Recent Headlines
Within Health Care Services
Sagora Senior Living Rebrands San Angelo Community
Sagora Senior Living rebrands its recently acquired retirement community in San Angelo, TX. Residents receive improved quality of care with Sagora's "Resident First" philosophy. - October 28, 2016 - Sagora Senior Living
Ed Whittington, ND is Set to Open a Private Practice in Castleton Specializing in Anti-Aging. He Will Also Offer Non-Invasive Face Lift and Lipo with Zero Down Time
After finishing his Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine in May, Ed Whittington headed straight for the Cosmetic Surgery Mecca, Houston TX. He opened a naturopathic cosmetic center in Sugar Land, TX and his success has been beyond imaginable. Dr. Whittington is extremely excited to bring some of this cutting edge, "art" as he calls it, to his home town of Indianapolis. - October 28, 2016 - Ed Whittington, ND
Annapurna Trek to Defeat Leprosy
Trek Annapurna and have a life-transforming experience for you and people affected by leprosy; Challenge to walk the Annapurna Trek in Nepal; Event to help transform the lives of people affected by leprosy - October 28, 2016 - The Leprosy Mission Australia
Bodyfit by Genesis Opening Health and Wellness Center in Anaheim Hills
Bodyfit by Genesis in conjunction with PAMG (Physicians Associates Medical Group) is opening a health and wellness center in Orange County at 5475 E La Palma Ave. Suite 206 in Anaheim Hills. Grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony with the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce will be held on Saturday,... - October 27, 2016 - Bodyfit by Genesis
South Nassau Communities Hospital Awards Dorothy M. Sharer Scholarship to 3 Area Students
In recognition of their selfless service as junior volunteers at South Nassau Communities Hospital, three Baldwin residents have been awarded the hospital’s annual Dorothy M. Sharer Scholarship. - October 27, 2016 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
Orange County Orthodontist Announces Affordable Braces Treatment Plan
Local orthodontist office, OC Dental Specialists offers new affordable braces treatment plans for everyone in the Orange County, CA area. - October 26, 2016 - OC Dental Specialists
NBC Stars to Visit New Mary’s Center Location in Fort Totten
NBC 4 Chief Meteorologist Doug Kammerer and American Ninja Warrior Season 7 Finalist Sean Darling-Hammond are long-standing supporters of Mary's Center, which is opening its 7 location for healthcare, education and social services in Fort Totten. - October 26, 2016 - Mary's Center
Anthony Michael Group Will Hold Health Care Webinar
Join the Anthony Michael Group, a search firm with specialization in nursing leadership recruitment, as they offer a webinar aimed at nursing and hospital talent acquisition leadership. The online event in webinar format will be held on Thursday, November 17th at 9am Pacific, 12pm Eastern. The... - October 26, 2016 - The Anthony Michael Group
Veterans Yoga Project Launches National Yoga Event for Veterans Day
Veterans Yoga Project is launching a national weeklong fundraising and awareness-raising event in support of veterans with posttraumatic stress. More than 500 donation-based yoga classes will be taught during the week of Veterans Day, Nov 4-13 to raise money for programs that support our veterans,... - October 25, 2016 - Veterans Yoga Project
New Addiction Treatment Center Opens in Lantana, Florida
Yoga, art therapy and adventure-based therapies among the treatments offered - October 24, 2016 - Anchor Bay Recovery
New Research Benchmarks Clinical Investigator Satisfaction with Pharma Sponsors and Central Laboratories
5-year Study Tracks Central Lab Performance and Identifies Opportunities for Pharma Sponsors to Improve Clinical Investigator Satisfaction. - October 24, 2016 - Life Science Strategy Group, LLC
Business of Eyecare Forum - Atlanta, November 16, 2016
Renowned Speaker Joins Free Eyecare Forum in Peachtree City Cleinman Performance Partners and HOYA Vision Care welcome world-renowned speaker, musician and entertainer Tom Sullivan to the free Business of Eyecare Forum in Peachtree City. Alan Cleinman, Cleinman Performance Partners CEO and... - October 23, 2016 - Cleinman Performance Partners
DeCotis Insurance Associates Welcomes New Team Member Carissa Olink to Providence Office
DeCotis Insurance Associates welcomes the recent addition of Carissa Olink to their Providence office. Carissa joins the surplus and specialty insurance agency as a Sales Producer, adding her extensive 10 years of insurance experience to the organization. - October 22, 2016 - DeCotis Insurance
Hurricane Relief Food Drive for Haiti
Bootcamp for a cause. Join the Upper Cervical Institute of FL and the Eat Better Live Better Foundation as they host a free bootcamp for Haiti relief. Bring nonperishable food, baby items and/or clothes to be donated to Haiti. There will be 3 trainers taking everyone through a great one hour bootcamp. - October 22, 2016 - Upper Cervical Institute of Florida, P.A.
