BETHESDA, Md. /CitizenWire/ — OutcomeRx (ORx), a division of CareMetx, LLC, announced today a new reinsurance product to provide coverage access to high-cost specialty drugs including therapies in the emerging cell and gene therapy market.
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News: Atlanta Nonprofit and Piedmont Healthcare Raise Awareness for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month | CitizenWire
ATLANTA, Ga. /CitizenWire/ — November, recognized as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, is an important time of year for Atlanta nonprofit Purple Pansies to raise awareness for pancreatic cancer, celebrate survivors and honor loved ones.
News: Leading Healthcare-Associated Infection Clostridioides difficile Symposium Focuses on Patients, Families, and Caregivers | CitizenWire
TAMPA, Fla. /CitizenWire/ — C Diff Foundation announced today that the Inaugural Patient, Family, and Caregiver C. diff. Live Virtual Symposium will be hosted on November 23, 2020 at 1 p.m.-4 p.m. EST with keynote topic-experts dedicated in disciplines of healthcare, pharma, biotech, and academia. The event is complimentary with online registration.
News: Spodak Dental Group Celebrates National TMJ Awareness Month with complimentary TMJ consultations | CitizenWire
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. /CitizenWire/ — November is National TMJ Awareness Month and the Spodak Dental Group team is offering complimentary TMJ consultations to help patients find relief for migraines and chronic headaches. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, an estimated 10 million Americans suffer from TMJ disorders, and the condition appears […]
News: Executive Intends to Stand on NYC Street Hugging COVID-19 Infected People | CitizenWire
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /CitizenWire/ — New York based Best Virus Shields (BestVirusShields.com) is the manufacturer of a new “oral” COVID-19 respirator mask for use in high-risk environments. Today the company announced that its President, Thomas Leahy, would stand on 7th. Ave. at the NW corner of 42nd. Street from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. […]
News: #2020EyesColorado Youth Art Contest Winners Announced | CitizenWire
DENVER, Colo. /CitizenWire/ — 2020 Eyes Colorado and the Colorado Optometric Association (COA) announce the winners of the #2020EyesColorado First Annual Youth Art Contest. Students grades 1-12 were invited to submit 2D artwork while reflecting on the value of their eyesight through the theme, A Beautiful Sight. The goal of the competition was to engage […]
News: Tourette Association of America and American Brain Foundation Offer Clinical Research Training Scholarship, In Collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology! | CitizenWire
BAYSIDE, N.Y. /CitizenWire/ — The Tourette Association of America and the American Brain Foundation have announced the 2021 Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Tourette Syndrome that aims to recognize the importance of good clinical research and to encourage young investigators in clinical studies related to Tourette Syndrome.
News: Nationally Known Dietitian, Nutrition Consultant and Author Offers Readers A Path to Reversing Chronic Inflammation | CitizenWire
SAN ANTONIO, Texas /CitizenWire/ — Jan Tilley, a nationally recognized dietitian specializing in chronic disease management, has just released a third book dedicated to helping those suffering with chronic inflammation. Entitled “Eat Well to Be Well: Living Your Best Life Through the Power of Anti-Inflammatory Food” (ISBN: 978-1626342668), the book summarizes the health risks so […]
News: Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams Gets with the PLAN Joins Health/Fitness Coach Marci Kenon’s ‘Check Your Risk’ Diabetes Awareness Challenge | CitizenWire
NEW YORK, N.Y. /CitizenWire/ — Marci Kenon, founder of New York-based Preventive Lifestyle Assistance Network (PLAN) has joined in a collaborative effort with Francheasca Roberson, executive director of California-based nonprofit The Eight, Inc., to break the chains that type 2 diabetes has on members of underserved communities around the country. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams […]
News: AMI Expeditionary Healthcare LLC (AMI) Has Been Contracted by CDC to Provide Emergency Response Team Services in Support of the CDC | CitizenWire
RESTON, Va. /CitizenWire/ — The CDC has contracted AMI Expeditionary Healthcare LLC (AMI) to provide Commercial COVID-19 Emergency Response Team (C-C19ERT) services. This work includes sample collection, logistics, and quality control metrics to ensure subsequent, high-quality, CLIA laboratory testing.
