Category: Health

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Facebook Announces New Ways to Discover and Support Small Businesses

• May 11, 2020

AUDIO: Carolyn Everson, Vice President Global Marketing Solutions, Facebook

(Menlo Park, CA, Monday, May 11, 2020) – Today Facebook announced new ways for people to support and discover small businesses, along with more tools for keeping businesses informed and connected with their customers. Facebook...

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Poll Shows Parents See Increased Opportunity While Sheltering in Place for Impactful Conversations with Young People

• May 7, 2020

AUDIO: Gillian Sealey, Interim CEO, Power to Decide

(Washington D.C., Thursday, May 7, 2020) – A new poll conducted for Power to Decide’s #TalkingIsPower campaign reveals that the majority of adults see an increased opportunity for conversations with the young person in their...

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American Federation of Teachers President Discusses Plan to Safely Reopen America’s Schools

• May 6, 2020

AUDIO: Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers

(Washington D.C., Wednesday, May 6, 2020) – The American Federation of Teachers has released a detailed road map that, in the absence of a COVID-19 vaccine, charts a path to safely and responsibly reopen school...

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Doctor Shares Healthcare Options for Those Who Have Lost Insurance Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

• May 1, 2020

Broadcast News Resource · Doctor Shares Healthcare Options for Those Who Have Lost Insurance Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

AUDIO: Holly Phillips, MD, RxSaver Medical Expert

(Austin, TX, Friday, May 1, 2020) – The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a major economic impact, with unemployment swelling to levels not seen since the Great Depression of the 1930s. For many, this means they...

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AARP Discusses Nursing Homes in Crisis

• April 29, 2020

Broadcast News Resource · 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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Coronavirus Survivors Needed to Help Develop a Potential Treatment for COVID-19

• April 28, 2020
• Tagged as: #Microsoft #COVID19

Broadcast News Resource · Coronavirus Survivors Needed to Help Develop a Potential Treatment for COVID-19

AUDIO: Jean Gabarra, General Manager, Microsoft Health AI

(Redmond, WA, Tuesday, April 28, 2020) – There is an urgent, nationwide call for coronavirus survivors to donate their plasma in order to help researchers develop a potential treatment for COVID-19. Plasma must be collected...

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New Research Looks at the Well-Being of Clergy Members in North Carolina

• April 23, 2020

AUDIO: Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell, Ph.D., Research Director, Duke Clergy Health Initiative

(Durham, NC, Thursday, April 23, 2020) – With support from The Duke Endowment, experts at Duke Divinity School are studying how to improve the health and well-being of clergy in North Carolina, backed by the...

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COVID-19 Resources and Relief Services for Veterans and Their Families

• April 21, 2020

AUDIO: Jeff Hall, National Employment Director, DAV

(Cold Spring, KY, Tuesday, April 21, 2020) – The COVID-19 pandemic creates a unique set of challenges for the nation’s 4.7 million disabled veterans who are disproportionately more at risk to the coronavirus. Their injuries...

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

• April 17, 2020
• Tagged as: #ClinicalTrials #LazarexFoundation

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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American Institute for Cancer Research Explains the Benefits of Physical Activity During COVID-19

• April 14, 2020
• Tagged as: AICR, Cancer, COVI-19, Physical Activity, Strava Challenge

AUDIO: Deirdre McGinley-Gieser, Vice President for Programs, American Institute for Cancer Research

(Arlington, VA, Tuesday, April 14, 2020) – The coronavirus pandemic has created great uncertainty and with the closing of gyms, social distancing and with “stay-at-home” orders, being active and staying connected seems more difficult than...

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