Preventive healthcare

FFL Partners Completes Partnership with Perlman Clinic

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Monday, April 18, 2022

FFL Partners (FFL), a private equity firm focused on growth investments in middle market companies, today announced that it has made an investment in Perlman Clinic (the Company), a leading independent provider of primary care in the Greater San Diego Market.

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  • FFL Partners (FFL), a private equity firm focused on growth investments in middle market companies, today announced that it has made an investment in Perlman Clinic (the Company), a leading independent provider of primary care in the Greater San Diego Market.
  • Perlman Clinic is a full-service provider of comprehensive best-in-class primary care, as well as urgent care, behavioral health, and wellness services.
  • Were excited to partner with FFL as we continue to deliver high quality, convenient, cost-effective treatment, and accelerate our growth across the Southern California region, said Ian Perlman, Chief Executive Officer at Perlman Clinic.
  • We look forward to expanding Perlman Clinics presence in the Southern California healthcare delivery ecosystem and providing comprehensive practice management for our clinicians, added Mitchell Perlman, President at Perlman Clinic.

Dallas: AHF Opens New Healthcare Center

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Friday, April 8, 2022

This new healthcare center will do just that.

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  • This new healthcare center will do just that.
  • It will provide individuals the convenience of receiving specialized care, while also having the option to utilize additional services at our AHF Wellness Center or Out of the Closet Thrift Store.
  • Quality healthcare should always be a right, not a privilege, said Anthony Snipes, AHF Regional Director, TX.
  • With the addition of the Oak Lawn HCC, it now will have three AHF Healthcare Centers in Dallas (Oak Lawn, Forest Lane by Green Oak Hospital and Market Center); two AHF Wellness Centers (Oak Lawn & Forest Lane) and three AHF Pharmacy locations (Oak Lawn, Forest Lane and Market Center).

Agoda data shows Thailand takes the #1 spot globally as most searched destination since reopening borders

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

This collaboration aims to help automate booking data uploads and speed up the Thailand Pass application process and reduce room for error or delays.

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  • This collaboration aims to help automate booking data uploads and speed up the Thailand Pass application process and reduce room for error or delays.
  • Agoda is offered as a check box option on the Thailand Pass application page .
  • Once a user enters their booking ID, the system immediately pulls all data needed and will autofill the application form.
  • Travellers looking for more details and further information on travelling into Thailand, can find relevant hotel packages at discounted rates and information via the Agoda platform here, https://www.agoda.com/thailandreopens .

Newly Published Study Shows Young Children with Pet Dogs Benefit from Greater Physical Activity and Reduced Screen Time

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

WASHINGTON , March 29, 2022  /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) has hailed the results of a HABRI-funded study led by researchers at the Telethon Kids Institute and The University of Western Australia (UWA) that found dog ownership to be positively associated with physical activity in preschool-aged children. The study was just published in the journal Preventive Medicine Reports.

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  • "With many young children not meeting the recommended levels of physical activity, screen time and sleep, we hope these results will help parents, children and pets be more active and healthy."
  • "With these new research findings, we have solid evidence that pet dogs can benefit physical health in young children," said Steven Feldman, President of HABRI.
  • The research team, led by Dr. Christian, analyzed data from 1,336 children aged 2-5 years in the 'Play Spaces and Environments for Children's Physical Activity' (PLAYCE) study, an observational study investigating the influence of the childcare environment on young children's physical activity.
  • Parent-report surveys collected information about socio-demographic characteristics, family dog ownership, physical activity, outdoor play, family dog walking and play, screen time and sleep.

And the Oscar goes to…the tobacco industry

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

WASHINGTON, March 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Truth Initiative®, the national public health organization inspiring lives free from smoking, vaping and nicotine, released data on the pervasive tobacco imagery in this year's Oscar nominated films. Of the 10 films nominated for Best Picture, 80% featured smoking and vaping depictions including, "Don't Look Up," "CODA," "Drive My Car," "King Richard," "Licorice Pizza," "Nightmare Alley," "The Power of the Dog" and "West Side Story." Of all the feature film nominees across categories, 61% depicted tobacco use, including the box office hits: "The Lost Daughter," "No Time to Die," and "House of Gucci."

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  • Many of this years' Oscar nominated films , which appeal to youth and young adults, point to a troubling trend of the renormalization and glamorization of tobacco use in entertainment media and pop culture.
  • This is cause for concern given the ongoing youth e-cigarette epidemic and the role that smoking and vaping imagery plays in initiating youth tobacco use.
  • According to the 2021 National Youth Tobacco Survey , more than two million high school and middle school students used e-cigarettes.
  • The truth about tobacco and the tobacco industry are at the heart of our proven-effective and nationally recognized truth public education campaign.

