AUDIO: Wayne Winegarden, Director, Pacific Research Institute’s Center for Medical Economics and Innovation
(Friday, May 31, 2019) – A new gene therapy called Zolgensma was approved by the FDA on Friday, May 24, with the price tag of $2.1 million The one-time treatment has the potential to cure...
There are approximately 17,730 new cases of spinal cord injuries each year in the United States. Vehicle crashes are the leading cause of injury, closely followed by falls. Acts of violence (primarily gunshot wounds) and sports/recreation activities are also relatively common causes. Further, more than 54 million Americans live with various types of disabilities.
AUDIO: Hannah Graf Evans, Immigration and Refugee Policy Legislative Representative
(Washington D.C., Thursday, May 23, 2019) – The Trump Administration recently asked for an additional $4.5 billion to address the humanitarian crisis at our southern border. This is on top of the $49.9 billion current...
AUDIO: Dr. Kimberly Sue, Medical Director, Harm Reduction Coalition
(Nashville, TN, Thursday, May 23, 2019) – There are nearly 70,000 Tennesseans living with HCV. Community leaders, healthcare providers and local officials have been on the front lines of addressing these issues for years. On...
AUDIO: Joan Alker, Executive Director, the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families
(Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 22, 2019) – A new report from Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families, shows that Medicaid fills the gaps in maternal health coverage and leads to healthier babies and mothers. States...
AUDIO: Lieutenant Evette Pinder, Real Warriors Campaign
(Washington D.C., Wednesday, May 22, 2019) – For 70 years, Mental Health Awareness Month has been observed in May, and is an opportunity for U.S. armed forces to bring about greater awareness of psychological health...
AUDIO: Robert Kramer, Founder, National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care
(Annapolis, MD, Tuesday, May 21, 2019) – A first-of-its-kind study recently published in Health Affairs, shows 54 percent of middle-income seniors won’t be able to afford senior housing and out-of-pocket healthcare costs just 10 years...
AUDIO: Paul Nunes, Global Managing Director for Thought Leadership, Accenture Research
(Arlington, VA, Thursday, May 16, 2019) – We’re not done with disruption. Or perhaps more accurately, it’s not done with us. Rapid, recent changes, emerging technologies, new markets and increasingly savvy competitors are forcing leaders in...
David Dickens, Senior Attorney, The Miller Firm LLC
(Oakland, CA, Thursday, May 16, 2019) – After a five-week trial and three days of deliberation, an Oakland, CA jury ordered Monsanto to pay Alberta and Alva Pilliod approximately $55 Million dollars in compensation for the...
AUDIO: Lauren Belfer, co-director, writer, and lead producer
(San Francisco, CA., Thursday, May 16, 2019) – Wrestle is an intimate, inspiring coming of age portrait of the wrestling team at Huntsville’s J.O. Johnson High School, which has been on Alabama’s failing schools list...