Smiles providers.
"With Teledentix we can now have patients complete digital forms, send in intraoral photos, and attend a virtual pre-appointment consultation that greatly reduces the amount of time need for the physical appointment when we are on site," noted McGartland.
"Plus, it's been a game changer for us to establish a face-to-face relationship with some of our patients who are terrified of the dentists because they haven't been in years (or may never have seen a dentist). The virtual screenings allow us to address any concerns prior to the appointment and greet them with familiar face once they see us in person!"
Mission Smiles works with patients from all walks of life including the homeless, veterans, refugees, and human trafficking survivors.
"We're honored to work with such an amazing organization that aligns with our mission here at Virtual Dental Care and Teledentix. We strive to help bridge the gap in dental care with innovative technology that can make the delivery of dental care more efficient, and Mission Smiles is a great example of how much Teledentix can help," added Daniel Gates, VDC Director of Marketing.
About Virtual Dental Care and Teledentix
Teledentix, by Virtual Dental Care, is the most comprehensive teledentistry software on the market. Teledentix was built with a vision to help teledentistry become a widely used industry norm, expanding dentistry and a dentist's role beyond the walls of a dental office - even into the broader healthcare system. For more information about Teledentix, visit https://get.teledentix.com/.
About Mission Smiles
Mission Smiles is a ministry of Mission Tampa which provides emergency dental care to patients below the poverty line in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. Mission Smiles operates a mobile dental truck to provide diagnostic and preventive dental treatment. Learn more about Mission Smiles at https://www.missiontampa.org/missionsmiles.



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New Hampshire Company partners with PCL Construction for amazing Far UV technology products.

SOMERSWORTH, N.H. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 23, 2020
Far-UV Sterilray, the developer and holder of patents for the methods and use of Far-UV 222nm sanitization technologies, is pleased to announce their collaboration with PCL Construction with the introduction of a one-of-a-kind sanitization solution, The "Pure Portal". Far-UV Sterilray will supply Far-UV 222 excimer lamps to PCL Construction for use in their "Pure Portal", technology which eliminates over 99.99% of the world's most harmful bacteria and viruses.
Far-UV Sterilray Chief Marketing Officer, Mike Olsen, states, "We are excited to be working with PCL on the development of such innovative and important disinfecting technologies. They are a visionary company that truly understands the potential of the Far-UV technology which we have developed over the past fourteen years."
Since 2007, the New Hampshire based company has been making innovative Far-UV 222nm excimer lamps and was the first company to integrate the excimer lamps into various sanitization and disinfection solutions. These powerful applications deliver Far-UV 222nm light to quickly sanitize air and surfaces, providing fast, chemical free, mercury-free, safe, and environmentally friendly disinfection solutions during a time when safety is at the forefront of everyone's mind. Just 1/8th of a second is all it takes for Excimer Wave Sterilray photons to destroy harmful airborne bacteria, viruses, and spores.
"Since the pandemic hit the world, our communities, clients and staff have been struggling to adapt to what has become our new normal. The concerns that COVID-19 brings are directly related to safety, which is why PCL is very excited to introduce the PURE Portal," said Chad Keuler, Operations Manager at PCL. Through their independent laboratory testing and validation process, PCL has found that the Far-UV Sterilray lamp is exponentially more effective at deactivating pathogens over traditional UV-C methods in a fraction of the time. The excimer wave technology is also sustainable by providing nearly 3.5 years of continuous use, equal to 30,000 hours of lamp life.
In conjunction with PCL, Sterilray has entered into an OEM agreement to supply the "PURE "products lineup with the Far-UV lamps which will ultimately benefit numerous industries and business environments. Pure Portal has multiple uses, including sanitizing retail carts, baskets, luggage, backpacks, briefcases and any other product that needs to be sanitized before use. The Pure Portal removes the burden of manually cleaning objects quickly and safely.
About Far-UV Sterilray
Far-UV Sterilray is the world's leading developer and manufacturer of Far UV 222nm disinfection technologies. The Company utilizes patented 222nm, Excimer Wave Sterilray Technology for all of its commercialized devices, deployed globally since 2007. The chemical free technology is safe and environmentally friendly. Life in a New Light.
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Sleep Products Innovator, Tracy Laskowski Miller, CEO and Founder of Inventive Sleep, a design and marketing company focused on creating wellness experiences that lead to a better night's sleep, is expanding the team with the addition of Maggie Hellermann, as Director of Operations & Corporate Strategy, and Macie McCallum as Public Relations Manager.

NAPERVILLE, ILL. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 23, 2020
Sleep Products Innovator, Tracy Laskowski Miller, CEO and Founder of Inventive Sleep, a design and marketing company focused on creating wellness experiences that lead to a better night's sleep, is expanding the team with the addition of Maggie Hellermann, as Director of Operations & Corporate Strategy, and Macie McCallum as Public Relations Manager.
As Director of Operations & Corporate Strategy, Maggie Hellermann will have a direct impact as the company executes on its growth plans, and will be focusing on strategic, financial and business planning strategies. Prior to joining Inventive Sleep, Maggie has held variety of senior management and leadership roles at Northwestern Mutual, Quinlan Financial Group, Donna Mondi Interior Design, and Katiebug Therapy. "We are committed to the growth of our team, and the experiences we love to create," said Miller. "I'm so excited for Maggie to join the Inventive Sleep team. Her integrated operational and financial experience will allow us to capitalize on our brand experiences, and help us to continue to innovate and grow into new categories."
Macie McCallum will be responsible for social media content programs across various digital media channels, along with public relations strategies and tactics that enhance the brand awareness of Inventive Sleep products. In addition, she will help overall brand development and messaging in the marketplace. Macie graduated with distinction from The Media School at Indiana University with a bachelor's degree in journalism-public relations and a minor in marketing from the IU Kelley School of Business. "Macie's wide variety of experience in public relations from financial services, to music, to consumer goods offers a unique perspective to the team," said Miller. "Her talents are sure to help Inventive Sleep engage and build our reputation as a trusted brand in the head and hearts of our consumers!"
"It's a very exciting time for us at Inventive Sleep," said Miller. "Both these team members brings an inspiring amount of knowledge, dedication, and passion for sleep wellness products that runs parallel with the Inventive Sleep vision for innovation."
About Inventive Sleep, Inc.
Inventive Sleep is dedicated to helping people realize their dreams and goals starting with a great night's sleep. Its founder, Sleep Products Innovator Tracy Laskowski Miller, is one of the most engaging and creative sleep wellness product inventors in the industry today. She is known for her unique perspective on sleep materials research to create and help people find their favorite bedding products. With more than two million sold since 2006, her engaging brands and sleep solutions are in homes and hotels across the country. The company is a leader in designing, inventing and marketing innovative combinations of comfort and technology to create sleep wellness brands and products including sheets, pillows, comforters, blankets and mattress pads. Tracy is also the author of the weekly sleep blog, Sleep Secrets and Inspirations. In it, Tracy is sharing her expertise on sleep materials research and design, and demystifying the sleep experience with an informative and fun-filled conversation on how sleep helps people with everyday living, as well as some of her tips and tricks on picking your favorite sleep products. For more information, visit http://www.inventivesleep.com or https://www.linkedin.com/company/inventive-sleep/
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Two Industry Leaders Team Up to Support Independent Practices

