Category: Audio

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• Health

Living with Diabetes Increases the Risk of Developing a Serious, Non-Healing Diabetic Foot Ulcer

• November 8, 2018

AUDIO: Dr. Desmond Bell, Founder and President, “Save a Leg, Save a Life” Foundation

(Canton, MA, Thursday, November 8, 2018) – 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 DFUs...

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• Audio
• Education
• Science
• Technology

Amgen Foundation Deepens Commitment to Aspiring Scientists Worldwide by Expanding Amgen Scholars Program

• November 1, 2018

AUDIO: Scott Heimlich, Vice President at the Amgen Foundation

(Thousand Oaks, CA, Thursday, November 1, 2018) – Today, the Amgen Foundation announced the expansion of the Amgen Scholars Program, a hands-on research program that has given more than 3,900 undergraduates worldwide a chance to...

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• Health

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

• October 31, 2018

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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• Advocacy/Community Affairs
• Audio
• Health

JDRF Leads the Scientific Charge Against Type 1 Diabetes – November is National Diabetes Awareness Month

• October 30, 2018

(New York, NY, Tuesday, October 30, 2018) – National Diabetes Awareness Month takes place in November. More than 1.25 million Americans currently live with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and require injected or pumped insulin to survive....

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• Health
• Technology

Telemedicine Plays Vital Role with Local Hospitals During Disasters

• October 29, 2018

AUDIO: Hammad Shah, CEO, SOC Telemed

(Reston, VA, Monday, October 29, 2018) – In the wake of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, SOC Telemed (SOC) is reinforcing the importance of health systems having tried and tested preparedness and response procedures to ensure proper...

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• Advocacy/Community Affairs
• Audio
• Health

Non-Profit Provides Online Resource Making It Easier For Diabetics to Dispose of Needles Safely

• October 29, 2018

Monday, October 29, 2018 Dear PSA Director, November is National Diabetes Month. More than 30 million people in the United States suffer from diabetes. Diabetics use lancets, needles or auto-injectors at home or on the...

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• Audio
• Entertainment

Independent Lens and PBS Present: Wildland

• October 25, 2018

Alex Jablonski, Co-Producer/Director, WILDLAND

(San Francisco, CA, Thursday, October 25, 2018) – Filmed during two recent wildfire seasons, Wildland is a sweeping yet deeply personal account of a single wildland firefighting crew as they struggle with fear, loyalty, dreams,...

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• Consumer News
• Health

CDC & Up and Away Campaign Warns Parents to Keep Medicine Stored Out of Sight to Avoid “Candy Confusion”

• October 25, 2018

Kathleen P. Wilson, PhD, ARNP-C, FAANP, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare

(Washington, DC, Thursday, October 25, 2018) – The Up and Away campaign, in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is reminding parents to keep their medicines up and away and out of...

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• Government/Public Affairs

With Hurricane Season Still Underway, FEMA Urges People to Prepare for Disaster by Having Flood Insurance

• October 25, 2018

AUDIO: Paul Huang, Assistant Administrator for Federal Insurance, FEMA

(Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 25, 2018) — Hurricanes Florence and Michael are a powerful reminder that communities across the country are vulnerable to the devastation caused by a disaster. We’ve witnessed the impact of flood waters,...

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• Health

A Next-Generation Medicare Advantage Plan, Launches and Begins Enrolling Members in Florida

• October 24, 2018

AUDIO: DJ Patil, Head of Technology, Devoted Health

(Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Wednesday, October 24, 2018) – More than ten thousand Americans are turning sixty-five every day and the window is now open for them to enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan. In Florida,...

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