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ABOG Appoints Amy Young, MD, as Next Executive Director

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Dallas, Texas, June 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) is pleased to announce the appointment of Amy Young, MD, as its new Executive Director, effective September 13, 2023.

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  • Dallas, Texas, June 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) is pleased to announce the appointment of Amy Young, MD, as its new Executive Director, effective September 13, 2023.
  • Dr. Young is ABOG’s first female Executive Director in its nearly 100-year history.
  • "Dr. Young brings exceptional expertise and leadership in undergraduate and graduate medical education to ABOG.
  • She will provide vision to enhance processes and develop innovations in certification to assure the quality of care provided to those that place their trust in obstetricians and gynecologists,” said Dr. George Wendel, ABOG Executive Director.

Dr. Gary Frishman of Boston IVF Named A 2023 Top Fertility Doctor in Rhode Island

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Monday, June 5, 2023

PROVIDENCE, R.I., June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Boston IVF, a worldwide leader of fertility treatment and family building, is pleased to announce that reproductive endocrinologist Gary N. Frishman, MD(he/him) has been selected by Rhode Island Monthly as a 2023 Top Fertility Doctor in Rhode Island.

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  • PROVIDENCE, R.I., June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Boston IVF , a worldwide leader of fertility treatment and family building, is pleased to announce that reproductive endocrinologist Gary N. Frishman, MD (he/him) has been selected by Rhode Island Monthly as a 2023 Top Fertility Doctor in Rhode Island.
  • Dr. Frishman has been named a Top Fertility Doctor in every Rhode Island Monthly's Top Doctor article since the award's inception in 1992.
  • Alongside his Rhode Island Monthly recognition, Dr. Frishman has earned national and international acknowledgment for his contributions to Women's Health.
  • Additionally, he has served on the boards of Big Sisters of Rhode Island, Day One Rhode Island, City Year Providence, and Rhode Island Blood Center's Advocacy Board.

Quality of education in decline at the University of Ottawa amid a climate of confusion

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Thursday, May 11, 2023

Ottawa, May 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Students, academic staff, support staff, teaching assistants, and research assistants are all alarmed by the closing of the University of Ottawa’s Academic GPS.

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  • Ottawa, May 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Students, academic staff, support staff, teaching assistants, and research assistants are all alarmed by the closing of the University of Ottawa’s Academic GPS.
  • Home to some 90 student mentors, the Academic GPS was a vital hub for academic support to undergraduate and graduate students.
  • This, despite the university reporting financial surpluses for most of the intervening eight years.
  • The Central Administration’s continuing failure to engage seriously with the campus community and to leverage its perspectives, experience, and knowledge in budgetary decision-making is hastening a stark decline in the quality of education on offer at the University.

The Institute for Hebrew Bible Manuscript Research Recovers Lost Text from Oldest, Most Complete Hebrew Bible for Sale at Sotheby’s Auction

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Thursday, May 11, 2023

The Sassoon Codex is the earliest surviving manuscript in private hands to have originally contained all 24 books of the Hebrew Bible with vowels and accents.

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  • The Sassoon Codex is the earliest surviving manuscript in private hands to have originally contained all 24 books of the Hebrew Bible with vowels and accents.
  • Dr. Nehemia Gordon , executive director of the Institute for Hebrew Bible Manuscript Research (IHBMR) of Bedford, Texas, played a key role in uncovering hidden text in the Sassoon Codex.
  • “It is one of six key manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament, identified by scholars as the basis for reconstructing the ‘Masoretic Text,’ the received text of the Hebrew Bible.
  • The Aleppo Codex is considered by scholars to be the most accurate surviving manuscript of the Hebrew Bible.

New Report Examines Diversity in the Human Genetics and Genomics Workforce

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Thursday, November 10, 2022

The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) today released the Human Genetics & Genomics Workforce Survey Report, which takes an in-depth look at the fields workforce demographics, including race, ethnicity, or ancestry; gender identity; sexual orientation; age; disability status; and disadvantaged background.

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  • The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) today released the Human Genetics & Genomics Workforce Survey Report, which takes an in-depth look at the fields workforce demographics, including race, ethnicity, or ancestry; gender identity; sexual orientation; age; disability status; and disadvantaged background.
  • This report represents a collaborative and critical step the genetics and genomics professional societies have undertaken to survey our field, Rotimi said.
  • The genetics and genomics workforce is predominantly homogeneous with 67.0% of respondents identifying their race, ethnicity, or ancestry as White.
  • Founded in 1948, the American Society of Human Genetics is the primary professional membership organization for human genetics specialists worldwide.

DotLab announces three granted patents for its non-invasive test for endometriosis, DotEndo™

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Friday, August 19, 2022

Via its clinical studies, DotLab has pioneered medical tests enabled by single-stranded, non-coding RNAs called microRNAs in circulating body fluids such as blood and saliva.

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  • Via its clinical studies, DotLab has pioneered medical tests enabled by single-stranded, non-coding RNAs called microRNAs in circulating body fluids such as blood and saliva.
  • The inventions embodied in the portfolio of granted patents U.S. Patent No.
  • 11,315,660 B2 also include the company's proprietary machine learning algorithms to detect, predict, diagnose, and monitor the presence or absence of the disease.
  • EMPOWER is the most robust clinical study of its type ever performed, making it an excellent foundation for thecommercial test.