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Business

CDC Foundation Releases Season 3 of Contagious Conversations Podcast

Episodes include conversations with CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield, Pediatrician and Public Health Advocate Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, Executive Officer of the National Academy of Medicine Dr. Michael McGinnis, and President and CEO of the CDC Foundation Dr. Judy Monroe

September 11, 2019
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Business

VITAS® Healthcare Grants $75,000 To Aid Nursing Students In Lake-Sumter And Support End-Of-Life Education

Funds from the grant will be distributed over three years, with a $50,000 endowed scholarship for nursing students in financial need and $25,000 supporting education, training and a curriculum to increase students’ proficiency in end-of-life care.

September 11, 2019
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2 min read
Business

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Establishes Morgan Family Endowed Chair of Pediatric Surgery

Endowments at CHOP provide guaranteed funding for a wide array of essential work, from specific areas of research to vital patient care and social, emotional, and financial support for families in need.

September 11, 2019
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3 min read
Business

deCODE in Iceland Agrees to Sequence Half of UK Biobanks Participants

The project will allow the complete sequencing of the genetic code of all 500,000 participants in the UK Biobank.

September 11, 2019
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2 min read
Deals

Sound Completes Acquisition of Community Psychiatric Clinic

New organization will expand service locations region wide and serve more than 26,000 people with a full spectrum of healthcare services

September 11, 2019
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3 min read
BioMidwest

ANI Pharmaceuticals Announces Launch of Vancomycin Hydrochloride for Oral Solution USP, 250mg/5mL

ANI estimates that the current annual U.S. vancomycin market is approximately $450 million

September 11, 2019
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4 min read
Genetown

1,000 Alnylam Employees Across the Globe Volunteer at 5th Annual Community Service Day

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), the leading RNAi therapeutics company, yesterday gave back to the communities where Alnylam employees live and work at its fifth annual company-wide “Helping Hands” Community Service Day.

September 11, 2019
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3 min read
Business

Oklahoma Higher Education Embraces Digital Healthcare, Gut First

Vivante Health, inventors of the GIThrive all-in-one digital program for gut health and disease, is pleased to announce its partnership with Oklahoma Higher Education Employee Interlocal Group (OKHEEI).

September 11, 2019
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2 min read
BioForest

Innovega Provides Experimental Proof of Augmented and Virtual Reality Eyestrain Management Technology

The results of the experiment support the ability of the iOptik® contact lens when used with Innovega eyewear to deliver the required depth of field to eliminate the offending vergence-accommodation conflict.

September 11, 2019
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2 min read
BioForest

FDA Confirms Omeros’ Schedule for Rolling Review of the Company’s BLA for Narsoplimab in the Treatment of HSCT-TMA

Omeros Remains On Track to Initiate the Submission Next Quarter

September 11, 2019
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4 min read