MUI

Juniper Biomedical Secures Seed Funding to Accelerate Growth and Innovation in Pelvic Health Disorders.

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

The company's first application will offer long-term, precision therapy for patients with mixed urinary incontinence (MUI), which affects nearly 1 in 3 women.

Key Points: 
  • The company's first application will offer long-term, precision therapy for patients with mixed urinary incontinence (MUI), which affects nearly 1 in 3 women.
  • "We believe that Juniper Biomedical has tremendous potential for growth and disruption in pelvic health in the historically underserved patient populations," said Larry Derose, founder of Auroral Holdings.
  • Juniper Biomedical is developing dramatically better therapies for the millions of women and men who suffer in silence from pelvic health conditions like urinary incontinence, bowel incontinence, pelvic pain, sexual dysfunction, and pelvic floor disorders.
  • Our solutions leverage a highly precise, low-power neuromodulation micro-implant that delivers a unique type of therapy to pelvic nerves.

MightyMeld Releases Industry-First Visual Development Tool for Building Web Applications

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

MightyMeld makes building and updating even the most sophisticated web applications effortless, in a visual way that is always in sync with live, running code.

Key Points: 
  • MightyMeld makes building and updating even the most sophisticated web applications effortless, in a visual way that is always in sync with live, running code.
  • While visual tools have long been available for game, desktop, and mobile app development, there has yet to be a visualization tool for building web applications that delivers the control and precision required at scale.
  • MightyMeld gives web developers the first truly bidirectional code-to-UI environment that scales to the demands of the most complex web apps.
  • MightyMeld invites the front end Web development community to experience it today with a generous free trial period.

CDIAL Halal contributes to Brazil's continued leadership in Halal exports

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Monday, March 13, 2023

Although many believe halal certification is only used to validate proteins, the halal market is in fact much larger; the certification goes beyond that of general foods, covering categories such as chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and various types of services.

Key Points: 
  • Although many believe halal certification is only used to validate proteins, the halal market is in fact much larger; the certification goes beyond that of general foods, covering categories such as chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and various types of services.
  • Our work, for almost 40 years, together with the Muslim community, has enabled us to present the excellence of Brazil's halal to the world.
  • Currently, our country is the third largest commercial partner with the Arabic countries, only behind China and the United States.
  • CDIAL Halal – A Brazilian halal certifier, accredited by the world's leading certifying bodies (GAC, SASO, SFDA, JAKIM, MUIS, MUI, and BPJPH, among others).

Axena Health Commends Obstetrics and Gynecology Publication Showing Leva® Pelvic Health System’s Long-Term Efficacy for Female Urinary Incontinence

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023

The Leva Pelvic Health System (the Leva System) is a prescription digital therapeutic (PDT) that offers easy-to-use, at-home treatment for urinary and chronic fecal incontinence (FI) in women.

Key Points: 
  • The Leva Pelvic Health System (the Leva System) is a prescription digital therapeutic (PDT) that offers easy-to-use, at-home treatment for urinary and chronic fecal incontinence (FI) in women.
  • Of the 299 participants, women using the Leva System experienced durable, significantly greater improvement in UI symptoms compared with women who relied on Kegels alone.
  • The 2023 publication announced today shows that UI symptom improvement lasts, even without ongoing use of the Leva System.
  • “Urinary incontinence is common, but it should not be normal,” said Eileen Maus, CEO of Axena Health.

IFANCA SURVEY UNCOVERS THE NEED FOR CONSUMER EDUCATION & ACCESS TO HALAL-CERTIFIED PRODUCTS

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

DES PLAINES, Ill., Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As consumers become more conscious of food health and safety, halal-certified foods are taking center stage. As the non-profit global leader in halal certification, IFANCA (Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America) recently launched a nationwide consumer insights survey* to increase transparency and visibility for halal foods, identify consumer education gaps, and understand the misconceptions around halal-certified products.    

Key Points: 
  • As the non-profit global leader in halal certification, IFANCA (Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America) recently launched a nationwide consumer insights survey* to increase transparency and visibility for halal foods, identify consumer education gaps, and understand the misconceptions around halal-certified products.
  • "IFANCA is committed to ensuring that everyone has access to halal foods and products that allow them to live secure, satisfying lives," says Dr. Muhammad Chaudry, President of IFANCA.
  • Other notable findings of the survey include:
    Americans familiar with halal believe halal-certified food products are more humane (44%), fresher (42%), and healthier (41%) than non-halal-certified foods.
  • Food companies turn to third-party certifiers like IFANCA to help source halal ingredients and bring authentic, trusted halal products to market.

Published studies find low documented adherence to guideline-based care for female urinary incontinence

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Friday, July 22, 2022

BOSTON, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Renovia Inc. (Renovia), a developer of non-surgical treatments for female pelvic floor disorders and an advocate for women's health, announced today that Neurourology and Urodynamics published two studies demonstrating low rates of documented adherence to treatment guidelines for female urinary incontinence (UI) care for women and the effect on payer costs. One study showed significantly higher costs for payers in the two years following diagnosis for women whose treatment claims did not align with published guidelines for female UI. A second study showed very low use of physical therapy (PT) for UI, a discipline commonly engaged in first-line care for UI.