SAVING Grace Set to Host Holiday Shopping Event to Benefit Charity
Local Chicago Business, SAVING Grace, hosts Shop for a Cause charity event benefiting The Cradle, adopting agency and Mt. Sinai Children’s Hospital. - October 22, 2016 - SAVING Grace
South Nassau Communities Hospital to Honor Allscripts CEO
This year's ball will be held on Saturday, November 5 at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, NY. Last year's Carnation Ball raised over $607,000 (net) to support the Emergency Department Expansion Campaign. - October 22, 2016 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
Family to Travel to “The Happiest Place on Earth” for a Final Family Vacation
Three generations of family to travel to Disneyland to celebrate the life of an ALS patient. - October 22, 2016 - Dream Foundation
Presentation from electroCore Shows That Healthcare Costs for Patients with a Primary Headache Diagnosis Cost Four Times More Than a Healthy Patient Due to Comorbidities
Research presented at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Nexus in early October in Washington, DC, showed that 60 percent of adult patients who were diagnosed with primary headache had one or more comorbidities which raised the average annual cost of their healthcare to over $20,000. This... - October 22, 2016 - electroCore
Prevent Childhood Vision Loss: Dr. Mandi Conway’s Mission
Renowned Retina Specialist Dr. Mandi Conway strengthens her commitment to preventing childhood blindness due to complications of JA at the Juvenile Arthritis Conference. - October 22, 2016 - Arizona Retinal Specialists
Experimentica Ltd. Appoints New Director of In Vivo Pharmacology
Experimentica Ltd., a global ophthalmic contract research organization (CRO) today announced the appointment of Tamuna Bolkvadze, Ph.D. to Director In Vivo Pharmacology, effective immediately. Dr. Bolkvadze joined Experimentica Ltd. earlier in 2016 as Research Scientist and has been instrumental... - October 22, 2016 - Experimentica Ltd
Pure Skin Dermatology and Aesthetics Now Offers Breakthrough, FDA-Cleared, Non-Invasive, UltraShape Power™ System for Fat Destruction
Debra Grayman, MD, an Orlando-based Dermatologist of Pure Skin Dermatology and Aesthetics is pleased to be the first physician in the area to offer UltraShape Power™, a non-surgical, painless treatment recently cleared by the FDA for non-invasive fat cell destruction. - October 21, 2016 - Pure Skin Dermatology and Aesthetics
Elemental Wellness Announces "Spa Day" to Honor National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Elemental Wellness announces a special Spa Day for their members on October 23rd. Elemental will be pampering their members from 11 am – 4 pm with complimentary manicures, Henna, massage by Elone and hair styling. Other partners attending this event include Sound healing with Jessica, Enjoy... - October 21, 2016 - Elemental Wellness Center
Mary’s Center Receives Grant from the American Cancer Society and the National Football League to Fight Breast Cancer in Washington DC
The American Cancer Society and NFL have awarded Mary’s Center a grant to provide breast cancer education, outreach and navigation, and help individuals access screenings in Washington, DC. - October 21, 2016 - Mary's Center
Special Event to Benefit Sibling Support Program at Friends of Karen
7th Annual Benefit for The Adina's Angels Fund at Friends of Karen to be held Thursday, October 27, 7:00-10:00 pm at Mulino's at Lake Isle, Eastchester, NY. - October 20, 2016 - Friends of Karen
South Nassau Communities Hospital Supporters Donate $56K to Feil Cancer Center
More than 250 residents completed a 3.1-mile walk through Baldwin and Oceanside and used Internet-based Crowdrise to raise the funds, which along with event sponsorships, grossed more than $76,000. - October 20, 2016 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
Nerviano Medical Sciences Presents Data Regarding a Potent New Cytotoxic Molecule for ADC Generation
NMS-P945 is a potent, innovative and proprietary cytotoxic molecule in the nms pipeline, hbighly suited to conjugation with targeted antibodies. - October 20, 2016 - NMS Group
Avant Healthcare Professionals to Exhibit at the National Association for Home Care & Hospice 2016 Annual Meeting & Expo
Avant Healthcare Professionals will be exhibiting at the National Association for Home Care & Hospice 2016 Annual Meeting & Expo at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Kissimmee, FL on October 23-25, 2016. This year’s meeting offers three days of opportunities to learn, connect and discover... - October 19, 2016 - Avant Healthcare Professionals
NAPBC Accredits South Nassau Communities Hospital's Center for Breast Health
To achieve the re-accreditation, South Nassau demonstrated its compliance with standards established by the NAPBC to provide the best possible care to patients with diseases of the breast. - October 19, 2016 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc. Announces Robert Rayo Elected President
At the October 13, 2016 annual Employee Owner Shareholders Meeting, Robert J. Rayo was named President of Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc. - October 18, 2016 - Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc.
Miami Valley Homecare Helps Veterans Apply for the VA's Best Kept Secret
The Aid & Attendance Benefit has been one of the VA’s best kept secrets. Only a fraction of the eligible veterans over age 65, and their spouses, know about the availability of the Aid & Attendance Pension (A&A) which help elderly veterans and widows pay for home care and long... - October 18, 2016 - Miami Valley Homecare
Bioscience Americas Senior Scientific Advisor Presents at Major FDA Public Hearing
Dr. Leslie Miller backs the creation of a Registry of Cell Therapy to provide guidelines for stem cell use in therapies and treatments. - October 17, 2016 - Bioscience Americas
Gastric Cancer Foundation Event Promotes Research Funding to Improve Treatments and Save Lives - "A Cause for Hope" on November 18 in the San Francisco Bay Area
Stomach Cancer is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the world, and is increasingly affecting young people. Yet only a tiny fraction of the nearly 1M gastric cancer sufferers worldwide have well-defined tumor mutations that can be addressed with current treatment options. To increase funding for the disease and encourage more researchers to focus on stomach cancer treatment, the Gastric Cancer Foundation will hold its Annual Event, A Cause for Hope, November 18 in the SF Bay Area. - October 17, 2016 - Gastric Cancer Foundation
Leveraging Physician Chronic Care Management Reimbursement for 2017 MIPS Success: October 25, 2016 Webinar
A multi-site physician group describes how it leverages Medicare's Chronic Care Management program as a stepping-stone to success under MACRA's Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) during an October 25, 2016 webinar sponsored by the Healthcare Intelligence Network. - October 17, 2016 - Healthcare Intelligence Network
PA Biotechnology Center to Begin $10 Million Expansion
Biotech incubator in Bucks County secures federal grant, launches major expansion project. - October 16, 2016 - Hepatitis B Foundation
Elemental Wellness Announces the Availability of the Whoopi Goldberg & Maya Elisabeth Medical Cannabis Product Line
Whoopi Goldberg and award-winning edibles maker Maya Elisabeth have launched Whoopi & Maya, a medical cannabis company that focuses on producing competitively priced, high quality cannabis-infused salves, balms and edibles designed to relieve menstrual pain and discomfort. “I am thrilled... - October 15, 2016 - Elemental Wellness Center
Insignia Senior Living Partners with Georgia State University for Gerontology Research Project
Gardens of Roswell, an Insignia Senior Living Community located in Alpharetta, GA, has joined forces with Georgia State University's Gerontology Institute to conduct a research project that will find ways to improve quality of life of caregivers and residents through collaborative care partnerships. - October 15, 2016 - Insignia Senior Living
Comfort Life's 14th Annual Retirement Living Guide Released Nationally
Comfort Life magazine's 14th annual issue will be released nationally this month. The magazine and website now reach more Canadians than ever before: over 350,000 people annually. This year, there are 2.5 million Canadians 75 and older, and just under 6 million (16.5% of the population) who are 65 and older. - October 15, 2016 - Comfort Life Media
You First Foundation Golf Event Raises Funds to Support Brain Injury Victims and Their Families
First Service Credit Union's You First Foundation raises $30,000 in 2nd annual charity golf tournament. - October 14, 2016 - You First Foundation
Japanese Biologics Company Expands to Texas
ORTHOReBIRTH Co Ltd., a leading manufacturer of novel biologic products, announced the formation of ORTHOReBIRTH USA, previously Siena Biologics (Austin). The U.S. introduction of ORTHOReBIRTH’s products signals a new high-quality resource for doctors and patients throughout the... - October 14, 2016 - ORTHOReBIRTH USA
ORTHOReBIRTH USA Attending National Spine Meeting
ORTHOReBIRTH USA of Georgetown, Texas, is attending the North American Spine Society meeting for 2016. The meeting starts on October 26 and ends on October 29 in Boston, Massachusetts. The premier spine meeting in North America, NASS 2016, has hundreds of companies from around the globe coming... - October 14, 2016 - ORTHOReBIRTH USA
The Consortium of Sterile Sciences
As complex surgical instruments replace simpler surgical instruments for minimally invasive surgery and faster recovery time for patients, advanced education is required to insure the sterile processing of these complex surgical instruments. Sadly, 290,000 patients suffer surgical site infections mostly from the use of contaminated surgical instruments every year. From a layman’s perspective, 800 Americans will suffer surgical site infections today - some will not make it. - October 14, 2016 - The Consortium of Sterile Sciences
Montes HealthCare College Inaugurated, Offers Students Unique Medical Assistant Training Experience at Competitive Fees
Founded by doctors whom have been in the medical field for over 30 years, Montes HealthCare College provides students an unparalleled Medical Assistant training program. Complete the 6 months of training debt free with the pay as you go program. - October 14, 2016 - Montes HealthCare College
HBA Atlanta Hosts the Fifth Annual Woman in Healthcare Leadership Award
2016 Woman in Healthcare Leadership Award recognizes an exemplary leader and mentor in the healthcare industry. - October 14, 2016 - HBA Atlanta Chapter
Careington International Corporation Receives Frisco STYLE Magazine's Best of Business Award
Careington International Corporation, the nation’s premier marketer of money-saving discount dental, vision, health and other wellness and lifestyle savings plans, has been awarded Frisco STYLE Magazine’s Best of Business 2016 award for Best in Building a Winning Team. - October 14, 2016 - Careington
Retinal Consultants of Arizona Opens Largest, Most Advanced Clinical, Surgical & Retina Research Institute in Phoenix
Retinal Consultants of Arizona (RCA) – one of the nation’s leading Retina & Vitreous clinical research and patient treatment facilities – announces the opening of a 35,000 sq. foot clinical, surgical and research facility to continue addressing the growing number of Arizonans dealing with retina related disease such as age-related macular degeneration and diabetic eye disease – both are leading causes of blindness nationally. - October 13, 2016 - Retinal Consultants of Arizona
Milwaukee Urologist at Metropolitan Urology First to Offer New Office Based Treatment for Obstructive Prostate in Wisconsin
Metropolitan Urology Group SC in Milwaukee Wisconsin is the first to offer a new, office based, less invasive treatment for an enlarged prostate. The permanent implant treats symptoms due to urinary flow obstruction in men ages 50 or older. “The new implant, called the UroLift System, is... - October 13, 2016 - Metropolitan Urology Group SC
Aspiria Corp. Expands Its Student Assistance Programs to Educational Institutions Across Canada
Mental health assistance provider Aspiria has expanded their student assistance programs to over 20 colleges and universities across Canada. With this new program in place, students now have access to a diverse range of mental health services at their fingertips. - October 13, 2016 - Aspiria Corp.
Certa Dose, Inc. to Showcase "Simple and Brillant" Pediatric Dosing Device at American College of Emergency Physicians 2016 Annual Conference
Certa Dose, Inc. will exhibit the new Certa Dose™ System at the ACEP 2016 Annual Conference and Scientific Meeting on October 16–18, 2016. Medication dosing errors are the #1 medical error in pediatric patients. The Certa Dose System was developed by an Emergency Department physician with the goal of reducing medication dosing errors in pediatrics. Described by emergency personnel as “Simple and Brilliant,” the patented, award winning device will be shown at Booth #S2216. - October 13, 2016 - Certa Dose, Inc
STOP Foodborne Illness Warns: “Scare” Away Foodborne Illness This Halloween
With fall just around the corner, there are many food-centered holidays that require special attention, especially Halloween. STOP Foodborne Illness, a leading national advocate for safe food, offers various ways to keep your children and yourself safe this upcoming Halloween. While Halloween is... - October 13, 2016 - STOP Foodborne Illness
Operative Experience to Deliver First Commercial Sale of World's Only "Hands-In-The-Body" Emergency Obstetric Simulator, C-Celia
Operative Experience, Inc., a fast rising developer of high-fidelity human simulators for surgical and pre-hospital education, today announced the first commercial sale of its state-of-the-art emergency obstetrics skills simulator, C-Celia™ to Manatee Technical College (MTC), a... - October 12, 2016 - Operative Experience, Inc.