(Washington, D.C., Thursday, May 5, 2022) – Just weeks after Congress passed a massive $783 billion Pentagon spending bill for the Fiscal Year 2022, President Biden requested a whopping $813 billion for FY 2023. This new...
AUDIO: Michelle Freemer, M.D., M.PH., Program Director of the Asthma Program in the Division of Lung Diseases at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
(Bethesda, MD, Tuesday, May 3, 2022) – Asthma is a chronic airway disease characterized by periodic worsening of inflammation that can make it harder to breathe. This potentially life-threatening condition affects more than 25 million...
AUDIO: Bill Gates, Technologist, Philanthropist and Global Health Advocate
(Seattle, WA, May 3, 2022) – In his urgent, authoritative new book HOW TO PREVENT THE NEXT PANDEMIC (Alfred A. Knopf, May 3, 2022), Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical—and accessible—plan on how to prevent...
AUDIO: Nicole Dezen, Corporate Vice President Device Partner Sales at Microsoft
(Redmond, WA, Tuesday, May 3, 2022) – This Small Business Week, Microsoft and its partners are celebrating and supporting small businesses across the nation. The pandemic not only forced businesses to digitally transform to the...
AUDIO: Diane Zipursky Quale, Co-Founder of the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network
(Bethesda, MD, Monday, May 2, 2022) – Bladder Cancer is the sixth-most diagnosed cancer in America. The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN) is raising awareness through a series of walks in 15 cities and virtually...
AUDIO: John P. Mahoney, Esq., Founding & Managing Partner, The Law Firm of John P. Mahoney, Esq.
(Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 21, 2022)- One day after the State of the Union address, the Biden administration released an updated National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan. It stated that “COVID-19 no longer needs to dictate how...
VIDEO: Rachel Laser, President and CEO at Americans United for Separation of Church and State
(Washington, DC, Thursday, April 21, 2022) – On April 25, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of Joe Kennedy, a former public high school assistant football coach who refused to stop…
VIDEO: Pam Shadel Fischer, Senior Director of External Engagement, GHSA
(Washington, DC, Wednesday, April 13, 2022) It’s no surprise that distracted driving is dangerous and far too commonplace on our roads. According to the NHTSA, at any given moment during daylight hours, more than 350,000…
AUDIO: Patrice Desvigne-Nickens, M.D., Medical Officer within DCVS’ Heart Failure and Arrhythmias Branch at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
(Bethesda, MD, Tuesday, April 12, 2022) – Optimal cardiovascular health is important at every stage of life, but especially leading up to and during pregnancy. People experiencing high blood pressure, or hypertension, during pregnancy have...
VIDEO: Patricia Kelmar, Director, Health Care Campaigns, U.S. PIRG
(Washington, DC, Wednesday, April 6, 2022) – One in five insured Americans who have surgery or visit an emergency room will receive a surprise medical bill. Patients are usually billed the difference between what their…