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For 16th Consecutive Year, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Awarded Four-Star Rating From Charity Navigator
6/24/2020
Fewer Than One Percent of All Rated Organizations Have Received the Distinction With This Consistency
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CPDC Announces Appointment of Justyna Kelly as Permanent CEO
6/23/2020
The Centre for Probe Development and Commercialization (CPDC) announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Justyna Kelly as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The CEO appointment has taken effect on June 18 , 2020. Justyna Kelly was appointed the role of interim CEO in December 2019. Mark Lundie , outgoing Chair of the
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Majority (55 Percent) of Americans Taking Blood Thinners Indicate They Fear Suffering From Major Bleeding; 73 Percent More Cautious With Routine Activities to Avoid Risk
6/23/2020
Survey results point to people being more cautious with routine, leisure activities - such as traveling, brushing teeth, even playing with grandchildren - due to potential risk of major bleeding
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Lupus Foundation of America Survey Finds Over Half of Respondents Experienced Issues Accessing Hydroxychloroquine During Coronavirus Pandemic
6/23/2020
In a new survey conducted by the Lupus Foundation of America, 55% of respondents taking antimalarials to manage their lupus reported having difficulty accessing their prescription for hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine, during March – May 2020 of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NUWAY® and The Center for Practice Transformation at the University of Minnesota Research the Effects of Quality-Managed Recovery Housing on Addiction Treatment Outcomes
6/23/2020
NUWAY®, Minnesota's largest non-profit extended care addiction and mental healthcare treatment provider is partnering with The Center for Practice Transformation at the University of Minnesota to study the effects of recovery housing participation on addiction treatment and mental health outcomes.
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MTF Biologics Wound Care Tissue Forms Now Accessible to Over 240 Million Americans
6/22/2020
MTF Biologics, a global nonprofit organization that saves and heals lives through advancing tissue and organ donation, transplantation, and research, today announced that new positive coverage decisions by Aetna, Centene Corporation, WellCare and Tufts Health Plan will provide greater access to its human placental and dermal allografts, AmnioBand® and AlloPatch®, for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs).
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MedTech Innovator Announces Top 50 Medtech Startups Selected for Annual Showcase and Accelerator
6/22/2020
MedTech Innovator , the premier nonprofit accelerator in the medical technology industry, today announced the 50 companies selected to participate in the organization’s flagship four-month Showcase and Accelerator program, featuring the industry’s most transformative device, diagnostic, and digital health technologies from around
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New Research Shows One-in-Four American Consumers Do Not Purchase Products Containing the Top 9 Food Allergens
6/22/2020
Eighty-five million U.S. consumers managing food allergies spend more than $19 billion annually on specialty food products to avoid allergic reactions or other health consequences—paying five percent more per month than the average consumer—according to new research released from FARE, the largest private funder of food allergy research in the world.
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Herzing University Starting Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program
6/22/2020
Herzing University, an accredited, private nonprofit institution, announced the launch of an online Master of Science in Nursing – Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program.
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Milken Institute Summer Series Convenes World Leaders to Examine Life and Business Post-COVID-19: June 22-June 26
6/21/2020
Kristalina Georgieva, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Mark Cuban, Robert Smith, Barbara Humpton, Lara Warner, Albert Bourla among speakers
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Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance and Seizure Tracker™ Partner to Promote Data Sharing and Biosample Collection
6/19/2020
The Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance and Seizure Tracker™ announced a partnership to promote data sharing and biosample collection from people with tuberous sclerosis complex, a rare genetic condition that causes tumors to form in vital organs.
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Arthur L. Burnett, II, MD Joins Urology Care Foundation Board of Directors
6/18/2020
The Urology Care Foundation, the official foundation of the American Urological Association, announced Arthur L. "Bud" Burnett, II, MD has been named to the Urology Care Foundation Board of Directors.
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2020 FNIH Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences Winner Pioneered Innovative Techniques to Shed New Light on Human Health
6/18/2020
The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health has named Aviv Regev, Ph.D., winner of the 2020 Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences for laying the groundwork for the field of single-cell genomics and spearheading leading-edge technologies that enable a sharper perspective on human cells and applying them to revolutionize understanding of biology and disease.
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The Karen Toffler Charitable Trust Launches to Solve the Funding and Support Gap for Early-stage Medical Research
6/18/2020
The Karen Toffler Charitable Trust is pleased to announce the public launch of its newly expanded organization.
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GNS Healthcare and Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) Announce a Five-Year Collaboration to Advance Precision Medicine
6/18/2020
Partnership Aims to Answer Key Questions in Multiple Myeloma Patient Care and Accelerate Discovery and Development of New Treatments
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Santen and Orbis International Join Forces to Expand Access to Training for Eye Care Professionals through Telemedicine Platform
6/18/2020
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Orbis International announced a partnership to develop a suite of digital training tools that will continue to help eye care professionals around the world build their skills.
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TransCelerate Expands COVID-19 Clinical Trial Data Sharing to Include All Biopharma Companies and BioMedical Research Institutions
6/17/2020
TransCelerate BioPharma Inc. , a non-profit collaboration comprised of 20 of the largest biopharmaceutical companies, today announced that it is expanding access to COVID-19-related patient-level clinical data sharing via DataCelerate® to non-member companies. In addition, TransCelerate will
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4D Molecular Therapeutics Announces New Agreement With Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
6/17/2020
4D Molecular Therapeutics, a clinical-stage leader in the development of precision-guided AAV gene medicines based on directed evolution, announced a new agreement with Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to develop precision gene medicines for cystic fibrosis.
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CF Foundation Invests up to $14M in Effort to Solve Key Challenges to Gene Delivery in Cystic Fibrosis
6/17/2020
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation announced an investment of up to $14 million in 4D Molecular Therapeutics to develop a customized vehicle to deliver a healthy cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene into the lung cells of people with cystic fibrosis.
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Alexion Charitable Foundation Announces First Rare Belonging® Grants
6/17/2020
Funding supports efforts by National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORDⓇ) and Global Genes to address needs of the rare disease community arising from COVID-19 pandemic