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Blue Shield of California Becomes First Health Plan in U.S. to Cover Cost of...
OAKLAND, California and SAN DIEGO, March 9, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Blue Shield of California has become the first health plan in the United States to cover rapid and ultra-rapid Whole Genome Sequencing to help critically ill ...
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Pivotal Abortion Rights Case
WASHINGTON, March 4, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in June Medical <a target="_blank"...
Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute Names Joseph T. McGinn, Jr., M.D., chief of Cardiac...
MIAMI, March 4, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, part of Baptist Health and the region's largest and most comprehensive cardiovascular facility, has named Joseph T. McGinn, Jr., M.D., chief of ...
Outset Medical Announces Appointment of James Hinrichs to Board of Directors and Chairman of...
SAN JOSE, California, March 3, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Outset Medical, a leading med tech innovator delivering first-of-its-kind technology into the growing global dialysis market, today announced the appointment of James ...
NCOA Statement: Congress Must Protect Older Adults from COVID-19
ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 3, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The following is a statement from James Firman, President and CEO of the National Council on Aging (NCOA).
"On behalf of millions of vulnerable older adults,...
NIH-funded research team updates online tool for extremely preterm infant outcomes
BETHESDA, Maryland, March 2, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- A research team funded by the National Institutes of Health has updated an online tool to provide information for clinicians and parents on outcomes for extremely preterm ...
Avocados From Mexico Forges New Partnerships With Iconic Mexican Artist Thalia Sodi And MyFitnessPal.com
DALLAS, Feb. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Avocados From Mexico (AFM) kicked off the new year dedicated to health and wellness with two new partnerships that focus on avocados as a good-fat and heart-healthy fruit. The year-round ...
Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan Appoints Kristen Cerf as President and Chief...
MONTEREY PARK, California, Feb. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan has promoted Kristen Cerf to be its President and Chief Executive Officer. Cerf will be responsible for ensuring the ...
Outset Medical Announces $125 Million Financing Led by D1 Capital Partners
SAN JOSE, California, Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Outset Medical, a leading medtech innovator delivering first-of-its-kind technology into the growing global dialysis market, today announced a $125 million Series E equity ...
Just Released: Parent’s Guide to Social Media and Mental Health
TURLOCK, California, Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Legacy Health Endowment (LHE) has released a parent's guide to social media called PARENTS – What You Wish You Knew: A Quick Guide to the Basics of Social Media (and the ...
CDI Labs Launches Two New Powerful Assays to its Biomarker Discovery Platform
MAYAGUEZ, Puerto Rico and BALTIMORE, Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- CDI Laboratories, Inc. Antygen Division announced the addition of two powerful new assays to its biomarker discovery platform. HuScan and VirScan are the first ...
Tia Mowry, BioSchwartz And UTA Launch Exclusive New Supplement Line Anser
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- BioSchwartz announces its partnership with actress, author and producer Tia Mowry and United Talent Agency (UTA) in the national debut of <a target="_blank"...
Celebrating 20 Years in 2020
ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The Central Florida nonprofit, Dancing for Diabetes reveals details on big plans for their 20th Anniversary year: building upon two decades of innovative service to the Type 1 ...
Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine Secure $5.9 Million NCI Grant to Improve...
BRONX, N.Y., Jan. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Montefiore, the University Hospital of Albert...
Cano Health Acquires Primary Care Physicians of Hollywood (PCP); Significantly Expands its Footprint in...
MIAMI, Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Cano Health, LLC, a leading population health management company and operator of primary care medical centers in Florida, is thrilled to announce that it has acquired certain assets of the ...
Stand Up To Cancer Announces First-of-Its-Kind Initiative to Increase Diversity in Cancer Clinical Trials
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) announced today a groundbreaking initiative to increase minority representation in cancer clinical trials. All future SU2C-supported research grant proposals ...
NIH’s PregSource research project now available in Spanish
BETHESDA, Maryland, Jan. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- To expand the reach of its crowdsourcing pregnancy research project, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently launched a Spanish version of PregSource®. The project, ...
Benefits of fetal surgery to repair spina bifida persist through school age, NIH study...
BETHESDA, Maryland, Jan. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Children as young as 6 years old who underwent fetal surgery to repair a common birth defect of the spine are more likely to walk independently and have fewer follow-up ...
National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Journey Mobile Exhibit Travels to Texas
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The National Institutes of Health's All of Us Journey is visiting multiple locations in Texas throughout January and February to educate communities about the opportunity to ...
Low-dose aspirin may reduce preterm birth risk among first-time mothers
BETHESDA, Maryland, Jan. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Daily low-dose aspirin, from as early as the sixth week of pregnancy through the 36th week, may lower the risk for preterm birth among first-time mothers, suggests a study ...
$5 Million Gift from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas to Fund Scholarships...
HOUSTON, Jan. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- The University of Houston College of Medicine has received a $5 million gift from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX). The gift will provide <span...
Brooklyn-Based Medly Pharmacy Brings Innovation and Ease to Customers in the Philadelphia Market
BROOKLYN, New York, Jan. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- MedlyPharmacy, the innovative full-service digital pharmacy that has humanized the digital...
Pregnancy, breastfeeding may lower risk of early menopause, NIH-funded study suggests
BETHESDA, Maryland, Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Women who breastfed their infants exclusively for 7 to 12 months may have a significantly lower risk of early menopause than their peers who breastfed their infants for less ...
Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan Awards $1.1 Million to Help Build Healthier...
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan today announced more than $1.1 million support for community-based organizations to improve access to quality care in Los Angeles County. ...
CVS Health Debuts HealthHUB Locations to Serve Greater Tampa Community
TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Individuals and families in Greater Tampa can now experience health care that is simple, convenient and affordable with the debut of HealthHUB, CVS Health's new store design in nine ...