SAN DIEGO (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 23, 2020
As the veterinary marketplace becomes more consolidated, with corporations and chains becoming more extensive and more powerful, independent practices have realized it is vital to implement effective marketing strategies and band together to support each other's best interests. As part of their mission to help independent practices thrive, GeniusVets, the highest-performing marketing company in the veterinary industry, has launched a strategic partnership with The Veterinary Cooperative, the nation's largest veterinary group purchasing organization (GPO) with over 4,000 member practices.
As a member-owned cooperative, TVC is structured to remain independent for the long term, which was a key feature that drove GeniusVets' interest in the partnership.
"Having met the leadership team at TVC, the GeniusVets founders have been consistently impressed with the passion they have for supporting independent veterinary practice owners," said Harley Orion, GeniusVets CEO. "We appreciate the way TVC helps independent practices pool their resources and purchasing power to benefit one another. We can see that the needs of their members always come first. We're excited about this partnership and look forward to working closely with the TVC team to roll out great solutions to help their member practices continue to grow."
"I'm very excited to welcome GeniusVets to the TVC family," said TVC President Ginni Hamele. "GeniusVets adds significant value to our broad lineup of business solutions at The Veterinary Cooperative."
TVC shareholders sought a marketing platform that could not only deliver best in class website design and marketing engagement with local "pet parents," but also tailor marketing education programs to individual hospital needs.
"GeniusVets not only helps the independent hospital compete in a consolidating market, but they also help them excel and outperform their competitors," Hamele continued. "We believe GeniusVets is the perfect solution to meet these challenges, and with their independent veterinarian focused mission, we also believe they are a perfect fit for the TVC family."
About GeniusVets
GeniusVets is the premier platform that connects pet parents with quality veterinarians and proven pet care advice from DVMs. The mission of GeniusVets is to create better pet health by educating and uniting pet owners and veterinarians. For more information about GeniusVets, visit https://www.geniusvets.com.
About The Veterinary Cooperative (TVC)
TVC was founded by four veterinarians from around the US to level the playing field in pricing, marketing and business techniques between independent practices and the growing corporate hospitals, big box stores, pharmacies and online providers that are encroaching on the independent animal hospital's ability to be profitable. Comprising over 4,000 independent hospitals, TVC's mission is to be a positive, cooperative community of veterinarians and suppliers, who share a vision to provide the best animal care through independent veterinary practices, mutually benefiting all who do business with the Cooperative. For more information about TVC, visit https://www.theveterinarycooperative.coop.

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For the third year in a row, American Health Staffing Group was named a Largest Healthcare Staffing Firm by Staffing Industry Analysts.

EDMOND, OKLA. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 23, 2020
American Health Staffing Group ("AHSG"), a diversified provider of temporary healthcare staffing services and a portfolio company of BelHealth Investment Partners, LLC ("BelHealth"), announced today that it was named in the 2020 Staffing Industry Analysts ("SIA") Largest Healthcare Staffing Firms list. This marks the third year in a row that AHSG has been named in the list.
"To be named in this list for the third year is not only a great honor for our organization, but it is also a feather in the cap to the people in our organization who have made this sustained growth possible," Mark Smith, CEO said.
AHSG was ranked the 36th largest healthcare staffing firm in the United States. This announcement comes on the heels of AHSG also being named an SIA Fastest-Growing Staffing Firm and an SIA Best Staffing Firm to Work For, both in 2020.
According to the report, 48 staffing firms generated $50 million or more in US healthcare temporary staffing revenue in 2020. The total revenue in the healthcare staffing market exceeded $13.9 billion and the firms in the list account for 77% of the overall market.
"This team embodies the core values that we set out to put into our own culture and within the marketplace. We pride ourselves on being servant-minded and making a difference daily for our candidates, clients and community. We are excited for the years to come and the successes yet to unfold," Smith said.
About American Health Staffing Group:
AHSG is a national and diversified healthcare staffing platform, serving 2,500+ endpoints across health systems, hospitals, and outpatient clinics in all 50 states. Headquartered in Edmond, Oklahoma and with additional offices in Michigan, Oregon, South Carolina, Colorado, and Texas, AHSG's six divisions span across high growth and resilient segments of healthcare staffing including nursing, allied health, pharmacy, interim leadership, dialysis, and technology. AHSG is a portfolio company of BelHealth Investment Partners, LLC.



