Survey Reveals Majority of Patients with Chronic Pulmonary Disorders are Unaware of a Rehabilitation Treatment for Their Deadly Diseases

AUDIO: Dr. Linda Nici of Providence VA Medical Center and Brown University Medical School
(New York, NY, Monday, November 12, 2018) – Most people diagnosed with chronic pulmonary disorders (62 percent) have never heard of pulmonary rehabilitation – an effective non-medicine treatment option covered by Medicare and private insurance....

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Diabetes Greatly Increases Chances of Developing Heart Disease: November is American Diabetes Month

VIDEO: Kenneth E. Thorpe, Chairman of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease and Professor of Health Policy at Emory University

(Washington D.C., Friday, November 9, 2018) – One in 10 Americans lives with type 2 diabetes, and an estimated 1.5 million more are diagnosed each year. Among many communities, diabetes is downplayed as “having a…

Disaster Assistance & Property Damage Support During California Wildfire Season

AUDIO: Rullah Price, Community Outreach Director, Wells Fargo Home Lending, and Eduardo Martinez, Business Support Manager, Wells Fargo Home Lending
(San Francisco, CA, Thursday, November 8, 2018) – The 2017 California wildfires season was one of the most destructive on record in the state’s history. From January 1 through December 31, 2017, over 9,000 fires burned...

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New National Cancer Opinion Survey Tracks the U.S. Public’s Views on Cancer Research and Care

AUDIO: Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD, FACS, FASCO, Chief of the Surgical Oncology Division at the Dana Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, and ASCO president
(Alexandria, VA, Wednesday, October 31, 2018) – The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), in collaboration with Harris Poll, will be releasing the second annual National Cancer Opinion Survey, which tracks the U.S. public’s views on...

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