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Desjardins Group donates $500K to the MUHC Foundation to support career training for students of the health sciences

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Monday, November 6, 2023
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A new $500,000 commitment from Desjardins Group to the Desjardins Centre for Advanced Training (DCAT) at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) is preparing health science trainees for fulfilling careers.

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  • A new $500,000 commitment from Desjardins Group to the Desjardins Centre for Advanced Training (DCAT) at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) is preparing health science trainees for fulfilling careers.
  • "It's essential that we give trainees in health sciences resources and support that will foster their career and professional development.
  • This new contribution will help students develop a set of complementary skills on the path to a career that meets their goals and reflects their talent."
  • DCAT was created in 2009 to address a surprisingly common problem: newly-graduated health science experts were struggling to find careers.

Chronus Health Appoints Dr. Ajit Singh as Chairman of the Board of Directors

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Thursday, June 8, 2023
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FREMONT, Calif., June 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chronus Health, Inc. , a disruptor in point-of-care diagnostics, today announced it has appointed Dr. Ajit Singh as Chairman of the company's Board of Directors.

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  • FREMONT, Calif., June 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chronus Health, Inc. , a disruptor in point-of-care diagnostics, today announced it has appointed Dr. Ajit Singh as Chairman of the company's Board of Directors.
  • Dr. Singh is currently a Partner at Artiman Ventures, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm, serving on the Board of Directors of several life sciences and healthcare portfolio companies.
  • He is also an Adjunct Professor in the School of Medicine at Stanford, where he teaches diagnostics and entrepreneurship.
  • In addition, he is a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Foundation.

BRAINBox Solutions to Present HeadSMART II Trial Demographic, Clinical Trends Data at Two Upcoming Medical Meetings

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Thursday, May 4, 2023
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RICHMOND, Va., May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BRAINBox Solutions today announced it will report on summary demographic and clinical trends data from the HeadSMART II pivotal trial of its concussion diagnostic and prognostic test, BRAINBox TBI, at two upcoming medical conferences. The company was selected to present at podium presentations at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine annual meeting (May 16-19 in Austin, TX), to be delivered by Damon Kuehl, MD, Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Emergency Medicine for Carilion Clinic, Vice Chair of the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine's Department of Emergency Medicine, and BRAINBox Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) member; and at the 13th Annual Traumatic Brain Injury Conference, (June 19-20, Washington, DC), to be delivered by W. Franklin Peacock MD FACEP, Principal Investigator, and Professor of Emergency Medicine, Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, and also a BRAINBox SAB member.

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  • RICHMOND, Va., May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BRAINBox Solutions today announced it will report on summary demographic and clinical trends data from the HeadSMART II pivotal trial of its concussion diagnostic and prognostic test, BRAINBox TBI, at two upcoming medical conferences.
  • "We are now convinced that this objective test has the potential to change clinical practice.
  • The company recently commenced enrollment in an NIH-supported, multi-center clinical trial in geriatric patients and is currently completing initial pilot clinical trial in pediatric subjects (18 years of age or younger).
  • The clinical study sites were selected to reflect real world practice and include Level I Trauma Centers, Emergency Departments and Urgent Care settings in systems and community-based hospitals.

CARILION CLINIC FOUNDATION AND DELTA DENTAL OF VIRGINIA FOUNDATION WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE PEDIATRIC DENTAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM SERVING SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023
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ROANOKE, Va., Jan. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Carilion Clinic Foundation and Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation today announced the creation of a new partnership and funding agreement that will expand children’s oral health care services in the region through the development of a pediatric dental residency program at Carilion Clinic.

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  • ROANOKE, Va., Jan. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Carilion Clinic Foundation and Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation today announced the creation of a new partnership and funding agreement that will expand children’s oral health care services in the region through the development of a pediatric dental residency program at Carilion Clinic.
  • In addition to investments by Carilion, the Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation is funding a $2 million endowment to provide annual programming support in perpetuity.
  • “The majority of southwest Virginia is considered to have a dental health professional shortage and our regional safety-net clinics are in desperate need of relief and support,” said Frank Lucia, Delta Dental of Virginia president and chief executive officer.
  • The addition of pediatric dental residents will allow the clinic to provide preventative and restorative dental care for thousands of additional children each year.