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The Digital Wellness Institute's certification program is the go-to resource for workplace executives, mental health practitioners and educators seeking skills to optimize productivity and self-care in the digital age. The program addresses the challenges brought forth by the widespread transition to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 23, 2020
Based on a growing global demand for digital wellness training and education, the Digital Wellness Institute has announced that it will be offering a third cohort of its Digital Wellness Certificate program, starting on January 11, 2021. The first two cohorts of the program sold out – attracting organizational leaders, mental health practitioners and educators from multiple regions and nations. The program equips learners with a research-based mindset, methodologies and tools to both embody and teach digital wellness and tech-life balance.
The unprecedented transition to remote work caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically increased first hand exposure to excessive technology use and has radically shifted public conversation about work-life balance, technology and mental health. The Institute's certificate program has quickly become recognized as the go-to-resource for professionals and enterprises alike. Employees and entrepreneurs are led through a 10-week certification to optimize digital habits, the curriculum of which is designed by over 18 internationally renowned industry experts.
The Digital Flourishing approach, upon which the Digital Wellness Institute's research-based curriculum is founded, equips learners with proven tools and best practices that will enable them to take advantage of the benefits of technology while avoiding associated harms of overuse and addiction. For this reason the certificate program continues to attract participants and inquiries from health professionals, journalists, business executives and entrepreneurs from around the world.
TESTIMONIALS FROM RECENT GRADUATES
https://youtu.be/3qal3Vpwx8Y
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SOCIAL DILEMMA
The producers of the Social Dilemma, one of the most celebrated and discussed documentaries launched on Netflix in 2020, have included the Digital Wellness Institute in their ongoing impact campaign, which aims to change the way technology is designed, regulated and used. The Institute shares with the producers of the documentary the vision that technology platforms should be designed to serve the interests of people, not profits.
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM DETAILS
The next international class begins on January 11, and the 10-week immersive program will cover the following topics and more: productivity; environment and design; communication; relationships; mental health; physical health; quantified self; digital citizenship and flourishing in the digital era. Due to the success of the first two cohorts, enrollment for the forthcoming cohort is almost full. To reserve your seat while space lasts and get on the waitlist for future cohorts, visit the Institute's website: https://www.digitalwellnessinstitute.com
ABOUT THE DIGITAL WELLNESS INSTITUTE
The Digital Wellness Institute is a learning platform that offers certification programs and courses that equip people with research-based tools and best practices that enable them to take advantage of the benefits of technology while avoiding associated harms, empowering them to flourish in the digital age. With the right mindset and rules of engagement, the risks of technology overuse can be positively transformed, enabling regular technology use to augment rather than threaten people's mental health and workplace productivity.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Alex Gault
Digital Wellness Institute
415-830-6739
alex@digitalwellnessinstitute.com

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Nanocan Therapeutics Corporation, an early stage biotechnology company based in Princeton, New Jersey, announced today that it has closed a $1.4 million funding round.

PRINCETON, N.J. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 23, 2020
Nanocan Therapeutics Corporation, an early stage biotechnology company based in Princeton, New Jersey, announced today that it has closed a $1.4 million funding round. This funding round was led by Nanocan's Founder and CEO, Eric Broyles, along with LifeForce Capital and Bearcat Investments, LLC. To date, over $7 million in research and development grant funding has been invested in Nanocan's proprietary cancer treatment technology.
Nanocan is developing cutting-edge technologies that will lead to major advances in cancer treatment. Their nanotechnology-based innovations will focus on therapeutic medicines to treat certain cancers and respiratory diseases where current interventions are insufficient.
"Our mission is to never leave cancer patients and their families without hope for improvement and to never let them hear the words 'there is nothing we can do'," said Eric Broyles, founder of Nanocan. "We envision providing treatment modalities in the U.S. and worldwide. Outside of the U.S., Nanocan will focus on underserved and developing countries, starting with markets in Africa."
Nanocan has partnerships with several leading academic research institutions to develop and commercialize therapies that may ultimately result in optimal standards of care and improvements in the quality of life for cancer patients.
About Nanocan Therapeutics Corporation
Nanocan Therapeutics Corporation is a Princeton, New Jersey based early stage biotechnology company that is developing proprietary technologies that will lead to major advances in cancer treatment. Nanocan is committed to making its disruptive innovations available to cancer patients in the U.S. and globally, including Low and Middle-Income Countries ("LMICs"), starting with countries in Africa. With novel therapeutics, Nanocan seeks to transform treatments for certain cancers.

"Our mission is to never leave cancer patients and their families without hope for improvement and to never let them hear the words 'there is nothing we can do'," said Eric Broyles, founder of Nanocan.



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AltruBio pioneers the development of a number of agonist antibodies targeting the PSGL-1 immune checkpoint regulator. Its lead molecule, Neihulizumab has now demonstrated clinical results in sr-aGVHD, Ulcerative Colitis, Psoriasis, and Psoriatic Arthritis.

REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 23, 2020
AltruBio Inc. http://www.altrubio.com, a clinical stage biotech company, was invited to give an overview of its PSGL-1 agonist antibody program for the treatment of T cell-mediated inflammatory diseases at the "Allergy and Inflammation" session of Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS) annual conference on October 29, 2020. During the session, the company highlighted research data on the novel mechanism of action as well indications clinically explored with its lead molecule, Neihulizumab. PSGL-1 has been increasingly recognized as an immune checkpoint regulator of T-cells.
Shortly after FOCIS, at ACR convergence on Nov. 7, 2020, AltruBio and Dr. Stanley Cohen of Metroplex Clinical Research Center, presented Phase 2a study results of Neihulizumab for the treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis. This single-arm, open-label Phase 2a study, led by Dr. Mark Genovese of Stanford University, aimed to investigate the efficacy as well as safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of its lead molecule. During the study, 40% of patients (8/20) achieved ACR20 responder status at week 12. Importantly, the results of an ad hoc analysis of patients who received all 7 doses of AbGn-168H and completed the study (Completed Set) identified 8 ACR20 responders (53.3%), 6 ACR50 responders (40%), and 2 ACR70 responders (13.3%) at Week 12, suggesting there may be clinical utility with this agent for the
treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis. AltruBio is currently evaluating its plans for further advancing its PSGL-1 program in Psoriatic Arthritis.
About Neihulizumab.
Neihulizumab is an immune checkpoint agonist antibody targeting PSGL-1/CD162 that depletes chronically activated T cells. This mechanism has been evaluated in four autoimmune and inflammatory diseases and has demonstrated clinical proof of concept and safety in more than 160 patients with psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and biologics-refractory ulcerative colitis. This study drug is currently in Phase 1b trials for the treatment of sr-aGvHD. Phase 1 trial for the treatment of front-line acute GvHD in lieu of steroid is also initiated.
About Psoriatic Arthritis.
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA), a chronic inflammatory arthritis of unknown aetiology, involves axial and peripheral joints, nails and entheses, and is usually accompanied by psoriatic skin lesions. In the United States, an estimated 4.5 million adults suffer from psoriasis, and 1 million have PsA. The pathogenesis of PsA is thought to be mediated by inflammatory elements including T cells and the cytokine pathways they activate. The goal of treatment is to reduce joint pain and swelling, preserve joint function, slow or prevent joint damage and control psoriasis on the skin. While currently available medications including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs), biologics, particularly inhibitors of the pro-inflammatory cytokine as well as an oral phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor Apremilast have provided therapeutic advancement, the overall response rate and maximal effectiveness of these medications have not been fully satisfactory and are associated with safety concerns of immune suppression after long term administration.
About T cell Mediated Inflammatory Diseases.
Excessive activation of T-cells can release several inflammatory mediators which cause tissue damage and, in some instances, may even trigger systemic metabolomic shift with consequences of neurological abnormality. Certain key inflammatory diseases among the worldwide population include aGvHD, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, multiple sclerosis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Currently these diseases are routinely treated with small molecule drugs, such as steroids, methotrexate and cyclosporine, and many biologics including inhibitors of inflammatory cytokines, T-cell activation modulators, and T-cell direct targeting agents, which require life-long treatment and are associated with adverse side effects triggered by the immunosuppressive-nature of these compounds.
About AltruBio Inc. (http://www.altrubio.com)
AltruBio is a privately held biotechnology company headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area that is focused on developing novel antibody therapeutics for the treatment of immunological diseases with high unmet medical needs. Based on unique insights into immune tolerance and epitope dominance sciences, AltruBio's pipeline includes two clinical stage product candidates: (i) Neihulizumab (AbGn-168H) an immune checkpoint agonist antibody targeting PSGL-1/CD162 that depletes unwanted activated T cells with proof of mechanism in four autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, and (ii) AbGn-107, an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) employing a unique enzyme cleavable hydrophilic self-immolative linker and targeting a gastrointestinal tumor antigen. AbGn-107 has demonstrated encouraging results in chemo-refractory gastric, pancreatic, colorectal and biliary cancers.
Note on Forward-Looking Statements
Statements made in this news release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as expects, believes, intends, and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statement. Specifically, there are a number of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, such as the Company's ability to raise additional capital, and risks related to the Company's ability to initiate, and enroll patients in, planned clinical trials. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or developments, except as required by law.



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Echelon will now license and deliver music directly to users for its wide range of live and on-demand fitness classes in the United States, with MediaNet providing all catalog and rights management services.

SEATTLE (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 23, 2020
Echelon Fitness, the company redefining home fitness, has launched a fully-licensed music offering with MediaNet, the world's most advanced music distribution and rights management platform. MediaNet will provide Echelon a single point of service for music catalog and rights management using the expansive MediaNet Enterprise platform.
Echelon has experienced tremendous growth since 2019, expanding nearly 600% through their combination of cutting-edge technology, approachable fitness routines, and wide-ranging home fitness products.
Echelon Fitness' suite of connected fitness products, including a rower, indoor bikes, touch-screen fitness mirrors, and commercial products, are revolutionizing the way people get fit. Music is a key driver of user motivation and workout efficiency, and Echelon's relationship with MediaNet unlocks fully-licensed tracks from the top labels and publishers to propel users during a workout.
"MediaNet is passionate about the fitness space, and Echelon is a market leader in connected fitness experiences," said MediaNet Vice President of Operations, Jeff Wallace. "By transitioning its music functionalities to MediaNet's Enterprise platform, Echelon is unlocking the potential for expanded music content implementations and gaining world-class rights management capabilities. We expect this relationship to be great for Echelon users and great for the musicians, songwriters, and performers who provide the music on their platform."
MediaNet, the only digital music platform that provides music content and rights management under one roof, will provide licensing, catalog, and rights management services for Echelon through its powerfully customizable MediaNet Enterprise product integration, which allows music applications to access a rich catalog of over 85 million new and classic tracks of all genres.
Through MediaNet's Enterprise platform, Echelon Fitness can provide a richer user experience around music, exercise enhanced licensing control, and leverage the best core metadata in the music business for accurate, timely royalty payments.
"Music is such a massive part of our member experience and having the ability to quickly and easily curate custom playlists for our over 1200 live classes per week is critical to our success story," said Echelon CTO, John Santo. "That's why we decided to work with with MediaNet. Among other things, MediaNet's single point of service and intelligent identification tools keep us moving in the right direction - and with confidence."
To learn more about Echelon Fitness or to purchase one of their industry-leading connected fitness products, visit http://www.echelonfit.com.
About MediaNet
MediaNet is an advanced music distribution and rights management platform designed exclusively for business. For two decades MediaNet has offered companies of all sizes powerful technologies for music data, catalog, licensing, and royalties. MediaNet is the only digital music platform that provides single-point service through MediaNet's worldwide sound recording catalog and comprehensive database of ownership and rights, for a truly rights-managed experience. MediaNet was acquired by SOCAN in May 2016. For more information, please visit: http://www.mndigital.com.
About Echelon
Echelon Fitness has been revolutionizing at-home connected fitness since deputing its first Connect Bike in 2017. What began as a mission to make healthy living attainable and accessible to all evolved into a line of innovative fitness solutions—as well as a thriving community. Ranging from sophisticated indoor cycling bikes, to touch-screen fitness mirrors and more, every product boasts thoughtful design and state-of-the-art technology, enabling people to exercise how they want, when they want and with who they want. By leveraging The Echelon Fit App and United Membership, members gain access to a variety of live and on-demand classes led by down-to-earth fitness instructors. Members can also use the app to track their performance against Echelon's live leaderboard and overall progress, all while enjoying some healthy competition. For more information, visit https://echelonfit.com/.

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DMG announces a turnkey facilities, technology, and optional staffing solution to deliver COVID-19 vaccines and ancillary services.

INDIANTOWN, FLA. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 23, 2020
DMG delivers COVIDclear, a rapidly deployable and efficient COVID-19 vaccine and ancillary services solution. COVIDclear includes turnkey facilities, technology, and optional staffing thru our partners, to deliver COVID-19 vaccines and ancillary services safely and efficiently.
Florida-based Disaster Management Group (DMG), a disaster recovery and management firm, has delivered basecamps and temporary hospital solutions since 2004. DMG's track-record to rapidly deploy temporary structures has recently been used to help advance the US government's Operation Warp Speed program.
DMG facilities include Administration, Examination and Phlebotomy & Vaccination. Modular structures are tailorable to meet the client's needs and can be deployed in 14-days (pending local permitting). An optional staffing capability is available thru our partners that includes credentialed physicians, nurses, phlebotomists, lab technicians and administration.
DMGapp, in concert with Salesforce Work.com for Vaccines, provides one platform to mobilize, manage and scale vaccine administration. DMGapp is built on Salesforce Health Cloud to ensure HIPPA, GDPR and HL/7 compliance. Features include Vaccine Administration, Inventory Management, Call Center Management, Proximity Detection and Appointment Scheduling.
"Our turnkey solution is proven at the Federal level and we are now ready to assist state and local governments in their effort to provide vaccines to their constituents," said Tom Rubio, CEO of Disaster Management Group. "Our 16-year track record of rapidly deploying temporary structures in disaster zones provide us with useful insight to aid in the fight against COVID-19."
DMGapp is available for government, public sector, and commercial organizations. Our public sector solution is delivered on Salesforce Government Cloud, and features integrations with Five9 for call center management and Alert Trace for proximity detection. The data collected is stored in a HIPAA-compliant platform that can be readily adopted by any organization. The platform is also compatible with federal, state, and other government systems, which will streamline reporting requirements to county departments of health, state departments of health and the CDC.
IMPORTANT LINKS
DMG COVIDclear Website: http://www.basecampservices.com/dmg-covid-solution/
DMG Video on DMG's Support of Operation Warp Speed: 
DMG downloadable PDF: http://www.basecampservices.com/dmg-salesforce-brochure/
ABOUT DMG
Disaster Management Group (DMG), LLC, based in Indiantown, FL, has more than 16 years of experience in rapid deployment of disaster management services. A trusted partner to government agencies, industry, and disaster response organizations, DMG capabilities and offerings include logistical support services and equipment, medical testing, technology, and industrial cleaning. DMG is the largest provider to services at CDC and U.S. Department of Defense for sites being established during the coronavirus pandemic. Learn more at http://www.basecampservices.com.

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Melbourne's Opioid Epidemic Prompts Growing Demand for Accessible and High-Quality Facilities

MELBOURNE, FLA. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Help.org, a trusted online resource for individuals who struggle with addiction and their loved ones, has announced the Best Rehab Facilities in Melbourne, FL for 2020. The informational guide recognizes the top 3 rehab facilities based on cost, treatment options, location, accompanying services, and more.
According to recent studies, drug overdose is the leading cause of death among people under age 50. In Melbourne, deaths related to opioid abuse increased significantly from 2011 to 2015. Substance abuse among adolescents is also escalating in Melbourne with 55 percent of high school students reported using alcohol, 38 percent reported using marijuana, 8 percent reported using prescription drugs without a valid prescription, and 2 percent reported using heroin. With the growing need for accessible and high-quality rehab programs, Help.org has developed a unique ranking process to help connect individuals with treatment providers that meet their needs.
The Help.org research team analyzed thousands of facilities across the country and then identified the most cost-effective and highest-rated programs in larger cities like Melbourne. Each facility was evaluated based on rehabilitation services, treatment approaches, cost, special programs for unique demographics, and ancillary services. The website also provides information about drug use and side effects as well as educational articles. For a detailed listing of the Best Rehab Facilities in Melbourne, FL please visit https://www.help.org/drug-and-alcohol-rehab-centers-in-melbourne-fl
2020 Best Rehab Facilities in Melbourne, FL (in alphabetical order)
Advanced Medical – Center for Pain Relief, Detoxification and Psychiatry
2012 Vernon Place, Suite 101
Melbourne, FL 32901
321-951-9300
Riverside Counseling Services
1301 West Eau Gallie Boulevard, Suite 105
Melbourne, FL 32935
321-421-6992
Lifetime Counseling Center
505 Brevard Ave, Suite 106
Cocoa, FL 32922
321-632-5792
ABOUT HELP.ORG
Help.org is an online resource for individuals who struggle with addiction and their loved ones. The website provides the latest research through scientifically proven methods, community recovery resources as well as information about local financial assistance. Help.org's team of researchers, activists, and writers work together with addiction counselors and other professionals to offer useful and accurate resources to help individuals seeking recovery. To learn more, visit https://www.help.org/.



