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• Sensorion Announces the Signature of a Partnership Framework Agreement with Institut Pasteur on Gene Therapy Programs Targeting Hearing Loss

  5/27/2019

  This agreement defines an exclusive option to obtain licences for joint programs including Otoferlin & Usher Type 1 and preference rights on the research pipeline in the field of genetic disorders of the inner ear in order to set up future collaborations

• Epilepsy Foundation Awards $200,000 in Grants to Support Development of Innovative Products for Epilepsy Diagnosis & Treatment

  5/24/2019

  IBE President Dr. Martin Brodie Receives Epilepsy Lifetime Accelerator Award at AEDD

• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Honors Kellen Kruk of Lufkin, TX, As Youth Advocate of the Year

  5/24/2019

  Kellen Kruk, of Lufkin, TX, has been named a Youth Advocate of the Year by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.

• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Honors Sachit Gali of Sarasota, FL, As Youth Advocate of the Year

  5/24/2019

  Sachit Gali, 17, of Sarasota, FL, has been named a Youth Advocate of the Year by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.

• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Honors Viking Kicking Out Tobacco of Bryan, TX, As Group Youth Advocates of the Year

  5/24/2019

  The members of Vikings Kicking Out Tobacco from Bryan, Texas, have been named Group Youth Advocates of the Year by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids for their leadership in the fight against tobacco.

• MDA Celebrates FDA Approval of Zolgensma for Treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy in Pediatric Patients

  5/24/2019

  The Muscular Dystrophy Association celebrated the decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to grant approval of Zolgensma, the first gene therapy for a neuromuscular disease.

• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Honors Sarah Ryan of Holbrook, MA, As National Youth Advocate of the Year

  5/24/2019

  Sarah Ryan, 18, of Holbrook, MA, has been named the Barrie Fiske National Youth Advocate of the Year by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.

• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Releases Statement on Trump Administration's Proposed Rollback of Transgender Health Care Accommodations

  5/24/2019

  In response to the Trump Administration's proposal to eliminate health care protections for transgender people, Andrew Dreyfus, president & CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, released the following statement

• Samaritan's Purse Deploys Staff and Two Disaster Relief Units to Central U.S. Following Deadly Tornadoes, Flooding

  5/24/2019

  International Christian Relief Organization to Help Area Families Salvage Personal Belongings and Clear Debris

• Comedy vs Cancer Surpasses $1 Million For Cancer Research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

  5/23/2019

  Comedy vs Cancer, a night of humor and hope to outwit blood cancers, raised more than $1 million for research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. There were 1,000 people in the audience for the sold-out show in New York City on Tuesday, May 14 at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall.

• World War II Veteran and Darien, CT Resident Leaves Estate to Local Charity

  5/23/2019

  George A. Swisshelm, who fought to liberate Europe from Nazi occupation and then helped combat the spread of communism during the Korean War, will help U.S. military personnel long after his death.

• How Streaming Is Honoring Those Who Have Served

  5/23/2019

  A trend is developing: gamers and live content creators are using their platforms to make a positive impact on other people.

• APRINOIA Therapeutics Awarded Grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

  5/23/2019

  APRINOIA Therapeutics announces that it has been awarded a research grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) for the development of alpha-synuclein PET imaging tracers.

• New Research By Orbis International, Queen's University Belfast and Wenzhou Medical University Suggests Glaucoma Screening Could Save Three Million Years Of Blindness In China

  5/23/2019

  New research by Orbis International, Queen's University Belfast and Wenzhou Medical University has found that offering glaucoma screening in China could be highly cost-effective while reducing blindness among the population.

• The International Myeloma Foundation to Honor Cancer Researchers Meletios A. Dimopoulos, MD, and María-Victoria Mateos, MD, on June 11 in Amsterdam

  5/23/2019

  The International Myeloma Foundation will honor two outstanding multiple myeloma specialists whose work has significantly improved the lives of patients at a ceremony June 11 in Amsterdam.

• United Spinal Association & Permobil Foundation Partner to Offer Life-Enhancing Wheelchair Technology Through 'Roll Forward' Grant

  5/23/2019

  United Spinal Association and the Permobil Foundation have partnered to offer United Spinal members the opportunity to apply for a Roll Forward grant of either a Smart Drive or Active-Height seat elevator on a new Permobil Wheelchair order.

• Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, Flint Whistleblower, Receives Inaugural Award for Immigrant Healthcare Leaders

  5/23/2019

  Foreign-born pediatrician honored by Vilcek and Gold foundations for demonstrating extraordinary humanism in healthcare

• International Missing Children's Day Drives Urgency For A Global Response

  5/23/2019

  The International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children's Global Missing Child Network Recognizes 25 May as a day where we remember the children that are still missing, commemorate the children who have been recovered and celebrate those that are safely back home.

• Kansas Health Science Center Announces New Leadership

  5/23/2019

  The newly appointed Board of Trustees and executive leadership team will continue work to establish a new best-in-class medical school in Wichita, Kansas

• Merck Foundation Announces Grant to American Cancer Society to Improve Access to Cancer Care in Resource-Limited Settings

  5/22/2019

  $1.99 Million Grant Supports Patient Navigation Initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa