Pregnancy

Momcozy’s New Bras Redefine Comfort and Style for Postpartum Fitness

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
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Moms, in their postpartum fitness journey, face added weight and sensitivity of lactating breasts.

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  • Moms, in their postpartum fitness journey, face added weight and sensitivity of lactating breasts.
  • This frustration leads to postponed postpartum fitness plans and sacrifices of physical comfort.
  • Momcozy’s new FB011 Nursing Sports Bra redefines the postpartum fitness experience and solves for these challenges.
  • Throughout pregnancy, nursing, and postpartum fitness, FB011 Nursing Sports Bra promises all-day relaxation and protection.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas' Special Beginnings® initiative to fund additional CenteringPregnancy sites statewide

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Monday, November 6, 2023
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RICHARDSON, Texas, Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) continues its collaboration with Centering Healthcare Institute (CHI) to add up to 20 additional CenteringPregnancy sites as part of BCBSTX's statewide evolved Special Beginnings® initiative to improve health outcomes for Texas moms and babies.

Key Points: 
  • RICHARDSON, Texas, Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) continues its collaboration with Centering Healthcare Institute (CHI) to add up to 20 additional CenteringPregnancy sites as part of BCBSTX's statewide evolved Special Beginnings® initiative to improve health outcomes for Texas moms and babies.
  • Numerous studies have shown that CenteringPregnancy practices are able to improve health outcomes for mothers and their babies as well as reduce health disparities.
  • BCBSTX's collaboration with CHI began in 2020 and has resulted in awarding seven Texas provider locations with grants to implement CenteringPregnancy's group model.
  • BCBSTX's statewide expanded Special Beginnings® initiative aims to improve health outcomes for Texas moms and babies following data that showed nine out of 10 maternal deaths in Texas were preventable.

Reimagining Parenthood: Redefining Infertility to Celebrate Every Surrogacy Journey

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Monday, November 6, 2023
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This new inclusive definition for infertility will allow more people to fulfill their dreams of parenthood.

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  • This new inclusive definition for infertility will allow more people to fulfill their dreams of parenthood.
  • As Fontes states, "We have always believed everyone who wants to be a parent should be able to.
  • This change is particularly significant, given that some insurance plans rely on ASRM's definition of infertility to approve fertility treatments.
  • As a gay dad myself, I understand how hard it is to get started on a surrogacy journey.

Safe & Green Holdings’ WELLglobal Health™ Subsidiary Announces Planned Partnership with e-Lovu to Expand Access to Integrated Maternal Care Through Engagement with Employers, Doctors, and Wellness Real Estate Developers

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Technology, Health, Consumer, Residential Building & Real Estate, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, Practice Management, Telemedicine, Virtual Medicine, Software, General Health, Hospitals, Baby, Maternity, Health Technology, Women, Preterm birth, Periodic function, Elevance Health, Wellness, Senior counsel, Weight loss, Workplace, OBS, Multimedia, Mother, Pregnancy, Partnership, Abiye (Safe Motherhood) Project, Green, Woman, Patient, Communication, Health care, Nursing, Safe

This innovative approach is designed to ensure the delivery of convenient, high-quality care for individuals across the nation.

Key Points: 
  • This innovative approach is designed to ensure the delivery of convenient, high-quality care for individuals across the nation.
  • In partnership with top-tier providers in preventive care and chronic condition management, WELLglobal Health and its care partners are working to bring customizable care closer to home and the workplace.
  • WELLglobal Health’s proposed partnership with e-Lovu will expand the range of healthcare services and products available in WELLglobal Health’s flexible care WELLness Suites.
  • WELLglobal Health’s WELLness Suites provide the ideal solution, offering a dedicated space for in-person care, lab tests, sonograms, counseling, and more.

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation and Count the Kicks Partner to Expand Stillbirth Prevention Program in Connecticut

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Monday, October 30, 2023
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The results have led researchers to call for urgent action to address the stillbirth crisis in the U.S. and to study Count the Kicks on a national level.

Key Points: 
  • The results have led researchers to call for urgent action to address the stillbirth crisis in the U.S. and to study Count the Kicks on a national level.
  • Count the Kicks has a free app that provides expectant parents a simple, non-invasive way to monitor their babies’ well-being every day.
  • “We are honored to partner with Count the Kicks to provide real-time resources and solutions for expectant moms and families in the state through educational and innovative programming,” said Lou Gianquinto, president of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Connecticut.
  • Through this collaboration, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation is hoping to bring the same success to Connecticut, which would save approximately 51 babies in the state each year.

RXO Named Top Company for Women to Work for in Transportation

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Monday, October 30, 2023
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RXO, (NYSE: RXO), a leading provider of asset-light transportation solutions, was named a 2023 Top Company for Women to Work for in Transportation by the Women in Trucking Association.

