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BioMarin Announces Appointment of Cristin Hubbard as Chief Commercial Officer

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
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SAN RAFAEL, Calif., March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq: BMRN) announced today that Cristin Hubbard has been named executive vice president and chief commercial officer. Ms. Hubbard will assume responsibility for the company's global commercial operations, effective May 20, succeeding Jeff Ajer.

Key Points: 
  • SAN RAFAEL, Calif., March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq: BMRN) announced today that Cristin Hubbard has been named executive vice president and chief commercial officer.
  • Ms. Hubbard will assume responsibility for the company's global commercial operations, effective May 20, succeeding Jeff Ajer.
  • Ms. Hubbard is a proven leader who brings to BioMarin more than 20 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical and diagnostics industries.
  • He has worked at BioMarin for more than 18 years, including 11 as chief commercial officer.

Black Women for Wellness Launches Empower 25 Campaign: Amplifying Black Male Voices in Reproductive Justice

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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Founded in 1997, Black Women for Wellness' mission has always been the health and well-being of Black women and girls through health education, empowerment and advocacy – particularly within the reproductive justice movement.

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  • Founded in 1997, Black Women for Wellness' mission has always been the health and well-being of Black women and girls through health education, empowerment and advocacy – particularly within the reproductive justice movement.
  • Too often, the voices of Black men have been unheard and overlooked in discussions around reproductive rights.
  • Empower 25 is an opportunity to uplift and amplify Black male voices, ensuring that they have a voice in decisions that impact the well-being of the Black family as a whole.
  • "In 2023, we confronted the Black maternal health crisis head-on," states Janette Robinson Flint, Founder and Executive Director of Black Women for Wellness.

MNA: Hospital Accrediting Agency (Joint Commission) Issues Findings Supporting St. Vincent Hospital Nurses' Complaints about Unsafe Patient Care, Stating that SVH was Found to Be Non-Compliant with Applicable Patient Care Conditions for Medicaid and Medic

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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WORCESTER, Mass., March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nurses at St. Vincent Hospital, who have filed a number of official complaints and gone public with their serious concerns about patient care conditions that are harming patients at the Worcester-based facility, have had their claims validated by The Joint Commission, which conducted an investigation into the nurses complaints and found the hospital to be "non-compliant with applicable Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) Conditions."

Key Points: 
  • Your report was used to assist our team to better understand the organization's systems of providing care.
  • During the onsite review, the organization was found to be non-compliant with applicable Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) Conditions.
  • The complaints detailed a serious and ongoing degradation of care, which were based on more than 600 official reports filed by nurses over the last six months.
  • Founded in 1903, the Massachusetts Nurses Association is the largest union of registered nurses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Asceneuron Expands Scientific Advisory Board with World Leading Experts in Neurodegenerative Diseases

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland and SAN FRANCISCO, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Asceneuron SA, a clinical stage biotech company dedicated to targeting the root causes of neurodegenerative diseases, today announces the appointments of neurodegenerative disease experts to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB).

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  • LAUSANNE, Switzerland and SAN FRANCISCO, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Asceneuron SA, a clinical stage biotech company dedicated to targeting the root causes of neurodegenerative diseases, today announces the appointments of neurodegenerative disease experts to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB).
  • Asceneuron is advancing development of its lead asset ASN51 into Phase II clinical development targeting Alzheimer's disease.
  • The Scientific Advisory Board members have vast experience in clinical trial design and biomarkers and will help support this promising program through Phase II clinical development.
  • I am honored to have these stellar neurodegenerative experts join our SAB at a fundamental time of development.

Asceneuron Expands Scientific Advisory Board with World Leading Experts in Neurodegenerative Diseases

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland and SAN FRANCISCO, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Asceneuron SA, a clinical stage biotech company dedicated to targeting the root causes of neurodegenerative diseases, today announces the appointments of neurodegenerative disease experts to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB).

Key Points: 
  • LAUSANNE, Switzerland and SAN FRANCISCO, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Asceneuron SA, a clinical stage biotech company dedicated to targeting the root causes of neurodegenerative diseases, today announces the appointments of neurodegenerative disease experts to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB).
  • Asceneuron is advancing development of its lead asset ASN51 into Phase II clinical development targeting Alzheimer's disease.
  • The Scientific Advisory Board members have vast experience in clinical trial design and biomarkers and will help support this promising program through Phase II clinical development.
  • I am honored to have these stellar neurodegenerative experts join our SAB at a fundamental time of development.

George Mason University Receives $4.85 Million Gift to Increase Intimate Partner Violence Detection and Reporting

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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FAIRFAX, Va., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- George Mason University today announced an anonymous $4.85 million gift to advance groundbreaking research on bruise and injury detection for individuals who experience interpersonal violence.

