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BIDEN ADMINISTRATION EXTENDS COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY FUNDING

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023
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CHARLESTON, S.C., Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SinglePoint, Inc. subsidiary, BPA Solutions, recognizes the substantial market opportunity for states to continue funding and prioritizing clean indoor air as the Biden administration extends the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency due to omicron sub-variants.

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  • CHARLESTON, S.C., Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SinglePoint, Inc. subsidiary, BPA Solutions, recognizes the substantial market opportunity for states to continue funding and prioritizing clean indoor air as the Biden administration extends the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency due to omicron sub-variants.
  • On January 11th, the Biden Administration announced that the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency would be extended until April in response to infections from a highly transmissible omicron subvariant.
  • This follows a health trend in the U.S., as the emergency declaration has been extended every 90 days since January 2020.
  • IAQ-centered funding, which results as part of the extension of the public health emergency, underlines the work of BPA Solutions.

Endometriosis Foundation UpEndo Coalition Applauds Research Support Bill Signed Into Law

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Tuesday, December 27, 2022
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The Endometriosis Foundation of America (EndoFound) applauds Congress for passing HR 2617, the FY23 Consolidated Appropriations Act.

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  • The Endometriosis Foundation of America (EndoFound) applauds Congress for passing HR 2617, the FY23 Consolidated Appropriations Act.
  • This will allow NICHD to increase the amount of Endometriosis research grant applications they can fund and the Department of Defense will continue to fund research on Endometriosis among a select group of priority research areas.
  • EndoFound’s UpEndo Coalition supported inclusion of the Endometriosis research priorities through an advocate-centered “Hill Day” and through supportive letters from the coalition and advocates around the country to Members of Congress.
  • EndoFound is the country’s largest non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to increasing disease recognition, providing advocacy, facilitating expert surgical training, and funding landmark research for endometriosis.

Northwest Tribes Celebrate Historic Congressional Funding Provision for Indian Health Service

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Saturday, December 24, 2022
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PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Congress passed the $1.7 trillion fiscal 2023 spending package, which included $5.1 billion in advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service (IHS) in fiscal year 2024, by a 68 to 29 vote in the Senate and a 225 to 201 vote in the House. Although the IHS is the principal federal agency responsible for providing health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives, a chronic pattern of underfunding has contributed to a well-documented disparity in health status, with their unmet health care needs remaining among the most severe of any group in the United States.

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  • "Today is a historic day for the Indian Health Service.
  • This change will provide critically needed protection from budgetary uncertainty to the entire Indian health system and will align IHS with other federal health care providers.
  • We would also like to especially thank the numerous tribes, tribal and urban Indian organizations and advocates who worked tirelessly to secure stable health care funding across Indian Country."
  • "This is historic in that it gives the Indian health system some stability and predictability in funding cycles.

National Association of Chain Drug Stores: Americans Expect Pharmacy Access to Continue

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Friday, December 16, 2022
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ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- NACDS says Americans see a difference between rolling back pharmacy access and rolling back broader pandemic policies – and that the Biden Administration and Congress should, too.

Key Points: 
  • ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- NACDS says Americans see a difference between rolling back pharmacy access and rolling back broader pandemic policies and that the Biden Administration and Congress should, too.
  • "The current 'triple-demic' of COVID-19, flu, and RSV demonstrates that our nation will continue to experience spikes in vaccination demand."
  • NACDS also continues urgent calls for the U.S. Congress to pass the Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act (H.R.
  • Anderson said that inaction on these issues "keeps patients in a guessing game about pharmacy access, and keeps pharmacies in a guessing game about pharmacy operations."

Solve M.E. Awarded Grant From Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to Support Patient Engagement in Long Covid Research

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Solve M.E. announced it is the recipient of significant grant funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI). With the $247,500 in funding, Solve M.E. will develop a groundbreaking program that will train a network of patient leaders, scientists and other stakeholders with diverse backgrounds to enhance patient engagement in Long Covid research. These trained patient representatives will ultimately create a targeted research agenda, a network of empowered patient-advocates and a guide to working with Long Covid patients for researchers. These critical tools will provide urgently needed guidance on achieving patient-centered research in the Long Covid field, as well as help to empower communities in other related fields.

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  • will develop a groundbreaking program that will train a network of patient leaders, scientists and other stakeholders with diverse backgrounds to enhance patient engagement in Long Covid research.
  • These trained patient representatives will ultimately create a targeted research agenda, a network of empowered patient-advocates and a guide to working with Long Covid patients for researchers.
  • In key publications, like the National Research Action Plan on Long Covid 3and the recent Health+ Long Covid report 4, patient contributions have been vital.
  • to solve Long Covid and associated conditions, as well as participating in research and joining in advocacy and awareness efforts.

