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• Sold-Out Broadway Belts For PFF! Raises Record-Breaking $350,000 For Fight Against Pulmonary Fibrosis

  3/20/2018

  8th Annual Benefit hosted by Julie Halston Reunited Original HAIRSPRAY Cast Members Honor Producer Margo Lion

• Global Alzheimer's Platform (GAP) Foundation Launches Partnership with Lyft to Transport Clinical Trial Participants to and from Clinical Research Facilities across North America

  3/20/2018

  Lyft drivers will transport clinical trial participants to and from GAP-Net research sites

• New Report Shows States Fall Short on Policies to Help Reduce Burden of Rare Diseases Affecting 1 in 10 Americans

  3/20/2018

  A majority of states are not measuring up on legislative solutions that reduce the burden of rare diseases affecting 30 million Americans, according to a new report released today by the National Organization for Rare Disorders Rare Action Network™ (NORD RAN).

• New Alzheimer's Association Report Reveals Sharp Increases in Alzheimer's Prevalence, Deaths and Cost of Care

  3/20/2018

  For the second consecutive year, total payments to care for individuals living with Alzheimer's or other dementias are projected to surpass a quarter of a trillion dollars according to data reported in the Alzheimer's Association 2018 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures report released today.

• Americans still wish they saw their dentist more

  3/20/2018

  For a second year, dentists topped the list of health practitioners Americans want to see more often, according to a survey from Delta Dental.

• The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Announces Availability of $7 Million in Fall 2018 Research Funding to Expand Understanding of Parkinson's Disease and Accelerate Drug Development

  3/19/2018

  - Funding programs aim to support Parkinson's research into gait and balance disturbances, leading drug targets and biological markers - Programs prioritize unmet patient needs and most promising areas of scientific discovery

• The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse's Response to President Trump's Initiative to Tackle the Opioid Crisis

  3/19/2018

  We thank President Trump for addressing our nation's opioid crisis by releasing his "Initiative to Stop Opioid Abuse and Reduce Drug Supply and Demand."

• Foundation Medicine Announces Final National Coverage Determination (NCD) from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Including Coverage for FoundationOne CDx™ Across All Solid Tumors

  3/19/2018

  Foundation Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:FMI) today announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final National Coverage Determination (NCD) for patients who receive next generation sequencing (NGS) testing with an assay that meets the coverage criteria.

• Timothy P. Murphy, M.D., FSIR delivers Dotter Lecture at SIR 2018

  3/18/2018

  Harnessing the innovative spirit that launched interventional radiology is key to ensuring the specialty's continued evolution and expansion, said Timothy P. Murphy, M.D., FSIR, who delivered the Society Of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2018 Dr. Charles T. Dotter Lecture on March 18 during SIR's Annual Scientific Meeting in Los Angeles.

• Society of Interventional Radiology bestows highest honors

  3/18/2018

  The Society Of Interventional Radiology (SIR) presented its highest honor, the SIR Gold Medal, to Karim Valji, M.D., FSIR; John A. Kaufman, M.D., M.S., FSIR; and Renate L. Soulen, M.D., FSIR, during its Annual Scientific Meeting in Los Angeles.

• Global Smoking Survey Findings To Be Presented Via Webcast on March 19th at 10:00 a.m. EDT

  3/18/2018

  Media worldwide are invited to attend a press event announcing the results of the 2018 State of Smoking Survey, a study commissioned by the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World that aims to better understand why people smoke.

• Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation to bestow annual philanthropy award

  3/18/2018

  The Society Of Interventional Radiology Foundation presented this year's Frederick S. Keller, M.D., Philanthropy Award posthumously to Constantin Cope, M.D., FSIR, at the foundation's annual Gala on March 18, held in conjunction with the Society of Interventional Radiology's (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting in Los Angeles.

• First virtual reality interventional radiology training video unveiled at SIR 2018

  3/17/2018

  The Society Of Interventional Radiology debuted the first-ever virtual reality 360 (VR360) training video showcasing interventional radiology in practice, during SIR's Annual Scientific Meeting in Los Angeles.

• USC President, a US Congressman, a Nobel Laureate, United Neuroscience Executives and pioneering scientists are Amongst 2018 award recipients of Brain Mapping Foundation

  3/15/2018

  The Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT) officially announced today they will hold their 15th Annual World Congress at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in DTLA from April 13-15, 2018.

• Less is More When it Comes to the FDA's Game-Changing Nicotine Reduction Plan

  3/15/2018

  The FDA's bold nicotine reduction plan has the potential to be a significant and momentous game-changer if implemented properly and quickly.

• Joshua D. Stein, MD, MS, Receives 2018 Pisart Award for Outstanding Achievements in Vision Science Research

  3/14/2018

  Lighthouse Guild Honors Leading Scientist for Research Impacting Health Services for People with Blindness and Vision Loss

• Federal Panel Calls for Urgent Collaborative Action to Align Cancer Drug Prices with Value

  3/13/2018

  Urgent action must be taken to address the dramatic rise of cancer drug prices and to better align prices with value, according to a report released by the President's Cancer Panel.

• Inside Science: Why Alzheimer's Drug Trials Keep Failing

  3/13/2018

  In a new story for Inside Science News Service, Joel Shurkin offers an intimate look at why Alzheimer's research is failing to help patients, including his own wife.

• The Time is Now for More Women in Science

  3/13/2018

  The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is shining a spotlight on the women in science who are helping to lead these advances.

• Findings Presented from State of Smoking Survey of More than 17,000 People Worldwide

  3/12/2018

  Media worldwide are invited to attend a press event announcing the results of the 2018 State of Smoking Survey, a study commissioned by the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World that aims to better understand why people smoke, what motivates smokers to want to quit, and what makes quitting difficult.