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Countdown to the holiday season is underway: Give with purpose by shopping at the...
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Holiday shoppers can give gifts with purpose this year by shopping online and in-store for products from the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® gift guide. Items can be ...
Blue Shield of California’s Wellvolution Program Now Offers Headspace App to Help Members Reduce...
OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Blue Shield of California today announced that mindfulness and meditation app Headspace is now available to its members through the nonprofit health plan's Wellvolution ...
Solis Health Plans Earns Impressive 4-Star CMS Rating for 2022
DORAL, Fla., Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Solis Health Plans, a Florida Medicare Advantage plan, today announced the plan has earned an impressive 4-star rating by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Solis ...
Blue Shield of California Announces New 2022 Medicare Advantage Plan, “Blue Shield Balance (HMO)”...
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Blue Shield of California today announced a new Medicare Advantage plan in Los Angeles County, Blue Shield Balance (HMO) starting January 1, 2022. Blue Shield Balance offers ...
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Awards the U.S.-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership $2.5 Million...
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The David and Lucile Packard Foundation awarded the U.S.–Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership (BPP) $2.5 million to significantly increase COVID-19 support for Hispanic and ...
Breastcancer.org Urges People to Get Informed About Clinical Trials
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Breastcancer.org, a leading source of patient-focused breast cancer information and an online community for people impacted by breast cancer, released a new Special Report today on ...
CDC, AMA, and Ad Council Urge Flu Vaccinations to Reduce Flu Hospitalizations Amid COVID-19...
NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Ad Council, the American Medical Association (AMA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the CDC Foundation today announced a new effort to encourage more people ...
A Study Conducted at The University of British Columbia Showed Fragrances Used for Aromatherapeutic...
MIAMI, Oct. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- A study conducted by the University of British Columbia demonstrated that commercial fragrances containing certain essential oils also have antibacterial benefits. The study, underwritten by ...
AltaMed Health Services’ Mobile Unit Adds Free Glucose Testing and Highlights the Nutrition Benefits...
MISSION VIEJO, Calif., Oct. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- As November marks National Diabetes Month, AltaMed Health Services, the nation's largest independent federally qualified community health center, and Aguacates Frescos - ...
Nutrition Program Designed for Women in Midlife and Menopause Expands
GALVESTON, Texas, Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Galveston Diet®, the first and only nutrition program designed for women in midlife by a board-certified OBGYN, Dr. Mary Claire Haver, is proud to announce The Galveston ...
Blue Shield of California Offers Expanded Benefits and Services for Medicare Beneficiaries, including an...
OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Blue Shield of California today announced a range of 2022 coverage options for Medicare beneficiaries in California, with expanded benefits for food and transportation services. ...
Alcoholics Anonymous: Hispanic Women in A.A. share their experiences of hope and recovery
Before A.A., I lived a very sad life. Loneliness and drinking were my companions. I loved — or rather, I needed — to drink. It was an extraordinarily powerful but temporary "medicine." …I came to A.A …I started listening to the stories and ...
L.A. Care Health Plan and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan Celebrate New...
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- L.A. Care Health Plan and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan today are holding a long-awaited ribbon-cutting ceremony inaugurating their Community Resource Center in ...
Hip Hop Public Health Continues the Fight Against COVID-19, Variants and Misinformation With the...
NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month and those who selflessly lend their well-respected voices to advocate for critical issues surrounding health – including access to culturally ...
Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine Receive $4.1 Million NIH Grant...
Study Will Evaluate Best Way to Support Psychological Well-Being of Bronx Caregivers
BRONX, N.Y., Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Bronx has been hit disproportionally by COVID-19. For caregivers in the borough, the ...
L.A. Care Health Plan and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan Offer FREE,...
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan and L.A. Care Health Plan announced today that their jointly operated Community Resource Centers will host 10 drive-thru/walk-up flu ...
In-School Asthma Study Bolstered By Community Health Workers Aims To Improve Health Of Bronx...
NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- A new community-based approach to helping children manage their asthma symptoms will launch in up to 40 public, charter, and parochial schools across the Bronx, and enroll 416 students ...
NCOA Connects Older Hispanics to COVID Vaccines and Benefits
ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The National Council on Aging (NCOA), the national voice for every person's right to age well, is connecting hundreds of thousands of older Hispanics/Latinos to trusted ...
Emmy Winner Uzo Aduba, Stand Up To Cancer And Count Me In Join Forces...
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Stand Up To Cancer® (SU2C), Count Me In, and SU2C Ambassador and...
Blue Shield of California Provides $1 Million to Support Youth Mental Health Services Across...
OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Blue Shield of California today announced a $1 million community investment to help the California Department of Education expand much-needed support for youth mental and ...
Miami Cancer Institute Becomes the First and Only APEx Accredited Proton Therapy Facility in...
MIAMI, Sept. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Miami Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health South Florida, has been granted full accreditation by the ASTRO Accreditation Program for Excellence <a target="_blank"...
CVS Health to Hire 25,000 Across the U.S. During One-Day Virtual Career Event
WOONSOCKET, R.I., Sept. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today announced that it is recruiting qualified candidates to fill 25,000 clinical and retail jobs during a one-day national career event on Friday, September 24. These ...
Mucinex® Launches “Our Community Needs You Well” Campaign For National Hispanic Heritage Month, Honoring...
The #1 doctor trusted OTC cough and cold brand debuts documentary-style films, spotlighting real stories of Los Angeles Latinos dedicating their lives to keeping their community well
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR ...
The Michael J. Fox Foundation Launches New Guide, “Parkinson 360: Testimonios Para Pacientes y...
NEW YORK, Sept. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its commitment to educate the Parkinson's disease (PD) community and to ensure that the breakthrough treatments we seek benefit the widest range of people impacted by PD, The Michael J. Fox ...
Three State and Federal Grants awarded to Einstein-Montefiore to Fund Campaign to Encourage COVID-19...
BRONX, N.Y., Sept. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are three times more likely to die from COVID-19 than the general population. Their heightened risk is due to a ...
