AARP Discusses Nursing Homes in Crisis

AUDIO: Bob Stephen, Vice President Caring and Health Programs, AARP
(Washington, DC, Wednesday, April 29, 2020) – More than 1.3 million Americans live in nursing facilities and rely on them for crucial health and personal care. Residents of these facilities are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19...

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Friends Committee on National Legislation Expert on What is Needed in Fourth COVID-19 Relief Bill

AUDIO: Amelia Kegan, Domestic Policy Legislative Director, Friends Committee on National Legislation
(Washington, DC, Wednesday, April 29, 2020) – The COVID-19 pandemic continues to escalate, disrupting lives and fueling anxiety. As Congress responds, we must remind our elected leaders of their responsibility to act swiftly and with...

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Facebook Announces Messenger Rooms

AUDIO: Mark Zuckerberg, Chief Executive Officer, Facebook
(Menlo Park, CA, Friday, April 24, 2020) –  Today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a brand new way for people to connect, Messenger Rooms, a group video calling feature that will allow people to virtually...

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Helping Cancer Patients Access Clinical Trials During National Minority Cancer Awareness Week

AUDIO: Dana Dornsife, Founder, Lazarex Cancer Foundation
(Danville, CA, Thursday, April 16, 2020) –  As our nation addresses the COVID-19 pandemic and seeks to develop a vaccine, it has become abundantly clear how important clinical trials are. Whether fighting a deadly virus...

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Expert Discusses the Impact of School Closures on the Nation’s Most Vulnerable Schools

AUDIO: Rey Saldana, President & CEO, Communities In Schools
(Arlington, VA, Thursday, April 9, 2020) – Thousands of schools across America have closed as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. While it is a sound decision from a public health perspective, these closures will...

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Bioethicists Implore Congress and Administration to Respond to COVID-19 Pandemic

Audio : Mildred Solomon, President, The Hastings Center
(Garrison, NY, April 2, 2020) – Nearly 1,400 of the nation’s most prominent bioethicists and health leaders signed an urgent letter to Congress and the White House, imploring the U.S. government to immediately use its...

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Not-For-Profit Hospice Providers Launch National Referral Number

AUDIO: Tom Koutsoumpas, President & CEO, National Partnership for Hospice Innovation
(Washington, D.C. — April 2, 2020) – The National Partnership for Hospice Innovation (NPHI) is launching a nationwide toll-free telephone referral number focused on safely caring for people with serious illnesses at home: 1-844-GET-NPHI (1-844-438-6744)....

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