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American Cancer Society Announces New Funding for Hospital Therapy Dogs to Support Children with Cancer and their Families
9/21/2023
The American Cancer Society expanded its impact on pediatric patients with cancer through the launch of ACS PAWS, a pilot grant program that aims to improve the quality of life for hospitalized children with cancer through support from specially trained therapy dogs.
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National Kidney Foundation's Innovation Fund Invests in Diatiro to Advance Kidney Health with New Kidney Pod Technology
9/21/2023
The National Kidney Foundation is proud to announce its latest investment through the NKF Innovation Fund, which is aimed at fostering innovation and advancing kidney health.
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Arc Institute announces new cohort of Investigators to pursue curiosity-driven research
9/20/2023
Arc Institute, the scientific research organization pioneering new models for scientific discovery and translation, is announcing the selection of its new fully funded Core Investigator and first Science Fellow, along with its first Innovation Investigators and Ignite Award Recipients.
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CureDuchenne Launches the CureDuchenne Caregiver Course: A Free Virtual Resource for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Caregivers
9/19/2023
CureDuchenne, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing research and improving the lives of individuals affected by Duchenne muscular dystrophy, is proud to announce the launch of the CureDuchenne Caregiver Course.
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National Organization for Rare Disorders Announces More Than $100,000 in Grant Funding Available for Rare Disease Research
9/19/2023
The National Organization for Rare Disorders announced three new grant funding opportunities related to the following rare diseases: Arteriovenous Malformation, Levy-Yeboa Syndrome, and Megacystis Microcolon Intestinal Hypoperistalsis Syndrome.
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White House Highlights The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Efforts to Bring Clinical Trials and Treatment Innovation to Diverse and Underrepresented Communities Nationwide in Alignment with the Biden-Harris Administration's Cancer Moonshot
9/14/2023
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the largest nonprofit dedicated to creating a world without blood cancers, is proud to be recognized by the White House Cancer Moonshot for its investment and efforts to promote health equity in the latest Cancer Moonshot Fact Sheet released yesterday by the White House.
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NFCR’s 50th Anniversary Global Summit and Award Ceremonies for Cancer Research & Entrepreneurship to be Held Saturday, October 21, 2023, in Washington, D.C.
9/14/2023
Now celebrating its 50th Anniversary, the National Foundation for Cancer Research will unite the world’s leading cancer researchers, clinicians, entrepreneurs, and biotech leaders for its 2023 Global Summit and Award Ceremonies for Cancer Research & Entrepreneurship on Saturday, October 21, 2023, at The National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
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GVHD Alliance Commemorates Blood Cancer Awareness Month: Welcomes The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Announces Meredith A. Cowden Patient Advocacy Achievement Award
9/12/2023
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has joined the GVHD Alliance, a consortium of leading transplant organizations dedicated to improving access to resources and providing support for people living with graft-versus-host disease and the GVHD community.
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American College of Cardiology Program to Increase Cholesterol Screenings
9/12/2023
The American College of Cardiology, through a strategic collaboration with Amgen and Esperion, is launching a new quality improvement campaign, "Driving Urgency in LDL Screening," to increase the rate of diagnostic LDL screening in patients without a prior cardiac event as well as those with known cardiovascular disease to help clinicians identify those who need treatment in accordance with medical guidelines.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific and National Minority Quality Forum Collaborate to Make Clinical Research More Accessible to Historically Underserved Communities
9/7/2023
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, and the National Minority Quality Forum, an independent not-for-profit research and education organization, announced a collaboration to help bring clinical research to historically underserved patient populations through NMQF’s Alliance for Representative Clinical Trials.
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New Resource from National Comprehensive Cancer Network Breaks the Silence on Common but Lesser-Known Cause of Cancer Deaths
9/7/2023
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network announced the publication of a new supportive care patient guideline focused on preventing and treating cancer-associated blood clots, also known as venous thromboembolism.
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Most Non-English Speakers in the U.S. Are Turned Away Before Their First Cancer Visit According to New Research in JNCCN
9/6/2023
New research in the September 2023 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network reveals an alarming lack of access for non-English speakers who called hospitals across the United States looking for information on cancer care services.
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NDRI Receives $3.7 Million Grant from NIH to Continue the Development of NDRI’s Human Tissue and Organs for Research Resource (HTORR) Program
9/6/2023
The National Disease Research Interchange has been awarded $3.7M by the National Institutes of Health to support continued national leadership with the recovery and distribution of human organs and tissues for medical research.
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ICPO Foundation and NTP Radioisotopes SOC Ltd. Enter Strategic Partnership to Promote International Education Standards and Support the Establishment of New Theranostics Centers Across Africa
9/4/2023
The International Centers for Precision Oncology Foundation and NTP Radioisotopes SOC Ltd. announced a collaboration to promote international education standards in Radiomolecular Precision Oncology and support the establishment and expansion of a global network of Theranostics Centers.
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The International Myeloma Foundation Welcomes Global Leader & Patient Advocate Emma Hatcher as Global VP of Patient Engagement & Advocacy
8/31/2023
The International Myeloma Foundation announced that global leader and patient advocate Emma Hatcher has been named as the IMF’s Global Vice President of Patient Engagement & Advocacy.
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Research funded by Bay Area Lyme Foundation provides most comprehensive and geographically widespread whole genome sequencing of Lyme bacteria
8/31/2023
Bay Area Lyme Foundation, a leading sponsor of Lyme disease research in the US, announced the results of the most comprehensive whole genome sequencing study of Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that causes Lyme disease — a condition affecting nearly 500,000 new patients annually.
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How Unique Immune Cells Can Recognize--and Destroy--Tumors
8/30/2023
Gamma delta T cells, a special type of cell in the immune system, are incredibly effective at recognizing and killing cancer cells.
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Lung Cancer Research Foundation Announces Research Advocates
8/29/2023
The Lung Cancer Research Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of a select group of volunteers as its Research Advocates.
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Preeclampsia Foundation-funded Genetic Research Study Finds Two Distinct Molecular "Faces" of Preeclampsia
8/29/2023
Amit Zeisel, PhD and Ido Solt, MD and their research team at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and Rambam Hospital, together with Prof. Simcha Yagel, MD of Hadassa Hospital, have published new research that provides systematic molecular evidence for two disease pathways for preeclampsia, a life-threatening hypertensive disorder of pregnancy.
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Ferinject® granted upgraded recommendations in 2023 ESC heart failure guidelines
8/28/2023
CSL Vifor is pleased to announce that the European Society of Cardiology have upgraded recommendations in the ESC 2023 guidelines for the treatment of iron deficiency acute and chronic HF with IV iron supplementation, including Ferinject®.