Todos Medical Announces Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
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New York, NY, and Tel Aviv, ISRAEL, Nov. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- Todos Medical, Ltd. (OTCQB: TOMDF), a comprehensive medical diagnostics and related solutions company, announced financial results today for the third quarter of 2022, which ended on September 30, 2022. The Company will host a conference call today at 8:30am ET on November 15, 2022.

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  • In the second quarter of 2022, 3CL Pharma announced positive biomarker data stemming from a positive clinical Phase 2 clinical study initially reported in January 2022.
  • In the second quarter of 2022, the Company received an IRB waiver to conduct a market research study on customer experience using Tollovid.
  • Revenues: Total revenue in the third quarter of 2022 was$1.914 million, as compared to revenue of $1,010,000in the third quarter of 2021.
  • Loss from Operations: The Company recorded an operating loss of$(1,802,000)in the third quarter of 2022 compared to an operating loss of$(2,497,000)in the third quarter of 2021.

Sag-Aftra Members Against Vax Mandates Speak and Says "End The Mandates Now"

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Friday, November 11, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sag-Aftra Once Again extended the expiration date of their Return To Work Agreement and Vaccine Mandates. Since its inception, most of the signatory productions are produced under the RTW Agreement, prohibiting work to its own Sag-Aftra members and members of the other entertainment unions who have not taken the covid-19 vaccine injections.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sag-Aftra Once Again extended the expiration date of their Return To Work Agreement and Vaccine Mandates.
  • Miami based actor Carlos Guerrero responded to the RTW deadline extension by producing Discriminated Sag-Aftra Members PART 10 "Un-Masking The Mandates" .
  • Among the first to speak out and start this movement are:
    Chuck Slavin , a relentless force leading the exhausting effort behind the movement to end these discriminatory mandates.
  • Slavin is credited with connecting many of the people who are currently in this fight, including Hollywood stars, National and local Sag-Aftra Board Members and other discriminated members.

NACDS Urges Biden Administration to Address "Important Missed Step" to Maintain Preparedness Against "Tripledemic"

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Friday, October 28, 2022
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ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Emphasizing that "the nation cannot afford to have an economic slowdown caused by COVID-19 and flu hospitalizations," the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) on Wednesday reiterated long-standing calls for the Biden Administration to provide much-needed consistency and predictability for policies key to patients' access to vaccinations and other pandemic services.

Key Points: 
  • NACDS conveyed its urgent call in an open letter to President Biden, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, the White House COVID-19 Task Force, and Members of Congress.
  • For preparedness, we must reiterate the call for action that we have urged throughout 2022 a crucial remedy for an important missed step.
  • Also consistent with NACDS' long-standing urging, two important steps would help to prevent a roll-back of public health preparedness.
  • Throughout the pandemic, NACDS has advised federal and state governments of actions essential to safeguard individuals, communities, and the nation.

The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons Urges Public Comments, Due Oct 19, Against COVID Shots for Children

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022
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Many state laws or regulations automatically impose whatever the CDCs ACIP recommends, notes the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS).

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  • Many state laws or regulations automatically impose whatever the CDCs ACIP recommends, notes the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS).
  • There is a very tight deadline, Oct 19, for submitting comments that the committee will consider.
  • AAPS believes that this decision should be made by parents, in consultation with their family physicians, rather than by a federal advisory committee that meets behind closed doors.
  • The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) is a national organization representing physicians in all specialties since 1943.

Sifter Offers a Technology Solution in Response to White House Call to Action on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022
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More than 60% of U.S. adults struggle with diet-related chronic conditions such as heart disease and Type 2 diabetesa public health crisis that can be addressed by digital technology at the grocery store level.

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  • More than 60% of U.S. adults struggle with diet-related chronic conditions such as heart disease and Type 2 diabetesa public health crisis that can be addressed by digital technology at the grocery store level.
  • Sifter's technology solutions are designed to help build the type of "food as medicine" programs and initiatives necessary to meet the ambitious call to action of the Biden Administration's initiative.
  • Consistent with the National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, Sifter provides technology that makes it easier than ever before to manage health conditions through diet.
  • Sifter technology gives retailers and health-oriented companies the ability to offer consumers a fast, scientifically accurate way to find foods that match their unique dietary preferences and food avoidance needs.