AARP Discusses Nursing Homes in Crisis

AUDIO: Bob Stephen, Vice President Caring and Health Programs, AARP
(Washington, DC, Wednesday, April 29, 2020) – More than 1.3 million Americans live in nursing facilities and rely on them for crucial health and personal care. Residents of these facilities are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19...

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Friends Committee on National Legislation Expert on What is Needed in Fourth COVID-19 Relief Bill

AUDIO: Amelia Kegan, Domestic Policy Legislative Director, Friends Committee on National Legislation
(Washington, DC, Wednesday, April 29, 2020) – The COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate, disrupting lives and fueling anxiety. As Congress responds, we must remind our elected leaders of their responsibility to act swiftly and with...

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Coronavirus Survivors Needed to Help Develop a Potential Treatment for COVID-19

AUDIO: Jean Gabarra, General Manager, Microsoft Health AI
(Redmond, WA, Tuesday, April 28, 2020) – There is an urgent, nationwide call for coronavirus survivors to donate their plasma in order to help researchers develop a potential treatment for COVID-19. Plasma must be collected...

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Facebook Announces Messenger Rooms

AUDIO: Mark Zuckerberg, Chief Executive Officer, Facebook
(Menlo Park, CA, Friday, April 24, 2020) –  Today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a brand new way for people to connect, Messenger Rooms, a group video calling feature that will allow people to virtually...

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Helping Cancer Patients Access Clinical Trials During National Minority Cancer Awareness Week

AUDIO: Dana Dornsife, Founder, Lazarex Cancer Foundation
(Danville, CA, Thursday, April 16, 2020) –  As our nation addresses the COVID-19 pandemic and seeks to develop a vaccine, it has become abundantly clear how important clinical trials are. Whether fighting a deadly virus...

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Microsoft CTO Discusses Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact in America

AUDIO: Kevin Scott, Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, Microsoft
(Redmond, WA, Wednesday, April 15, 2020) – Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a part of our daily lives and there is a need for people across the U.S. to understand it, have access to it...

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