News: Zeteo Biomedical to Collaborate with Iowa State University Nanovaccine Institute to Study a COVID 19 Vaccine Under Fast Track CARES Act Funded Program | CitizenWire
AUSTIN, Texas /CitizenWire/ — Zeteo Biomedical LLC, Inc., a privately held medical device company, has partnered with the Nanovaccine Institute at Iowa State University to study a nasal SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. Zeteo will provide nasal delivery device technology and unit dose packaging utilizing its ZEOx2 Delivery Platform.
News: EyeCare Optical Extends its Coverage of the Greater Knoxville Area with New Locations in Oak Ridge and Hardin Valley | CitizenWire
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. /CitizenWire/ — Earlier this year, EyeCare Optical expanded its reach in the greater Knoxville area by opening its seventh area office-this one in Oak Ridge-right on the heels of its sixth location opening in Hardin Valley. It’s part of a plan, says the company, to make comprehensive eye care readily available for greater […]
News: Ombudsman Services Executive Director Named Woman of the Year by Congressman Garamendi | CitizenWire
PLEASANT HILL, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Ombudsman Services of Contra Costa, Solano and Alameda is pleased to announce that Executive Director Nicole Howell has been selected as a 2020 Woman of the Year by Congressman John Garamendi.
News: Papa Inc. Adds Reliance to Its Growing List of Medicare Advantage Plans to Provide ‘Family on Demand’ to Their HMO Population | CitizenWire
MIAMI, Fla. /CitizenWire/ — Papa Inc, the leading technology-enabled platform for companionship & assistance for older adults & families, today announced it has been selected by Reliance Medicare Advantage to provide services beginning January 1, 2021 to their Michigan HMO population in order to enhance their quality of life through the eradication of social isolation […]
News: Spodak Dental Group Celebrates American Diabetes Month with Complimentary Sleep Apnea Consultations | CitizenWire
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. /CitizenWire/ — November is American Diabetes Month and the Spodak Dental Group team is offering complimentary sleep apnea consultations to help patients treat their sleep apnea so they can better control their diabetes. Studies show that about 71% of people with diabetes may have sleep apnea.
News: 2020 International Clostridioides difficile (C. diff., C. difficile) Virtual Conference and Health EXPO Nov. 14 | CitizenWire
TAMPA, Fla. /CitizenWire/ — C Diff Foundation announced today that the 8th Annual International C. diff. Virtual-Online Conference and Health EXPO will be a 5-1/2 hour online program with over fourteen international topic-experts dedicated in disciplines of healthcare, pharma, biotech, academia, and Government agencies.
News: Dementia Map Reinvents Access to Dementia Resources | CitizenWire
PORTLAND, Ore. /CitizenWire/ — JADCOM Media LLC announced today that Lori La Bey of Alzheimers Speaks and Dave Wiederrich of Memory Cafe Directory have created Dementia Map at DementiaMap.com – the first Global Resource Directory and event calendar for families and professionals.
CitizenWire: Progenabiome Shares New Data on Fecal Transplant, Sars-Cov-2 at ACG 2020
VENTURA, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) named Progenabiome “Outstanding Poster Presenter” for its poster: “Successful Bacterial Engraftment Identified by Next Generation Sequencing Following Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Clostridioides difficile Infection,” which will be presented virtually at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting this week.
CitizenWire: Uvilite Provides Hospital-Grade Sterilization Technology for Everyday Use
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Uvilite has developed a safe and powerfully effective ultraviolet sterilizing light technology for everyday residential use. Ideal for homes, cars and any other areas where germs are present, Uvilite uses hospital-grade technology that protects and empowers people to fight germs when and where they want to.
