Safe Volunteering: Corporation for National and Community Service and its Senior Volunteers Continue to Help their Communities in Creative Ways

AUDIO: Deborah Cox-Roush, Director of Senior Corps
(Washington D.C., Wednesday, June 3, 2020) – As America responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, volunteers of all ages are showing the best of our country. Through Senior Corps, a volunteer program for Americans 55 years...

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JDRF President & CEO Discusses COVID-19’s Impact on People with T1D and Importance of Accessible Insulin

AUDIO: Aaron J. Kowalski, Ph.D., President and CEO, JDRF
(New York, NY, Tuesday, June 2, 2020) – JDRF is the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. The nonprofit organization focuses on accelerating life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent, and treat T1D. Since 1970, JDRF...

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Online Study Helps People 50+ Track Memory and Find Alzheimer’s Trials at the First Sign of Decline

AUDIO: Gad Asher Marshall, MD, Associate Medical Director of Clinical Trials, Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
(Los Angeles, CA, Tuesday, June 2, 2020) – The Alzheimer’s Association estimates that 5.8 million Americans age 65 and older are currently living with Alzheimer’s, and this number is projected to increase to more than...

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American Nurses Foundation Launches National Well-Being Initiative for Nurses

AUDIO: Kate Judge, Executive Director, American Nurses Foundation
(Silver Spring, MD, Tuesday, June 2, 2020) – In response to the growing burden of stress and moral distress on the nation’s nurses as they valiantly care for patients on the frontlines of the pandemic,...

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Absentee Voting Information from All Voting is Local’s Michigan Director

AUDIO: Aghogho Edevbie, Michigan State Director, All Voting is Local
(Detroit, MI, Friday, May 29, 2020) – Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson mailed absentee ballot applications to all eligible Michigan voters. All Voting is Local has worked to ensure that all Michigan voters are aware...

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Latest in Cancer Research is Being Unveiled Virtually at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting

AUDIO: Howard A. Burris III, MD, FACP, FASCO, ASCO President
(Alexandria, VA, Friday, May 29, 2020) – Due to the impact of COVID-19, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) will deliver the latest cancer science to the global oncology community in a new virtual...

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Local Non-Profit Offers Virtual Grief Support During Social Distancing

AUDIO: Marcie Fairbanks, Director of Family Services, Capital Caring Health
(Falls Church, VA, Thursday, May 28, 2020) – Families across the country, and right here in the Washington, DC area, are experiencing the unthinkable: having a loved one die without the opportunity to say goodbye...

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Medical Researchers, Life Science Companies and COVID-19 Survivors Launch National Campaign to Drive Blood Plasma Donation

AUDIO: Julie Kim, Takeda Plasma President and Co-Leader “CoVig-19” Plasma Alliance
(Redmond, WA, Tuesday, May 26, 2020) – A coalition of world-leading medical and research institutions, blood centers, life science companies, technology companies, philanthropic organizations and COVID-19 survivor groups has come together to support the rapid...

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Communities in Schools Examines How School Closings are Affecting Kids Emotional Health

Rey Saldaña, President and CEO, Communities in Schools
VIDEO: Rey Saldaña, Communities in Schools, interview with KABC-TV in Los Angeles (Arlington, VA, Thursday, May 21, 2020) – COVID-19 social distancing policies are forcing some nation’s schools to close for the reminder of the...

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Giving Vegan Meals a Try during COVID-19

AUDIO: Faith Robinson, Senior Strategist, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
(Norfolk, VA, Thursday, May 21, 2020) – While social distancing and washing our hands are important factors in containing COVID-19, PETA is suggesting there has never been a better time to try vegan. With shelter-in-place, new social...

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