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• LUNGevity Foundation Kicks Off New Marketing Campaign to Raise Awareness of the Impact of Lung Cancer

  6/13/2018

  "234" asks the public to help change lung cancer statistics

• Kite and Gadeta Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Gamma Delta T Cell Receptor Technology for Solid Tumors

  7/19/2018

  Kite, a Gilead Company (Nasdaq: GILD), and Gadeta B.V., a privately-held company focused on the discovery and development of novel cancer immunotherapies based on gamma delta T cell receptors (TCRs), have entered into a strategic collaboration to develop novel gamma delta TCR therapies in various cancers.

• AHF Calls for International AIDS Conference (IAC) Participants and the World to “Keep the Promise” on HIV/AIDS

  7/19/2018

  As Amsterdam prepares to welcome over 20,000 conference-goers, the largest global AIDS organization posts provocative advocacy ads throughout the city and at Schiphol Airport reminding people that there is still much to be done in the global fight against HIV/AIDS.

• AHF Praises Congo Ebola Response; Calls for Wider Vaccine Distribution

  7/19/2018

  The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that a recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which killed 8 people since early April, has “largely been contained,” with the last Ebola death reported there June 9th.

• Repeat hip and knee replacements cost $130 million annually

  7/19/2018

  While the demand for hip and knee replacement surgeries continues to grow, repeat surgeries are an area that can benefit from improvements in short- and long-term revision rates.

• Congressional Support Growing to Send the "Cadillac Tax" to the Junkyard

  7/18/2018

  Cosponsors Top 300 in the House

• Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development Announces its Eighth Annual DevelopmentXChange

  7/18/2018

  Over Fifty Innovators to Showcase Promising Ideas to Save Moms and Newborns

• ECRI Institute to Continue Clinical Guideline Work Shuttered by Federal Government

  7/17/2018

  Former contractor of AHRQ's National Guideline Clearinghouse will provide healthcare professionals with trusted information

• AlloSource Awards Dr. Kevin Shea The Annual Dr. Steven Gitelis Inspiration Award

  7/17/2018

  AlloSource announced that it will award Dr. Kevin Shea with its second annual Dr. Steven Gitelis Inspiration Award.

• New grant offering signals increased role for infectious diseases specialists researching Alzheimer's causation, says Dr. Leslie Norins of Alzheimer's Germ Quest, Inc.

  7/17/2018

  The recently announced offering of two research grants by the Infectious Diseases Society of America Foundation signals the timely addition of a relevant medical specialty to those already seeking the causes of Alzheimer's disease (AD), says Leslie Norins, MD, PhD, founder and CEO of Alzheimer's Germ Quest Inc.

• New Coalition of Philanthropists Including Bill Gates and Leonard Lauder Commit More Than $30 Million to Develop New Tools to Diagnose Alzheimer's Disease

  7/17/2018

  Philanthropist Bill Gates and the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) co-founder Leonard Lauder have announced a new initiative, Diagnostics Accelerator, to develop novel biomarkers for the early detection of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

• Cancer Survivor And Illusionist Jim Munroe Partners With Be The Match® To Make Cancer Disappear

  7/17/2018

  Jim Munroe, famed magician and leukemia survivor, has partnered with Be The Match®--the organization that found his blood stem cell match and helped save his life--to Make Cancer Disappear.

• Rising Protocol Complexity Is Hindering Performance while Driving Up Cost of Clinical Trials, According to the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development

  7/17/2018

  Rising protocol complexity is hindering clinical trial performance and efficiency, and helping to drive up the cost of developing new drugs, according to a recently completed analysis by the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development.

• Patient Advocate Foundation Receives Grant to Advance Cost of Care Conversations between Patients and Health Care Providers

  7/16/2018

  Patients and their families facing serious illnesses or debilitating injuries often suffer from the financial impact of their conditions, but too often they do not discuss these issues with their health care providers.

• The Foundation Fighting Blindness Appoints Russell Kelley as Vice President, Investments and Alliances

  7/16/2018

  Dr. Kelley brings more than 25 years of experience in developing, identifying, and advancing life science technologies to this leadership role at FFB

• The Independence Fund Presents An All-Terrain Track Chair To A Wounded Veteran At The 14th Annual Celebrity Sweat Softball Challenge

  7/16/2018

  The Independence Fund presented an all-terrain track chair to a seriously wounded Veteran at the 14th annual Celebrity Sweat Softball Challenge at Joint Base Anacostia Bolling (JBAB) in Washington, DC on Saturday.

• Smoking Kills Your Taste Buds

  7/16/2018

  truth® and BIGS are joining forces to save your taste buds one pack of seeds at a time

• Scientific and Technology Breakthroughs Show Promise for Lupus and Other Immunologic Diseases

  7/16/2018

  The Lupus Research Alliance is pleased and very encouraged to share a promising scientific breakthrough reported in the New York Times with real potential to revolutionize lupus treatment.

• Patient Advocates Call on Trump Administration to Defend Patients with Preexisting Conditions in Court

  7/16/2018

  National Patient Advocate Foundation (NPAF) called on the Trump Administration to reverse its decision to argue in court that the preexisting conditions protections enshrined in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) should be overturned.

• GG's Foundation Impacts Animal Advocacy with Human"e" Education Program Offerings

  7/16/2018

  Be Educated, Be Human"e".