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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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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Facebook Announces Climate Science Information Center and Net Zero Emissions Target

AUDIO: Sonia Sroka, Facebook Spokesperson
Click here for Spanish audio. (Menlo Park, CA, Tuesday, September 15, 2020) – Today, ahead of Climate Week, Facebook announced the launch of a new Climate Science Information Center on the platform to connect people...

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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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Messenger Launches “Watch Together”

AUDIO: Nora Micheva, Product Manager at Facebook working on Messenger Video Chat
(Menlo Park, CA, Monday, September 14, 2020) – Earlier this spring, Facebook rolled out several features to help us stay more connected with the people we love, no matter where they might be. Now, Messenger...

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