American Society of Clinical Oncology Releases Fourth National Cancer Opinion Survey

AUDIO: Lori J. Pierce, MD, FASTRO, FASCO, President of ASCO
(Alexandria, VA, Thursday, October 1, 2020) – The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in collaboration with Harris Poll, will be releasing the fourth National Cancer Opinion Survey, which tracks the U.S. public’s views on...

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U.S. Hospitals Placed Large Orders of Masks From China That Are Ineffective

AUDIO: Dr. Marcus Schabacker, President and CEO, ECRI
(Plymouth Meeting, PA, Friday, September 25, 2020) – 60 to 70 percent of imported masks (KN95) tested by a U.S. patient safety organization are significantly inferior to those produced in the United States and do...

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With COVID Deaths Now at More Than 200,000, Poverty Report Highlights Importance of Assistance Programs

AUDIO: Amelia Kegan, Legislative Director, Domestic Policy, Friends Committee on National Legislation
(Washington, DC, Friday, September 25, 2020) – The government’s annual poverty report – released this year seven months into the COVID pandemic – highlights the importance of federal assistance programs in helping people, who may...

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Health Disparities and Nursing During COVID-19 Pandemic

AUDIO: Nacole Riccaboni, Board-Certified RN/Critical Care Nurse Practitioner & Host of the Podcast, SHIFT Talk
(Princeton, NJ, Monday, September 21, 2020) – Nurses see firsthand that often, life simply isn’t fair. Life can change in an instant, and many times, there is no rhyme or reason to it. But other...

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How to Navigate Living With Bipolar Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic

AUDIO: Kathy C. Flanagan, MD, President, Houston Medical Forum
(Houston, TX, Thursday, September 17, 2020) – The uncertainty and grief brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the lifestyle changes necessary to slow the spread of the virus are likely to have a profound...

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Tackling Prostate Cancer – September Is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

AUDIO: Dr. Sanford J. Siegel, Member of Board of the Urology Care Foundation
(Baltimore, MD, Thursday, September 17, 2020) – This year, nearly 192,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, which is why the American Urological Association (AUA) and Urology Care Foundation, the official Foundation of the...

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Bill Gates’ Foundation Releases New Data Tied to COVID-19 Effects

AUDIO: Bill Gates, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
(Seattle, WA, Tuesday, September 15, 2020) – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation released its fourth annual Goalkeepers Report this week. The report contains new data about the ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on...

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American Federation of Teachers President Discusses the COVID-19 School Crisis

AUDIO: Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers
(Washington, DC, Friday, September 11, 2020) – We’re in the midst of a public health crisis the likes of which we’ve never experienced in our lifetimes. In the last two weeks of July, 97,000 kids...

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Newly Diagnosed COVID-19 Patients Needed to Participate in At-Home Clinical Trial

AUDIO: Dr. Jean-Claude Tardif, Director of the Research Centre at the Montreal Heart Institute and Professor of Medicine at the University of Montreal
(Montreal, QC, Thursday, September 3, 2020) – At the moment, there is no available, FDA-approved treatment that can be given to patients at home to prevent them from worsening illness, hospitalization and death from COVID-19...

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