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electroCore, Inc. Announces Distribution Agreement with Reliefband Technologies, LLC

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Thursday, July 13, 2023

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“Reliefband is a leading innovator in wearable technology for the treatment of nausea and vomiting,” commented Rich Ransom, Chief Executive Officer of Reliefband Technologies.

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“Reliefband is a leading innovator in wearable technology for the treatment of nausea and vomiting,” commented Rich Ransom, Chief Executive Officer of Reliefband Technologies.
“Partnering with electroCore to distribute our prescription non-invasive, non-drug, neuromodulation device seemed like a natural fit.
“We continue to build out our commercial sales organization and look for unique and complementary therapies which can be made available to our customer base.
The drug-free, patient-controlled Reletex product is ideal for veterans suffering from nausea and vomiting and we believe it will be well adopted by customers who utilize neuromodulation devices such as our existing gammaCore™ therapy to treat medical conditions.”

Freedom Mortgage Partners with the USO for 11th Annual Rucksacks to Backpacks Campaign

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

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BOCA RATON, Fla., July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Freedom Mortgage, one of the largest full-service, independent mortgage companies, and a top Veterans Administration (VA) and Federal Housing Administration (FHA) lender in the U.S., has started its annual Rucksacks to Backpacks campaign to provide necessary school supplies for many children of active-duty military, National Guard members, and Reservists. Funds raised from the campaign, now in its 11th year, will enable children in grades K–8 to pick the school supplies they need at distribution events at nine USO (United Service Organizations) centers across the country.

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"We are so proud to continue our partnership with the USO to bring school supplies to many children of military families across the country," said Stanley C. Middleman, president and CEO of Freedom Mortgage.
Over the years, Freedom Mortgage, through this campaign, has donated nearly 26,000 backpacks and over 68,000 school supply items, including pens, notebooks, and folders.
"We are grateful to Freedom Mortgage for their support and partnership with the USO," said USO Northeast Region President Rebecca Parkes.
The USO thanks the employees, customers and leadership of Freedom Mortgage for their support of service members and their families."

MellingMedical Offers miraDry to Federal Medical Centers

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Known for its unique familiarity with the federal healthcare procurement system, MellingMedical is delighted to announce the latest addition to its wide array of dermatological solutions: miraDry, a category-leading treatment for excessive underarm sweat and odor which also shows promise in treating hyperhidrosis in limb amputees. As a CVE-Verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), MellingMedical provides a unique pathway for products like miraDry to reach military veterans and other patients in the federal healthcare system.

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As a CVE-Verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), MellingMedical provides a unique pathway for products like miraDry to reach military veterans and other patients in the federal healthcare system.
We're pleased to include miraDry to our durable medical devices for patients throughout the federal healthcare system.
"We're pleased to include miraDry to our array of durable medical devices used to treat problems that affect quality of life for patients throughout the federal healthcare system."
"We are pleased to partner with MellingMedical so more of the millions of patients experiencing hyperhidrosis can have access to miraDry.

Paralyzed Veterans of America, Tournament Director Jeff Shattuck, and the PDGA make disc golf more inclusive for people with disabilities

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

PORTLAND, Ore., July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Paralyzed Veterans of America and the Professional Disc Golf Association today announce that the sport of disc golf just got a lot more inclusive for people with disabilities. For two years, the duo – along with 2019 U.S. Women's Disc Golf Championship Tournament Director Jeff Shattuck – worked together to develop rules and regulations for adaptive disc golf. Those rule enhancements debuted at the 2023 National Veterans Wheelchair Games in Portland, where over 120 veteran athletes from across the country competed.

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PORTLAND, Ore., July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Paralyzed Veterans of America and the Professional Disc Golf Association today announce that the sport of disc golf just got a lot more inclusive for people with disabilities.
For two years, the duo – along with 2019 U.S. Women's Disc Golf Championship Tournament Director Jeff Shattuck – worked together to develop rules and regulations for adaptive disc golf.
"We wanted to create consistency throughout the adaptive disc golf program and work towards one day making that program a competitive sport with true player rankings.
Played much like traditional golf, disc golf players use a flying disc or Frisbee® instead of a ball and clubs to complete each hole in the fewest strokes (or, in the case of disc golf, the fewest throws).

VA Selects Edge Technologies for a Five-year Contract Extension to Visualize and Empower Pharmacy Monitoring Automation

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

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ARLINGTON, Va., July 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Edge Technologies, Inc., the operating company of Edge Total Intelligence Inc. (“edgeTI”) (TSXV: CTRL, OTCQB: UNFYF, FSE: Q5i), wins a multi-year, 5 million dollar USD contract in support of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) CMOP through a contract to Four Points Technology through NASA’s governmentwide acquisition contract Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement, or SEWP.

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“We are honored to continue to serve our Veterans by delivering real-time situational awareness and equipping VA pharmacy leaders to accomplish more efficient operations and decision-making capabilities,” said Jim Barrett, CEO of EdgeTI.
As a real-time, data-mesh platform, Edge TI edgeCore platform consolidates data, enabling centralized control over several aging website portals that interactively connect all other tools used in the VA Enterprise Cloud.
As part of the award, the VA performed market research that determined no other product could address the unique CMOP requirements:
No other software products consolidate multiple monitoring tools and dashboards into one centralized overview like edgeCore.
Related training and lost time to learn a new product would take a minimum of two (2) years to accomplish, resulting in an estimated cost of at least $6,000,000.00 USD.