BRAINBox Solutions Enrolls 1000th Patient in Pivotal, HeadSMART II Clinical Study of BRAINBox TBI Concussion Diagnostic and Prognostic Test

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Monday, November 14, 2022
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RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BRAINBox Solutions today announced that the company has enrolled the 1,000th patient in the pivotal, HeadSMART II study of its concussion diagnostic and prognostic test, BRAINBox TBI.

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  • RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BRAINBox Solutions today announced that the company has enrolled the 1,000th patient in the pivotal, HeadSMART II study of its concussion diagnostic and prognostic test, BRAINBox TBI.
  • "We are developing the BRAINBox TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) test as the first objective test to aid in the diagnosis of concussion and to provide an assessment of the risk of post-concussive symptoms," said Donna Edmonds, BRAINBox Solutions' CEO.
  • As such, the trial has been rigorously designed in collaboration with leading experts in traumatic brain injury and emergency medicine.
  • Additionally, the company isengaged a Pilot Study for a Pediatric Test for individuals under the age of 18, aimed at the same claims as the adult study.

Prodeon Medical, Inc., Announces Randomization in the Expander-2 Pivotal Clinical Trial Evaluating the Company's Investigational Treatment for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Associated to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

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Monday, September 26, 2022
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BPH is a condition where the prostatic tissue grows over time and obstructs the urethral lumen, leading to LUTS.

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  • BPH is a condition where the prostatic tissue grows over time and obstructs the urethral lumen, leading to LUTS.
  • The interim results of the EXPANDER-1 trial were recently published in the Journal of Prostate Cancer and Prostate Diseases [The EXPANDER-1 trial: introduction of the novel Urocross Expander System for treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)].
  • Within the Expander-2 Trial, the Urocross Expander System and Retrieval Sheath will be used in a newly developed procedure called PURE (Prostatic Urethral REshaping) to relieve symptoms associated with BPH.
  • The Urocross Expander System and Urocross Retrieval Sheath are investigational devices and are not for sale in the US or outside the US.

US Fertility partner practice, Shady Grove Fertility (SGF), announces established Roanoke, Virginia, physician Emily Evans-Hoeker, M.D., is joining the SGF physician team

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Tuesday, August 2, 2022
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ROANOKE, Va., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- US Fertility, the nation's largest partnership of physician-owned and physician-led top-tier fertility practices, proudly announces one of its partners, Shady Grove Fertility (SGF), is now scheduling new patient appointments with Emily Evans-Hoeker, M.D., at SGF's new Roanoke, Virginia, location, formerly operating as Carilion Clinic Reproductive Medicine and Fertility (CCRMF).

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  • Dr. Evans-Hoeker is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) as well as reproductive endocrinology and infertility (REI).
  • "Her commitment to compassionate patient care exemplifies SGF's mission to provide highly specialized fertility care to individuals and couples experiencing infertility."
  • SGF is a leading fertility and IVF center of excellence with more than 100,000 babies born from 30+ years of continuous innovation and patient-centered fertility care.
  • SGF is among the founding partner practices of US Fertility , the largest physician-led partnership of top-tier fertility practices in the U.S.

Public-Private Partnership Enhances Healthcare Education as Radford University Carilion

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Monday, June 17, 2019
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In January 2018, representatives from Carilion Clinic, Jefferson College of Health Sciences and Radford University announced a bold initiative to merge Jefferson College of Health Sciences into the Radford University family of colleges and departments.

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  • In January 2018, representatives from Carilion Clinic, Jefferson College of Health Sciences and Radford University announced a bold initiative to merge Jefferson College of Health Sciences into the Radford University family of colleges and departments.
  • said, "The approval of the merger of Jefferson College of Health Sciences into Radford University marks another great step forward for healthcare education herein the heart of the Roanoke Valley.
  • Building on this legacy, we will continue these rich traditions in Roanoke as Radford University Carilion."
  • The alliance Radford University and Carilion Clinic have committed to is a model for public-private cooperation in the Commonwealth of Virginia.