NEWS: Pure Protein, LLC to Exhibit and Preview New Website at the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI) 46th Annual Meeting
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. and AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 15, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Pure Protein, LLC (Pure Protein) an HLA company that has developed comprehensive analytical capabilities in the field of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) immunology and an approach to produce soluble forms of the HLA molecule (sHLA), announced today that it will be an exhibitor […]
NEWS: Hawaii’s First N-95 Mask Factory Opens Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020 in Kona
KONA, Hawaii, Oct. 14, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Kona Mask Co. LLC, located in Kailua-Kona near Costco, will begin producing N-95 and flat-pleated masks using two automated machines. “We can produce 1 million masks every 3 weeks made right here in Hawaii,” says Nicolas Garcia, CEO of Kona Mask.
NEWS: Colorado Doctors of Optometry Announce Public Health Initiative to Keep Eye Emergencies Out of Emergency Rooms This Winter
DENVER, Colo., Oct. 14, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Doctors of optometry across Colorado, 2020 Eyes Colorado, and the Colorado Optometric Association (COA) have launched an October awareness initiative to educate Coloradans on Eye Emergencies: Where to Go and What to Do.
NEWS: ‘Battered American Syndrome’ is Creating a New Mental Health Crisis According to Psychotherapist Podcaster Dr. Stephanie Knarr
LAUREL, Md., Oct. 13, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Dr. Stephanie Knarr first started using the term “Battered American Syndrome” on a recent episode of her Podcast: Dr. Stephanie Show’s Podcast. In addition to the mental health crisis caused by COVID isolation, symptoms of Battered American Syndrome are common, putting Americans at an even greater risk […]
NEWS: PainExam Launches New Ultrasound Interventional Pain Management CME Live Webinar Event Training Series
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y., Oct. 9, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — PainExam, a prestigious CME certified pain medicine board review platform, develops new and exclusive Ultrasound Pain Management CME Courses, schedules next live CME webinar event for Oct. 18, 2020.
NEWS: The Joy Factory Launches New Healthcare Mobile Tablet Cart Line: AgileGo
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 8, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Joy Factory, Inc. proudly presents AgileGo(TM) a new line of mobile tablet carts in support of the healthcare industry. These rolling carts are specifically designed for nurses, doctors, and clinicians to address increasing demands for telehealth, patient engagement, and patient interpretation.
NEWS: Alzheimer’s Patient Recalls Daughter’s Birthday After Undergoing Fecal Transplant
VENTURA, Calif., Oct. 7, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Dr. Sabine Hazan, founder of ProgenaBiome, a genetic sequencing lab in California, achieved rapid improvement in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) symptoms in an 82-year-old male patient following fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT).
NEWS: Dr. Lisel Balk Joins the Spodak Dental Group Team
DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Oct. 6, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Dr. Lisel Balk, a general dentist with more than eight years of experience in the dental field, joins the prestigious team of general and specialty dentists at the Spodak Dental Group. A passionate dentist who prides herself on providing the best possible care to her patients, […]
NEWS: LucidDx Labs Expands COVID-19 Testing Program to Include Physician’s Offices, Nursing Homes, Hospitals, Employers and Drive Throughs with Patent-pending Oral Rinse Collection ‘Quiksal’
DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 6, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — LucidDx Labs (LucidDx), one of Ohio’s leading diagnostic testing laboratories, has recently announced plans to expand its widespread COVID-19 testing beyond only high-priority individuals presenting with symptoms of the novel coronavirus, but also to now provide much-needed increased testing capacity to local physician offices, nursing homes, area […]
NEWS: NED Biosystems Announces Leading Infectious Disease Research Scientist Michael Mansour, MD, PhD To Serve as Medical Advisor
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 6, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — NED Biosystems, an innovative clinical-stage biotech company developing therapies for cancer and the novel coronavirus, is pleased to announce that Michael Mansour, MD, PhD, will serve as the Company’s Medical Advisor of Infectious Disease.
NEWS: Artisan Dental Becomes the 1st Carbon Neutral Dental Practice in the United States
MADISON, Wis., Oct. 5, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Artisan Dental, based in Madison, Wisconsin has partnered with Carbon Credit Capital and GreenTrees to certify Artisan Dental as the first carbon neutral general dental practice in the United States. Artisan Dental now offsets 100% of its greenhouse gas emissions associated with the company’s operation.