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  • FAIRFAX, Va., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- George Mason University today announced an anonymous $4.85 million gift to advance groundbreaking research on bruise and injury detection for individuals who experience interpersonal violence.
  • Mason's acclaimed interdisciplinary research in using Alternate Light Sources for bruise detection, as featured on NBC Nightly News , is led by Katherine Scafide, David Lattanzi, and Janusz Wojtusiak.
  • One in 3 women worldwide experience physical trauma at the hands of an intimate partner or stranger.
  • In the United States, over 10 million women and men grapple with intimate partner violence each year.

Arcadia University Announces New Academic Programs for Fall 2024

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
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Arcadia also is proud to offer, beginning in fall 2024, a minor in Japanese; master's degree programs in Rehabilitation Science and Public Health (4+1 program), and certificates in Health Equity; Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Wellbeing; and Organizational Leadership.

Key Points: 
  • Arcadia also is proud to offer, beginning in fall 2024, a minor in Japanese; master's degree programs in Rehabilitation Science and Public Health (4+1 program), and certificates in Health Equity; Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Wellbeing; and Organizational Leadership.
  • The addition of these academic programs reflects Arcadia's commitment to providing students with a customized education that features interdisciplinary coursework and hands-on learning opportunities.
  • "These upcoming academic programs allow students even more options to earn degrees at Arcadia University, while preparing them for sustained career success," said Jeff Rutenbeck, provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs at Arcadia University.
  • The programs continue with Arcadia's focus on preparing students for career success: 97 percent of recent Arcadia students secured jobs or graduate program placements within 6 to 9 months of earning their degrees.

Cochlear calls for action in Washington D.C. ahead of World Hearing Day

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Cochlear assembled a team of hearing experts to emphasize the importance of hearing health for policy makers at the Australian Embassy in Washington D.C. ahead of World Hearing Day on Sunday March 3rd.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Cochlear assembled a team of hearing experts to emphasize the importance of hearing health for policy makers at the Australian Embassy in Washington D.C. ahead of World Hearing Day on Sunday March 3rd.
  • "After I took action and received my first cochlear implant in 1993, my life absolutely changed for the better."
  • Echoing Dr. Lin's education messaging, panelist Barbara Kelley, Executive Director of The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) spoke about changing mindsets, urging Americans to protect hearing in noisy environments, check hearing with regular exams and treat hearing loss as soon as possible.
  • "If left unaddressed, hearing loss poses significant challenges to overall health and can be progressive, leading to greater hearing loss over time.

International forum highlights the transformative power of lifestyle medicine to treat chronic disease and redefine health care

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
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ST. LOUIS, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- More than two dozen international experts in lifestyle medicine from 21 countries converged recently in Qatar at a forum to advocate for the growing medical specialty as an effective approach to treating noncommunicable chronic disease and transforming health worldwide.

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  • The Feb. 17 event, "Lifestyle Medicine - Redefining Healthcare to Promote Wellbeing," was organized by The Institute for Population Health (IPH) of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, the Lifestyle Medicine Global Alliance (LMGA), and the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine (IBLM).
  • The forum was designed for physicians and other health professionals, including nurses, public health professionals, dentists, pharmacists, health care administrators, researchers and educators to develop the knowledge to discuss the growing field of lifestyle medicine and its opportunities, advancement and challenges.
  • Since certification in lifestyle medicine began in 2017, nearly 6,700 physicians and other health professionals have earned certification globally.
  • Ravinder Mamtani, MD, MSc, FACPM, FACOEM, DipABLM, vice dean for Population Health and Lifestyle Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar, and Sivaneswaran Poobalasingam, MD, DipIBLM, president of the Malaysian Society of Lifestyle Medicine, said the forum reinforced their belief that lifestyle medicine is "the way forward" for health care.

Over One Thousand San Francisco City Workers Rally and Release New Report to Shed Light on Wasteful Contracting Out

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, February 27, over one thousand San Francisco city workers represented by IFPTE Local 21, SEIU Local 1021, and other City unions rallied outside of 49 South Van Ness Avenue to draw attention to wasteful contracting out. On-going negotiations, which risk developing into a strike, have centered around addressing the City's overreliance on private contractors and improving staffing levels for vital public services.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, February 27, over one thousand San Francisco city workers represented by IFPTE Local 21, SEIU Local 1021, and other City unions rallied outside of 49 South Van Ness Avenue to draw attention to wasteful contracting out.
  • The rally coincided with a special report released today by City Unions, which demonstrates how private contractors inappropriately manage city services.
  • "This report shows how private contractors are profiting at the expense of our public services," said Bianca Polovina (they/them), IFPTE Local 21 President.
  • "We are out here telling the City, the mayor, to stop the wasteful spending on private contractors that don't know how to do the job we do every day."