ABA Launches Industry-Wide, Anti-Phishing Campaign During National Cybersecurity Awareness Month to Protect Consumers From Scammers

AUDIO: Rob Nichols, President and CEO, American Bankers Association
VIDEO: Paul Benda, Senior Vice President, Risk and Cybersecurity Policy, American Bankers Association, interview with KXTV-TV in Sacramento, CA (Washington, D.C., Monday, October 5, 2020) – American Bankers Association is launching a first-of-its-kind, industry-wide campaign...

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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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The Future of Work Focuses on Team Collaboration

AUDIO: Shira Levy Barkan, General Manager, Fiverr Business
(Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, September 29, 2020) – The global health crisis and subsequent corporate office closures have forever changed how the world works. There has been an acceleration, fast-forwarding the future of work in...

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Report Shows Increasing Sophistication of Cyber Threats

AUDIO: Tom Burt, Corporate Vice President, Customer Security & Trust, Microsoft
(Redmond, WA, Tuesday, September 29, 2020) – Microsoft released a new, annual Digital Defense Report, covering cybersecurity trends from the past year. This report makes it clear that threat actors have rapidly increased in sophistication...

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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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Facebook Celebrates National Voter Registration Day With a Week of Action

AUDIO: Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer, Facebook
(Menlo Park, CA, Tuesday, September 22, 2020) Today is National Voter Registration Day and Facebook is launching a Week of Action to support registration efforts across the country. While voter registration efforts are always important,...

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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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