(Arlington, VA, Tuesday, November 12, 2019) – Early childhood educators play a critical role in educating children in the most crucial phase of brain development, which sets the foundation for all future learning. However, the...
(Gloucester, MA, Tuesday, November 12, 2019) – National Diabetes Awareness Month (NDAM) takes place in November. Millions of people in the United States suffer from a chronic illness and use “sharps” to manage their medical...
AUDIO: Randy Reese, Executive Director, DAV
(Cold Spring, KY, Monday, November 8, 2019) – This Veterans Day, supporting all of those who served our nation is especially critical. Shamefully, generations of veterans are being overlooked and left to fend for themselves,...
AUDIO: Lt. Col. David Benhoff, Director of Veterans Health & Support Services, Capital Caring Health
(Falls Church, VA. Monday, November 11, 2019) – Ceremonies to honor veterans are important, but a retired Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan is making sure that older veterans in the mid-Atlantic region are...
AUDIO: Chris Cortez, Vice President of Military Affairs, Microsoft
(Redmond, WA, Friday, November 8, 2019) — Just in time for Military Family Month, Microsoft released commissioned research around attitudes hiring managers have towards veterans in technology careers. The survey, which was conducted by YouGov,...
AUDIO: Shannon Adams, Head of Customer Experience at Cigna
(Bloomfield, CT, Thursday, November 7, 2019) – As family and friends gather for the Thanksgiving holiday, the topic of health will inevitably come up. For many people 65 and older and those with certain disabilities, shopping...
Dr. Desmond Bell, Founder and President, “Save a Leg, Save a Life” Foundation
(Canton, MA, Tuesday, November 5, 2019) – If you are one of the 30 million Americans living with diabetes, you may be at risk of developing a serious, non-healing diabetic foot ulcer (DFU). While many...
AUDIO: Richard L. Schilsky, MD, FACP, FSCT, FASCO, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of ASCO
(Alexandria, VA, Thursday, October 31, 2019) – The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in collaboration with Harris Poll, will be releasing the third annual National Cancer Opinion Survey, which tracks the U.S. public’s views...
AUDIO: Dr. Aaron Kowalski, President and CEO, JDRF
(New York, NY, Thursday, October 31, 2019) – National Diabetes Awareness Month (NDAM) takes place in November. More than 1.25 million Americans currently live with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and are dependent on insulin to...
AUDIO: Joan Alker, Executive Director, the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families
(Washington D.C., Wednesday, October 30, 2019) – The number of uninsured children in the United States increased by more than 400,000 children between 2016 and 2018 bringing the total to over four million uninsured children...