NEWS: Matthew Wimmer, DMD is Now Offering Rapid Relief for Patients Who Snore
CENTENNIAL, Colo., Oct. 1, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Dr Matthew Wimmer is now offering Solea(R) Sleep, a new laser therapy that provides rapid relief for snoring. This simple, non-surgical procedure takes only 5 minutes to perform, and allows patients to return to their normal routine immediately after the office visit with little to no discomfort.
NEWS: TeamSnap Health Check Issues 3 Million COVID-19 Screenings for Youth Sports Teams Over the Past Month
BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 29, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — TeamSnap announced today that 3 Million COVID-19 Health Check screenings have been performed since the popular tool launched last month. The surge in demand comes from thousands of youth sports teams and clubs leveraging the platform to help manage the COVID-19 symptom screening process.
NEWS: OverSightMD Successfully Pilots COVID-19 Tracking and Screening Solution with Tenafly Teen Summer Camp Keeping Campers and Staff Safe
MILPITAS, Calif., Sept. 25, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The OverSightMD COVID-19 tracking and screening solution was instrumental in providing a safe environment for campers and staff while demonstrating the benefits of routine wellness screenings. The Tenafly Teen Summer Camp in Tenafly, New Jersey deployed the OverSightMD COVID-19 solution prior to the first day of camp […]
NEWS: The Medicare Resource Center Now Open in Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 24, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Medicare Resource Center – created by AMA Insurance Agency, an unbiased insurance agency that works with major insurance companies to offer Medicare supplement and Medicare Advantage plans – has opened its Santa Barbara location at 121 South Hope Ave., Unit A101, in La Cumbre Plaza.
NEWS: Dr. Wellness PPE and Vending Pharmacy Kiosks Launch at San Diego State University
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Sept. 23, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Dr. Wellness Kiosks, LLC announced today that they have launched their PPE and Vending Pharmacy Kiosks at San Diego State University. Amid the spread of new coronavirus cases on recently opened college campuses, San Diego State University took another step in prevention by providing Dr. Wellness […]
NEWS: Lotsa Helping Hands and Papa Partner as Senior and Patient In-Home Care Faces New Challenges During COVID
MIAMI, Fla., Sept. 22, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Papa and Lotsa Helping Hands, two companies dedicated to providing seniors and patients living at home with support and caregiving assistance, are ensuring that these individuals continue to have the support they need amidst the pandemic’s impact on the ability of working caregivers to stay at home.
NEWS: Houston Methodist Improves Patient Access with Blockit’s Digital Care Coordination Platform
MCKINNEY, Texas, Sept. 18, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Blockit, the leader in highly integrated digital care coordination and scheduling solutions for health systems, today announced that Houston Methodist has selected Blockit’s consumer scheduling, referral management and imaging scheduling platform to enable its highly ambitious digital access strategy.
NEWS: MediSked Achieves HITRUST CSF® Certification to Manage Risk, Improve Security Posture, and Meet Compliance Requirements
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 17, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — MediSked LLC, a leading human services technology provider, announced today that the MediSked Care Coordination Suite comprised of MediSked Coordinate, MediSked Connect Exchange and MediSked Portal hosted in Amazon Web Services (AWS) has earned Certified status for information security by HITRUST®.
NEWS: Pandemic Stress Can Change Eyesight and Impact Eye Health
DENVER, Colo., Sept. 16, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Doctors of optometry across Colorado, 2020 Eyes Colorado, and the Colorado Optometric Association (COA) have launched a September awareness initiative to help educate Coloradans on the impact of stress on eyesight and eye health.
NEWS: Marina Del Rey Orthodontist Installs Over 6,000 Sets of Braces
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 9, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — They say first impressions are everything, and Marina Del Rey orthodontist Dr. Mario Paz celebrates that mantra with his over 6,000th installation of braces. Throughout his extensive career, Dr. Paz has improved the smiles of over 6,000+ patients ranging in age from six to 86.