New Campaign for LGBTQ+ Community Wants Those Living With Depression To Know They Are Seen, Heard and Not Alone

VIDEO: Amir Ahuja, MD, Psychiatrist, Director of Psychiatry, Los Angeles LGBT Center

(Titusville, NJ, Thursday, June 23, 2022) – Living with depression is challenging, but when you’re also facing disparities and hurdles associated with being LGBTQ+ − such as stigma, rejection, discrimination, and violence − it can…

Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/Aids Policy Launches National Campaign Urging People With HIV To Seek Care

AUDIO: Kaye Hayes, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Infectious Disease and Director of the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy
(Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 16, 2022) – The Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP) plans to launch a national HIV viral suppression campaign this summer 2022 entitled “I am a Work of ART”...

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Abuse of Native Americans in Government Supported Boarding Schools: The Federal Indian Boarding School Report

AUDIO: Portia Kay^nthos Skenandore-Wheelock, Congressional Advocate, Native American Advocacy Program, Friends Committee on National Legislation
(Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 2, 2022) – The United States Department of the Interior has released a first-of-its kind report that looks at the loss of life and abuse that took place at Native American...

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To Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Invests $4M+ in Grants Aimed at Supporting Teacher Well-Being

VIDEO: Dr. Brooke Stafford-Brizard, Vice President, Research to Practice, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

(Redwood City, CA, Thursday, May 5, 2022) – Teaching is a stressful job, and after more than two challenging years, teachers are exhausted. In fact, a 2021 RAND survey revealed that half of teachers feel…

Supreme Court will Rule on Important Court Case Involving Prayers and School

VIDEO: Rachel Laser, President and CEO at Americans United for Separation of Church and State

(Washington, DC, Thursday, April 21, 2022) – On April 25, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of Joe Kennedy, a former public high school assistant football coach who refused to stop…

Maryland Food Bank Estimates That One in Three Marylanders Are Food Insecure

AUDIO: Carmen Del Guercio, President & CEO, Maryland Food Bank
(Baltimore, MD, Monday, March 28, 2022) – As we cross the two-year mark of the pandemic, COVID-19 continues to have a huge impact on people’s ability to put food on the table. Daily life has...

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Colorectal Cancer Screening and Mortality Rates Among Vulnerable Populations

AUDIO: Everett Cunningham, Chief Commercial Officer, Exact Sciences
(Madison, WI, Thursday, March 24, 2022) – National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, held in March each year, offers health care providers a valuable opportunity to educate their community about these diseases and promote awareness of...

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Pennsylvania Surgeon Discusses Brain Awareness Week

AUDIO: Dr. Blaise Baxter, Interventional Neuroradiologist, Lehigh Valley Health Network
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke. Nearly two million brain cells die each minute a stroke goes untreated. Stroke is the fifth most common cause of death in America, and...

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