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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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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New Report Discusses the Future of Healthcare; Impacts of COVID-19 Also Addressed

AUDIO: Ronald T. Piervincenzi, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, United States Pharmacopeia
(Rockville, MD, Thursday, May 21, 2020) – In late 2019, US Pharmacopeia (USP) and the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence (CCI) engaged more than 100 global experts in science and medicine in a virtual exercise...

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American Psychological Association Addresses Disparate Impact of COVID-19 on Minority Communities

AUDIO: Dr. Brian Smedley, Public Interest Directorate Chief, American Psychological Association
(Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 19, 2020) – COVID-19 is exposing our nation’s longstanding social and political inequities, in race, class, gender, national origin and other factors. The coronavirus is hitting minority communities hardest, with disproportionate...

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All Voting is Local’s Pennsylvania State Director Urges Pennsylvanians to Vote

AUDIO: Scott Seeborg, All Voting is Local's Pennsylvania State Director
(Harrisburg, PA, Tuesday, May 12, 2020) – Pennsylvania’s election has been rescheduled for June 2 after being rescheduled from March 28 over concerns about COVID-19. No changes to in-person voting has been announced yet. Meanwhile...

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FEMA and its National Flood Insurance Program Extends Grace Period for Flood Insurance Renewal Premiums and Allows for Remote Damage Inspections

AUDIO: David Maurstad, Senior Executive of the National FIood Insurance Program
(Washington D.C., Thursday, May 7, 2020) – FEMA and its National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) are taking steps to ease the financial burden for its flood insurance policyholders during the pandemic by extending the grace...

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