(Washington D.C., Tuesday, April 7, 2020) – Today, as we struggle to beat a viral pandemic racing across the globe, we see clearly how human behavior can change the world. Social distancing, when applied strictly,...
Audio : Mildred Solomon, President, The Hastings Center
(Garrison, NY, April 2, 2020) – Nearly 1,400 of the nation’s most prominent bioethicists and health leaders signed an urgent letter to Congress and the White House, imploring the U.S. government to immediately use its...
AUDIO: Tom Koutsoumpas, President & CEO, National Partnership for Hospice Innovation
(Washington, D.C. — April 2, 2020) – The National Partnership for Hospice Innovation (NPHI) is launching a nationwide toll-free telephone referral number focused on safely caring for people with serious illnesses at home: 1-844-GET-NPHI (1-844-438-6744)....
AUDIO: Dr. Ernest Grant, PHD, RN, FAAN, President, American Nurses Association
(Silver Spring, MD, Thursday, April 2, 2020) – In every community in America, nurses are on the front lines of the COVID-19 response in hospitals, health departments and other health care settings. Since the global...
AUDIO: Jason Hallock, MD, MMM, Chief Medical Officer, SOC Telemed
B-ROLL link (Reston, VA, April 1, 2020) – With the recent outbreak of COVID-19 on the nation and world, telemedicine is serving as an effective infection control policy, keeping both healthcare providers and patients safer...
AUDIO: Paul Gionfriddo, President and CEO, Mental Health America
(Alexandria, VA, Monday, March 30, 2020) – As the number of cases of COVID-19 increase, so does the associated anxiety. For the general public, the mental health effects of COVID-19 are as important as are...
AUDIO: Yusuf Mehdi, Corporate Vice President, Modern Life, Search & Devices, Microsoft
(Redmond, WA, Monday, March 30, 2020) – It’s never been more important for us to stay connected and on top of things. Microsoft has shared what they are doing to help organizations, employees, teachers, parents,...
AUDIO: Ruben Baler, PhD, National Institute on Drug Abuse
(Washington, D.C., lunes, 30 de marzo, 2020) – El Instituto Nacional sobre el Abuso de Drogas (NIDA) se está uniendo al Instituto Nacional sobre Abuso de Alcohol y Alcoholismo, ambas partes de los Institutos Nacionales...
AUDIO: Jack Stein, PhD, National Institute on Drug Abuse
(Washington, D.C., Monday, March 30, 2020) – The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is teaming up with the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, both part of the National Institutes of Health, for...
AUDIO: Dr. Daniel Miller, Chief of Residency Training and Behavioral Health Integration, Hudson River Health Care
(Bethesda, Maryland, Friday, March 27, 2020) – Community Health Centers are the best investment Congress can make to ensure the health and strength of communities. For every $1 of federal funds, an average of $5.73...