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Renovia Inc. (Renovia), a developer of non-surgical treatments for female pelvic floor disorders and an advocate for women's health, announced today that Neurourology and Urodynamics published two studies demonstrating low rates of documented adherence to treatment guidelines for female urinary incontinence (UI) care for women and the effect on payer costs.
  • A second study showed very low use of physical therapy (PT) for UI, a discipline commonly engaged in first-line care for UI.
  • Numerous studies show PFMT isan effective treatment for urinary incontinence and that PFMT, commonly referred to as Kegels, is challenging for women to implement effectively on their own.
  • The study determined that documented care not sequenced in adherence to guidelines increasedpayers' cost burden.

Published health economics study shows improved treatment for female urinary incontinence may have positive effect on patient outcomes and healthcare costs

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

BOSTON, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Renovia Inc. (Renovia), a women-led company that develops digital therapeutics for female pelvic floor disorders, announced today that a recent peer-reviewed, published study showed that women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and mixed urinary incontinence (MUI) consume significantly more medical resources and incur higher costs to payers, compared to women without SUI/MUI.  The study was published in Neurourology and Urodynamics, the official journal of the Society of Urodynamics and Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction.

Key Points: 
  • The study was published in Neurourology and Urodynamics , the official journal of the Society of Urodynamics and Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction.
  • The study, "Healthcare Resource Use and Cost Burden of Urinary Incontinence to United States Payers," assessed healthcare resource utilization and costs for female patients diagnosed with stress or mixed urinary incontinence (SUI/MUI) compared to a 1:1 matched cohort of patients without SUI/MUI.
  • Urinary incontinence (UI) is a highly prevalent health condition experienced by over 60% of adult women.
  • Multiple studies show that Pelvic Floor Muscle Training (PFMT), commonly referred to as Kegel exercises, can offer effective, first-line treatment for urinary incontinence.

Melanie Mui, Internal Audit Manager at Vonya Global, was awarded Auditor of the Year by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Chicago Chapter

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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

CHICAGO, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Given annually by the IIA Chicago Chapter, this award celebrates the value that the individual has recently brought to their organization and the internal audit profession. It is awarded to an internal auditor who directly and significantly contributed to their organization via examples such as fraud discoveries, control improvements, new risk assessment methodologies, revenue leakage findings, expense savings, continuous monitoring processes, or compliance and regulation controls.

Key Points: 
  • Melanie Mui, Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Fraud Examiner, and most recently, Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Chicago Chapter's 2022 Internal Auditor of the Year.
  • CHICAGO, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Given annually by the IIA Chicago Chapter, this award celebrates the value that the individual has recently brought to their organization and the internal audit profession.
  • Specializing in corporate governance and internal audit, Vonya Global's services range from financial reporting to cyber security and technology consulting.
  • With industry-specific practices, a tailored approach to client service, and a wealth of experience, Vonya Global moves businesses forward with certainty.

BlackRock Announces Closing of Reorganization of Two Municipal Closed-End Funds

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Monday, April 11, 2022

This communication is not intended to, and shall not, constitute an offer to purchase or sell shares of any of the BlackRock funds, including MUI, the surviving fund in the Reorganization.

Key Points: 
  • This communication is not intended to, and shall not, constitute an offer to purchase or sell shares of any of the BlackRock funds, including MUI, the surviving fund in the Reorganization.
  • Investors and others are advised to check the website for updated performance information and the release of other material information about the Funds.
  • BlackRock cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time.
  • Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and BlackRock assumes no duty to and does not undertake to update forward-looking statements.

OnSeen Releases Version 2.0 of Its Consumer Financial Account Management Module for the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Community

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OnSeen announced today that it has officially released version 2.0 of its Consumer Financial Account Management (CFAM) software module. Designed to help prevent the misappropriation of funds in the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities community, the CFAM module delivers game changing technology to agency providers that manage individual financial accounts (e.g. petty cash, gift cards, EBT cards, savings accounts, checking accounts, and trust accounts) on behalf of individuals with disabilities. The 2.0 release includes multiple enhancements and new features, including digital analysis of receipt photos to prevent blurred images, a hierarchical approval process for ledger transactions, and the ability to archive month-end financial packets. Together, these enhancements will help Direct Support Professionals (DSP's) spend less time on cumbersome administrative work and more time on delivering care. They will also help agency providers significantly reduce the complexity of the end-of-month reconciliation process and mitigate the risk of a financial Major Unusual Incident (MUI). 

Key Points: 
  • COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --OnSeen announced today that it has officially released version 2.0 of its Consumer Financial Account Management (CFAM) software module.
  • Designed to help prevent the misappropriation of funds in the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities community, the CFAM module delivers game changing technology to agency providers that manage individual financial accounts (e.g.
  • petty cash, gift cards, EBT cards, savings accounts, checking accounts, and trust accounts) on behalf of individuals with disabilities.
  • Founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 2017, OnSeen, Inc provides mobile workforce management software for the government, insurance, and healthcare markets.