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Eugene's Opioid Epidemic Prompts Growing Demand for Accessible and High-Quality Facilities

EUGENE, ORE. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Help.org, a trusted online resource for individuals who struggle with addiction and their loved ones, has announced the Best Rehab Facilities in Eugene, OR for 2020. The informational guide recognizes the top 6 rehab facilities based on cost, treatment options, location, accompanying services, and more.
According to recent studies, drug overdose is the leading cause of death among people under age 50. In Eugene, deaths related to opioid abuse increased significantly from 2011 to 2015. Substance abuse among adolescents is also escalating in Eugene with 55 percent of high school students reported using alcohol, 38 percent reported using marijuana, 8 percent reported using prescription drugs without a valid prescription, and 2 percent reported using heroin. With the growing need for accessible and high-quality rehab programs, Help.org has developed a unique ranking process to help connect individuals with treatment providers that meet their needs.
The Help.org research team analyzed thousands of facilities across the country and then identified the most cost-effective and highest-rated programs in larger cities like Eugene. Each facility was evaluated based on rehabilitation services, treatment approaches, cost, special programs for unique demographics, and ancillary services. The website also provides information about drug use and side effects as well as educational articles. For a detailed listing of the Best Rehab Facilities in Eugene, OR please visit https://www.help.org/drug-and-alcohol-rehab-centers-in-eugene-or
2020 Best Rehab Facilities in Eugene, OR (in alphabetical order)
Emergence Addiction & Mental Health Services
78 Centennial Loop, Unit A
Eugene, OR 97401
541-393-0777
Looking Glass Adolescent Recovery Program
1790 West 11th Avenue, Suite 200
Eugene, OR 97402
541-686-2688
Pacific Ridge
1587 Pacific Ridge Lane SE
Jefferson, OR 97352
503-558-4638
Serenity Lane
4211 West 11th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97402
541-485-1577
White Bird Clinic
341 East 12th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97401
541-342-8255
Willamette Family, Inc.
149 West 12th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97401
541-762-4300
ABOUT HELP.ORG
Help.org is an online resource for individuals who struggle with addiction and their loved ones. The website provides the latest research through scientifically proven methods, community recovery resources as well as information about local financial assistance. Help.org's team of researchers, activists, and writers work together with addiction counselors and other professionals to offer useful and accurate resources to help individuals seeking recovery. To learn more, visit https://www.help.org/.



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Scottsdale's Opioid Epidemic Prompts Growing Demand for Accessible and High-Quality Facilities

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Help.org, a trusted online resource for individuals who struggle with addiction and their loved ones, has announced the Best Rehab Facilities in Scottsdale, AZ for 2021. The informational guide recognizes the top 23 rehab facilities based on cost, treatment options, location, accompanying services, and more.
According to recent studies, drug overdose is the leading cause of death among people under age 50. In Scottsdale, deaths related to opioid abuse increased significantly from 2011 to 2015. Substance abuse among adolescents is also escalating in Scottsdale with 55 percent of high school students reported using alcohol, 38 percent reported using marijuana, 8 percent reported using prescription drugs without a valid prescription, and 2 percent reported using heroin. With the growing need for accessible and high-quality rehab programs, Help.org has developed a unique ranking process to help connect individuals with treatment providers that meet their needs.
The Help.org research team analyzed thousands of facilities across the country and then identified the most cost-effective and highest-rated programs in larger cities like Scottsdale. Each facility was evaluated based on rehabilitation services, treatment approaches, cost, special programs for unique demographics, and ancillary services. The website also provides information about drug use and side effects as well as educational articles. For a detailed listing of the Best Rehab Facilities in Scottsdale, AZ please visit https://www.help.org/drug-and-alcohol-rehab-centers-in-scottsdale-az
2021 Best Rehab Facilities in Scottsdale, AZ (in alphabetical order)
A Better Today Recovery Services
15721 North Greenway Hayden Loop, Suite 205
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
480-351-1662
Acceptance Recovery Center
15685 North Greenway Hayden Loop, Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
844-302-0440
ACT Counseling and Education
5010 East Shea Boulevard, Suite D-202
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
602-569-4328
Arizona Addiction Recovery Center
10446 North 74th Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
602-346-9130
Buena Vista Health and Recovery Centers
29858 North Tatum Boulevard
Cave Creek, Arizona 85331
800-922-0095
Calvary Healing Center
10451 West Palmeras Drive
Sun City, AZ 85373
602-279-1468
Cornerstone Healing Center
7655 East Redfield Road, Suite 4
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
800-480-1781
Desert Cove Recovery Center
6613 North Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85250
833-920-1636
First Step Center of Arizona
10051 East Dynamite Boulevard, Suite G135
Scottsdale, AZ 85262
866-832-6398
Gallus Medical Detox Centers
4326 North 75th Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
866-296-5242
Illuminate Recovery
10619 North Hayden Road, Suite A-108
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
844-700-9888
Mission Treatment Center of Scottsdale
617 North Scottsdale Road, Suite D
Scottsdale, AZ 85257
480-867-0999
Pathfinders Recovery Center
7600 East Redfield Drive
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
866-576-4892
Pinnacle Peak Recovery
8070 East Morgan Trail, Suite 200
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
866-377-4813
Purpose Healing Center
9332 North 95th Way, Suite B-203
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
480-579-3319
Scottsdale Detox Center
7283 East Earll Drive
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
844-724-6931
Scottsdale Providence Recovery Center
8889 East Via Linda
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
866-337-0605
Scottsdale Recovery Center
10446 North 74th Street #150
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
888-663-7847
Scottsdale Treatment
3200 North Hayden Road, Suite 170
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
480-429-9044
Soul Surgery Rehab
14362 North Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard, Suite B111
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
866-223-9470
Springboard Recovery
11624 East Shea Boulevard
Scottsdale, AZ 85259
888-672-2120
The Meadows Outpatient Center
19120 North Pima Road, #125
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
866-681-3457
The Pathway Program
4820 South Mill Avenue, Suite 101
Tempe, AZ 85282
877-921-4050
ABOUT HELP.ORG
Help.org is an online resource for individuals who struggle with addiction and their loved ones. The website provides the latest research through scientifically proven methods, community recovery resources as well as information about local financial assistance. Help.org's team of researchers, activists, and writers work together with addiction counselors and other professionals to offer useful and accurate resources to help individuals seeking recovery. To learn more, visit https://www.help.org/.