Data Center World’s Expo Hall to Display Innovative Data Center Products and Services

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Monday, March 21, 2022

Data Center World , the leading global conference for data center, facilities and IT infrastructure, will feature the industrys innovative technology and solutions for the data center industry.

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  • Data Center World , the leading global conference for data center, facilities and IT infrastructure, will feature the industrys innovative technology and solutions for the data center industry.
  • Tara Gibb, Senior Director, Data Center World said, Data center and IT infrastructure management professionals attend Data Center World to gain insights on the industry tools available for their operations.
  • Alcatraz AI was also recently announced as a finalist for the 2022 Data Center World Startup Challenge .
  • For more information on our health and safety policies and measures, please visit: Health & Safety | Data Center World
    Data Center World is the global conference for data center facilities and IT professionals.

Pear Therapeutics Announces Agreement with SoftBank Corp. to Develop a Digital Therapeutic for Sleep/Wake Disorders for the Japanese Market

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Monday, March 21, 2022

Pear Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PEAR), the leader in developing and commercializing software-based medicines called prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs), today announced an agreement with SoftBank Corp. (SoftBank) to develop a Japanese-language digital therapeutic for the treatment of sleep/wake disorders for the Japanese market.

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  • Pear Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PEAR), the leader in developing and commercializing software-based medicines called prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs), today announced an agreement with SoftBank Corp. (SoftBank) to develop a Japanese-language digital therapeutic for the treatment of sleep/wake disorders for the Japanese market.
  • In the United States, Pear is marketing Somryst, the only FDA-authorized prescription digital therapeutic for the treatment of chronic insomnia.
  • Pursuant to the agreement, Pear will develop digital therapeutic applications for the treatment of sleep/wake disorders for the Japanese market and SoftBank will investigate the Japanese market potential for those applications, and SoftBank has an option to negotiate an exclusive license for Pears digital therapeutics for sleep/wake disorders in Japan.
  • The Japanese market has a large unmet need in treating people with sleep disorders, said Corey McCann, M.D., Ph.D., President and CEO of Pear.

Data Center World Announces the 2022 Data Center Startup Challenge Finalists, Recognizes the Companies Revolutionizing the Data Center

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Thursday, March 3, 2022

Data Center World , the leading global conference for data center facilities and IT professionals, today announces the 2022 Data Center Startup Challenge finalists.

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  • Data Center World , the leading global conference for data center facilities and IT professionals, today announces the 2022 Data Center Startup Challenge finalists.
  • All of these companies are developing or selling technology solutions that directly impacts the data center or data center professionals.
  • We wish them the best of luck when they present to our panel of judges at Data Center World.
  • Data Center World continues to monitor guidance about Covid-19 from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention to provide a safe and healthy experience for all Data Center World participants.

Smart Meter Introduces the iPulseOx Powered by AT&T IoT Connectivity.

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Thursday, March 3, 2022

More than ever, the use of remote monitoring of a patient's oxygen saturation level (Sp02) has become an essential tool for care management.

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  • More than ever, the use of remote monitoring of a patient's oxygen saturation level (Sp02) has become an essential tool for care management.
  • The iPulseOx contains an AT&T IoT SIM card that automatically sends a patient's testing data over the secured, reliable AT&T IoT network to the Smart Meter SmartRPM cloud.
  • "Smart Meter is excited to add another product to our growing family of cellular-enabled remote monitoring solutions helping our partners expand their RPM programs to even more diseases and patients," said Casey Pittock, CEO, Smart Meter.
  • Smart Meter is the leading supplier of cellular-enabled virtual care technologies, including the iGlucose, iBloodPressure, iScale, iPulseOx, SmartRPM cloud platform, data, and services.

$44+ Billion Advanced Drug Delivery Market by Product Type, End User and Region - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Monday, February 28, 2022

The "Advanced Drug Delivery Market by Product Type and End User: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2021-2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Advanced Drug Delivery Market by Product Type and End User: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2021-2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • Various factors, such as pharmacodynamics, drug toxicity, immunogenicity, bio compatibility, pharmacokinetics, and drug efficacy, are considered while developing advanced drug delivery systems.
  • However, with rise in the number of drug recalls and drug failures of advanced drug delivery, challenges in nanomedicine based drug delivery are expected to hamper the market growth.
  • The global advanced drug delivery market is segmented on the basis of product type, end user, and region.