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  • RXO, (NYSE: RXO), a leading provider of asset-light transportation solutions, was named a 2023 Top Company for Women to Work for in Transportation by the Women in Trucking Association.
  • RXO was also named to the “Elite 30” list, which recognizes the companies that generated the highest number of industry-wide votes in Women in Trucking’s poll.
  • “RXO is honored to receive this recognition by the Women in Trucking Association,” said Heidi Ratti, chief human resources officer at RXO.
  • Additionally, RXO offers a variety of learning and development opportunities designed to support professional development.

Mirum Pharmaceuticals to Present New Data at The Liver Meeting®

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Monday, October 30, 2023
Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Health, Clinical Trials, Cholestasis, TJP2, Publication, Itch, Hepatology, Medication, Quality of life, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, Pregnancy, MYO5B, Cholestatic pruritus, Safety, Patient, Liver cancer, AASLD, Pharmaceutical industry

Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIRM) today announced that data from its LIVMARLI and volixibat programs will be presented at The Liver Meeting®, the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) annual meeting, taking place November 10-14, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts.

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  • Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIRM) today announced that data from its LIVMARLI and volixibat programs will be presented at The Liver Meeting®, the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) annual meeting, taking place November 10-14, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Poster 4602-C: Improvements in pruritus with maralixibat are associated with improved quality of life for patients with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis: Data from the MARCH-PFIC trial
    Poster 4604-C: Maralixibat leads to significant improvement in cholestatic pruritus for children with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis due to TJP2 or MYO5B deficiency: Data from the MARCH-PFIC trial
    Poster 4605-C: Maralixibat leads to significant improvements in cholestatic pruritus for children with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis without a genetic diagnosis: Data from the MARCH-PFIC trial
    Poster 4547-C: Efficacy, safety and tolerability of volixibat in patients with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: A case series of 4 patients
    Full data will be available within the Publications and Presentations section on Mirum’s website on November 13.

Precision Health Equity Initiative and e-Lovu Partner to Gather Thought Leaders in Honor of Maternal Health

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Friday, November 3, 2023
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Bringing together thought leaders in health care, technology, and philanthropy.

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  • Bringing together thought leaders in health care, technology, and philanthropy.
  • Attendees will hold a candlelight vigil honoring today's maternal journey.
  • The leading underlying causes of pregnancy-related death are heart conditions among Black moms, mental health conditions among Hispanic and white moms, and hemorrhage among Asian moms.
  • "The current one-size-fits-all maternal care model regularly misses emerging disease and doesn't think through the diversity of the U.S. healthcare landscape.

Predictive Analysis Demonstrates a Combined Threat of Flu, RSV, and COVID-19 this Winter

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Thursday, November 2, 2023
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PARSIPPANY, N.J., Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With winter on the horizon, predictive analysis conducted for Reckitt's Lysol Pro Solutions by data experts at BlueDot Inc.1 suggests that U.S. businesses should anticipate a concurrent rise in flu, RSV, and COVID-19 this year, but that the onset of respiratory virus season will be closer to typical pre-pandemic timing than last year.

Key Points: 
  • This year, signs from the southern hemisphere suggest that the flu season is trending towards pre-pandemic patterns.
  • Businesses can therefore leverage this predictability to ensure they are ramping up protection measures with appropriate timing.
  • RSV IS ON THE RISE AND IMPACTING CHILDREN IN PARTICULAR:
    Children in the southern hemisphere have already been affected by RSV in their winter season.
  • For more information about Lysol Pro Solutions or BlueDot, and for inquiries on how we can help your business, please contact:

StoryMD, a First-of-its-Kind, Interactive Health Platform, Launches A Mother's Journey, an Intimate Guide to Conceiving and Nurturing a New Life

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023
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NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- StoryMD, a first-of-its-kind, interactive health platform with one of the world's largest digital libraries of vetted, scientific medical information, has launched A Mother's Journey - An Intimate Guide to Conceiving and Nurturing a New Life. A Mother's Journey is a one-stop ecosystem that provides new and aspiring parents with a better way to understand and manage their fertility and pregnancy journeys.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- StoryMD , a first-of-its-kind, interactive health platform with one of the world's largest digital libraries of vetted, scientific medical information, has launched A Mother's Journey - An Intimate Guide to Conceiving and Nurturing a New Life.
  • A Mother's Journey is a one-stop ecosystem that provides new and aspiring parents with a better way to understand and manage their fertility and pregnancy journeys.
  • StoryMD's A Mother's Journey - An Intimate Guide to Conceiving and Nurturing a New Life includes the following proprietary features.
  • Communities: Another key feature of StoryMD's A Mother's Journey are the supportive online communities, organized according to specific HealthJournal topics.