Cognosante Awarded VA Remote Patient Monitoring-Home Telehealth Contract

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023

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FALLS CHURCH, Va., July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Cognosante, a mission-driven technology company, announced it was awarded a contract under the Department of Veterans Affairs Remote Patient Monitoring – Home Telehealth (RPM-HT) Program. As one of four awardees on this $1 billion contract, Cognosante and teammate AMC Health will continue to provide products and services for the RPM-HT program over an eight-year period consisting of two base years and six option years.

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Cognosante will provide a set of secure, patient-centric tools that monitor, educate, and help clinicians triage care on a range of conditions
FALLS CHURCH, Va., July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Cognosante, a mission-driven technology company, announced it was awarded a contract under the Department of Veterans Affairs Remote Patient Monitoring – Home Telehealth (RPM-HT) Program.
Under this contract, Cognosante will provide a set of secure, patient-centric tools that monitor, educate, and help clinicians triage care on a range of conditions.
We look forward to partnering with VA to achieve these modernization goals and deliver the high-quality healthcare Veterans deserve."
This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the VHA Remote Patient Monitoring-Home Telehealth program, one of the earliest, largest, and most innovative RPM programs in the country.

Veteran Benefits Guide Expands Executive Leadership Team to Serve America's Veterans

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Thursday, July 6, 2023

LAS VEGAS, July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Veteran Benefits Guide (VBG), which helps guide veterans across the U.S. with navigating the Veterans Administration's (VA) disability compensation benefits process, today announced the appointment of two new executive roles that will help to drive the company's long-term growth strategy and overall mission of supporting America's military Veterans.

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LAS VEGAS, July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Veteran Benefits Guide (VBG), which helps guide veterans across the U.S. with navigating the Veterans Administration's (VA) disability compensation benefits process, today announced the appointment of two new executive roles that will help to drive the company's long-term growth strategy and overall mission of supporting America's military Veterans.
Donato Clay, a U.S. Army Veteran, has been named the company's new Chief Operating Officer (COO).
"We are thrilled to have Donato and Lauren's expertise as part of VBG's executive leadership team," said Josh Smith, Founder and CEO of Veteran Benefits Guide.
"As a Veteran, I know first-hand how important VBG's services are to ensuring that Veterans receive the full disability benefits they have earned," said Clay.

NYC Firefighter, Jacqueline Benel, Honored with the Freedom Mortgage 2023 Celebrate Freedom Award

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

BOCA RATON, Fla., July 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Freedom Mortgage, one of the largest full-service independent mortgage companies and a top Veterans Administration (VA) and Federal Housing Administration (FHA) lender in the U.S., has named Jacqueline Benel of New York this year's winner of the company's Celebrate Freedom Award. Benel was officially recognized on July Fourth at the Wawa Welcome America Festival in Philadelphia, where the Celebration of Freedom ceremony was held in front of Independence Hall. Benel received a check for $10,000 from Freedom Mortgage and a trip for two to the festival.

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Benel received a check for $10,000 from Freedom Mortgage and a trip for two to the festival.
The Celebrate Freedom Award is open to all service members, veterans, first responders, and healthcare workers who enter and answer the question: "What does freedom mean to me?"
Stanley C. Middleman, Freedom Mortgage president and CEO, said, "It was inspiring to hear from so many heroes during our annual Celebrate Freedom Award contest.
For the first 600 submitted applications for the Celebrate Freedom Award, Freedom Mortgage made a $5 donation to both Feeding America® and the USO (United Service Organizations).

Windstream supports 2023 National Veterans Wheelchair Games

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Monday, July 3, 2023

Windstream, a privately held communications and software company, is proud to help sponsor the 2023 National Veterans Wheelchair Games, which take place July 4-9 in Portland, Oregon.

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Windstream, a privately held communications and software company, is proud to help sponsor the 2023 National Veterans Wheelchair Games, which take place July 4-9 in Portland, Oregon.
The Wheelchair Games are open to all U.S. veterans with spinal cord injuries, amputations, multiple sclerosis, or other central neurological conditions who require a wheelchair for athletic competition.
“It’s truly inspiring to watch these athletes in action at the National Veterans Wheelchair Games,” Reed said.
“Their service and resilience deserve our highest respect.”
The Department of Veterans Affairs launched the Wheelchair Games in 1981 with 7 events and 77 athletes.

Paralyzed Veterans of America Elects U.S. Army Veteran Robert Thomas as its New National President and Chairman of the Board

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Friday, June 30, 2023

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WASHINGTON, June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Paralyzed Veterans of America today announced that U.S. Army veteran and Cleveland native Robert Thomas , who previously served as PVA's national senior vice president, will now hold its highest elected office – national president and chairman of the board.

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WASHINGTON, June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Paralyzed Veterans of America today announced that U.S. Army veteran and Cleveland native Robert Thomas , who previously served as PVA's national senior vice president, will now hold its highest elected office – national president and chairman of the board.
"There is nothing I wouldn't do for PVA as they have saved my life countless times," said Charles Brown, outgoing PVA national president.
I welcome Robert as PVA's new national president, and I give him my full pledge of support.
Prior to his current role, Thomas served as PVA Executive Committee's national vice president and senior national vice president.