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Drive Through Testing Sites Offer Easy Access and Fast, Highly Accurate Results for Thanksgiving Travelers and Returning College Students

HOUSTON (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 24, 2020
As COVID-19 infection rates continue to skyrocket and the Centers for Disease Control urges Americans to stay home to limit the spread of the virus, more than 1 million travelers passed through airport security checkpoints over the weekend before Thanksgiving. To help holiday travelers and college students returning home determine if they have been infected with the virus, GMED Global, LLC, an international health care institution specializing in medical education and health care workforce development and solutions for government and non-government organizations, today announced updated holiday hours for rapid COVID-19 testing at its three Rapid COVID Clinics. GMED encourages anyone who will be gathering with people outside of their household to get tested first to limit the spread of the coronavirus. COVID testing is available at GMED's two Houston locations and its clinic in Old Town Scottsdale by appointment or for drop-ins, with results provided the same day.
"We recognize the fact that with college students returning home from school, people who are traveling over the holidays, and others who will be celebrating with loved ones that there will be an increased risk of spread," said Dr. Ramin Ahmadi, Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of GMED. "Anyone celebrating the holidays with people outside of their household should first take a rapid COVID test to ensure they're healthy and keep their loved ones safe. Rapid COVID tests are a critical tool in identifying people who test positive for the virus so they can act quickly to isolate and prevent further spread of the disease."
GMED utilizes the rapid COVID test manufactured by Quidel, one of the few rapid antigen tests in the country. This test is approved for use by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and has been deployed to allow point-of-care testing in nursing homes in the State of Maryland. The test includes a pain-free nasal swab that can be self-administered - minimizing the exposure between test takers and health care providers. This highly accurate test directly detects the presence of COVID-19 and test results are returned the same day.
GMED's rapid COVID testing locations and hours are as follows:

Houston/Westbury (5556 Gasmer Dr, Houston, TX 77035)

Monday-Friday 9 am – 7 pm
Saturday and Sunday 10 am - 4 pm

Houston/Kirby (3773 Southwest Fwy, Houston, TX 77027)

Monday-Friday 7 am – 6 pm
Saturday and Sunday 10 am - 3 pm

Phoenix/Old Town Scottsdale (6940 E. Indian School Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85251)

Testing by appointment only
Monday - Friday 8 am – 7 pm
Saturday and Sunday 9 am - 4 pm
All testing sites will be closing at 2 pm on Wednesday, November 25, and will be closed on Thanksgiving Day.
The test does not require a doctor's referral. Individuals must schedule an appointment for the Phoenix testing site; Houston locations offer testing by appointment and on a drop-in basis. GMED also offers on-site COVID-19 screening to assisted living and nursing homes, area businesses, federal health clinics, and schools. Discounted rates are available to healthcare workers, dentists, law enforcement, first responders, flight crew, postal workers, and school employees with proper identification.
For more information about testing locations, rules, procedures, and hours of operation, or to schedule an appointment visit http://www.rapidcovidclinic.com.
About GMED Global
GMED Global LLC is a healthcare network that works across the globe to support NGOs, hospitals, medical schools, and governments to establish training and development programs in health care and medical education. Based in Houston, the GMED network has a global reach, with offices in San Francisco, New York, New Haven, Toronto, Monaco, and Riyadh. Through a unique partnership with the Royal College of Canada, GMED's Kazan State Medical University offers a pathway for future doctors to practice medicine in North America. GMED's subsidiary businesses span the scope of the health care industry, including mobile hospital development, healthcare logistics and supply chain staffing, contact tracing, and education and testing. For more information visit https://www.globalhealthresponse.com/.
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ExsoMed Corporation, a privately held U.S.-based medical device company providing orthopaedic surgeons with innovative solutions in hand surgery, announced that it has successfully completed Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP) certification and ISO 13485:2016 audits, with no open findings. Certification allows medical device manufacturers to be audited once for compliance with regulatory requirements for four additional medical device markets outside of the United States: Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Japan.

ALISO VIEJO, CALIF. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 23, 2020
ExsoMed Corporation, a privately held U.S.-based medical device company providing orthopaedic surgeons with innovative solutions in hand surgery, announced that it has successfully completed Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP) certification and ISO 13485:2016 audits, with no open findings.
MDSAP is a program that allows for one regulatory audit of a medical device manufacturer's quality management system (QMS) that satisfies the requirements of multiple regulatory jurisdictions. Audits are conducted by Auditing Organizations authorized by the participating Regulatory Authorities to audit under MDSAP requirements. Certification allows medical device manufacturers to be audited once for compliance with regulatory requirements for four additional medical device markets outside of the United States: Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Japan.
"MDSAP certification validates ExsoMed's ongoing commitment to maintaining the highest quality assurance standards within the medical device industry as required by regulatory bodies across the world," said Daniel Mickelsen, ExsoMed's Chief Operating Officer. "We are very proud of our team for this significant accomplishment."
"With ExsoMed's products experiencing tremendous success in the United States, many hand surgeons and distributors from the international marketplace have also requested our innovative offerings," shared James Young Kim, ExsoMed's Managing Director of Global Sales and Marketing. "MDSAP certification now allows us to enter some of the most important healthcare markets in the world and raise the standard of care in hand surgery for their patients, surgeons, and facilities. We are looking forward to sharing more international updates in the coming months."
About ExsoMed
ExsoMed is a privately held medical device company providing orthopaedic surgeons with innovative solutions in hand surgery. We believe that our solutions raise the standard of care in hand surgery by providing state of the art surgical tools that streamline use in the operating room, reduce the global cost of care, and enhance outcomes so that patients can get back to life faster. For more information regarding ExsoMed, please visit http://www.exsomed.com.



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In this free webinar, attendees will gain an understanding of the 3DEXPERIENCE License to Cure modules. The featured speakers will discuss how the solution supports medical device development in an audit-ready state.

TORONTO (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 23, 2020
The medical device industry requires well-defined solutions for process flow so that companies can be ready when an audit takes place. The 3DEXPERIENCE License to Cure software solution is a new tool for managing process flow. It is designed to accelerate the delivery of safe, innovative and fully compliant medical devices. Different modules are packaged within the software, including those catering to management requirements, traceability and validation. The software can also manage the design history file (DHF), device master record (DMR) and regulatory licenses, all in an automated fashion. It also has a module to track device complaints to the specific product version. Join this webinar to learn more about the License to Cure software package by TECHNIA.
Join featured speakers from TECHNIA, Rehan Chaudry, Sales Executive; and Smita Bhattacharjee, Senior Business Consultant, in a live webinar on Friday, December 11, 2020 at 9am EST (2pm GMT/UK) to learn more about the License to Cure software package.
For more information, or to register for this event, visit Introduction to the 3DEXPERIENCE License to Cure and its Applicability in Audit-Ready Medical Device Development.
ABOUT XTALKS
Xtalks, powered by Honeycomb Worldwide Inc., is a leading provider of educational webinars to the global life science, food and medical device community. Every year, thousands of industry practitioners (from life science, food and medical device companies, private & academic research institutions, healthcare centers, etc.) turn to Xtalks for access to quality content. Xtalks helps Life Science professionals stay current with industry developments, trends and regulations. Xtalks webinars also provide perspectives on key issues from top industry thought leaders and service providers.
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In this free webinar, attendees will get a snapshot of why companies are still failing audits and inspections and learn about common gaps in pharmacovigilance systems. The featured speaker will discuss how to perform a gap analysis to avoid audit failures.

TORONTO (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 23, 2020
When the current European pharmacovigilance (PV) legislation came into force in Europe in 2012, pharmaceutical companies targeting the region had to put in place a number of formal measures to monitor the safety of products and any issues once those products were being marketed in the real world.
These measures also mandate that life sciences companies must run, check and document their PV activities so that regulatory authorities can be confident that standards are being upheld and that nothing is being missed.
This means pharmaceutical organizations must be able to provide evidence of strong standard operating procedures on demand, and that includes measures implemented down the supply chain. Yet, even today, companies are still struggling to fulfill their obligations, causing marketing authorization holders (MAHs) to fail inspections, incur fines and see products withdrawn from markets.
Join expert speakers from Arriello, Vanessa Fachada, Pharmacovigilance Manager and EU QPPV; and Peter Kohut, Director of Drug Safety and EU QPPV, in a live webinar on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 11am EST (4pm GMT/UK) to learn more about some of the common and potential points of vulnerability with commercial as well as safety and reputational implications, and what companies can do to reduce those risks.
For more information, or to register for this event, visit Pharmacovigilance Audit Failures: What's Still Going Wrong?
ABOUT XTALKS
Xtalks, powered by Honeycomb Worldwide Inc., is a leading provider of educational webinars to the global life science, food and medical device community. Every year, thousands of industry practitioners (from life science, food and medical device companies, private & academic research institutions, healthcare centers, etc.) turn to Xtalks for access to quality content. Xtalks helps Life Science professionals stay current with industry developments, trends and regulations. Xtalks webinars also provide perspectives on key issues from top industry thought leaders and service providers.
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Emerald Brand is Partnering with Vistar.

HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 23, 2020
Vistar and Emerald Brand have announced a national strategic partnership, providing over 50 Emerald Brand sustainable portfolio items available to Vistar clients across the United States. There continues to be a high demand for a made in USA and sustainable uniform product offering. Emerald Brand offers the supply channels the ability to simplify their offering while driving a measurable and meaningful mission to clients.
"We are very excited about this partnership with Emerald Brand. Sustainability is one of Vistar's principles and core values. This partnership helps us meet that goal and bring great sustainable options for our customers," says Patrick Hatcher, SVP Sales, and Marketing of Vistar.
Health, wellness, and traceability have all become main drivers in this industry and are more important than ever. With healthier product options and a fully transparent supply chain, this partnership will be highly beneficial.
"We are excited to work with Vistar in delivering our Made in USA Sustainable solutions to their various portfolios across the US. We anticipated to have over two dozen representatives certified through the Emerald Sustainability Accreditation through Q4 2020," states Ralph Bianculli Jr., Managing Director of Emerald Brand.
About Emerald Brand
Innovators in material technology since 1997, Emerald Brand is committed to educating the entire disposable supply chain on the benefits of using Tree-Free, sustainable, and rapidly renewable solutions. Emerald's innovations in Tree-Free technology and petroleum-free plastics are revolutionizing packaging and disposables worldwide. Emerald's growing suite of 300+ sustainable finished products offers the workplace a healthier and more sustainable environment.
About Vistar
Vistar is a leading national wholesale distributor in numerous industry segments including Vending/OCS, Retail, Theatre/Concessions, Hospitality, Campus Retail, Office Supply & Corrections. We don't just deliver great-tasting products; we help businesses thrive with services that exceed expectations. We believe in forming lasting relationships with our customers and business partners, so we can grow together.



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In this free webinar, the featured speakers will give an overview of biomarkers in immuno-oncology drug development and discuss why biomarker validation and selection is critical for clinical development and assay development. Attendees will learn a comprehensive approach to biomarker design and understand biomarker mechanisms with immunohistochemistry.

TORONTO (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 23, 2020
In immuno-oncology research, biomarkers present the opportunity to identify and target the patient response to a potential new therapeutic, but how can it be integrated into a clinical development plan to increase the effectiveness of clinical trials?
With immunohistochemistry (IHC) technology, biomarkers can be identified in tumor biopsies. IHC provides the possibility to better understand biomarker mechanisms in the tumor's environment. By implementing a robust biomarker validation process, sponsors will increase the success of biomarker integration in their clinical trials.
Join expert speakers from Cerba Research, Amanda Finan Ph.D., Head of R&D IHC; and Eitan Akirav Ph.D., VP, BD, Global Lead – Biomarkers, in a live webinar on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 10am EST (3pm GMT/UK).
For more information, or to register for this event, visit A Biomarker Journey in Immuno-Oncology Utilizing Immunohistochemistry.
ABOUT XTALKS
Xtalks, powered by Honeycomb Worldwide Inc., is a leading provider of educational webinars to the global life science, food and medical device community. Every year, thousands of industry practitioners (from life science, food and medical device companies, private & academic research institutions, healthcare centers, etc.) turn to Xtalks for access to quality content. Xtalks helps Life Science professionals stay current with industry developments, trends and regulations. Xtalks webinars also provide perspectives on key issues from top industry thought leaders and service providers.
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