Health and Wellness
Providing health care, education and resources around the world, wherever they are needed most.
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03-01-24
On Rare Disease Day, Q4HE Collaboration Highlights Purpose in Action
In honor of Rare Disease Day on February 29, we’re highlighting a program dedicated to diagnosing and treating patients in underserved communities in Southern California affected by the rare autoimmune diseases pemphigus and pemphigoid...
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02-27-24
Gilead Sciences and Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Taking Action Toward Meaningful Change
This year’s theme for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is “Engage, Educate, Empower: Uniting to End HIV/AIDS in Black Communities.”
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02-27-24
Helping Children SEE LOVE
Orbis is focused on saving the sight of children worldwide – and we are providing an opportunity for people around the world to send a letter of support to a child awaiting surgery.
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02-26-24
Living Our Purpose – Ivelisse Lugo
As the Chairman, CEO, and President of Quest Diagnostics, Jim Davis receives plenty of messages from various customers, business partners, and patients. But a note he recently received caught his attention.
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02-23-24
Global Market Adoption of WELL Surges: More Than 5 Billion Square Feet of Space Now Uses the World’s Leading Standard for Healthy Buildings and Healthy Organizations
The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), announced today a landmark achievement: the WELL Building Standard (WELL) is now being used across more than 5 billion square feet of space in 130 countries.
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02-23-24
Healthy Communities: Walgreens Boots Alliance’s Mission to Improving Health Equity and Societal Well-Being
In fiscal 2023, Walgreens launched the Health Equity Champions Network. Health Equity Champions connect team members and customers to the work Walgreens does in health equity and serve as a point of contact for health equity work in their region.
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02-22-24
When an Ounce of Prevention Can Be Worth a Lifetime of Cure
A few years ago, a friend told me his wife had been feeling out of sorts. She didn’t know why, but because of the pandemic she hadn’t been going to her regularly scheduled checkups. When she finally went, the news wasn’t good. Stage 3 cancer.
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02-22-24
Quest Diagnostics and Instacart Collaborate To Reduce Food Insecurity Across the United States With Integrated Patient Health Coaching and Nutritious Grocery Delivery
By integrating Instacart into Pack Health's programs, the companies will deliver a complementary suite of services aimed at increasing access to the food, nutrition education and coaching support individuals need to build healthier habits.
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02-21-24
Prescription for Safer Healthcare: Strategies to Mitigate Medical Errors
Medical errors pose substantial challenges including patient harm, healthcare system strain and potentially tragic loss of life. This white paper addresses the critical issue of medical errors within the healthcare industry and presents comprehensive strategies.
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02-21-24
Viatris Receives its First BSI Certification for Minimized Risk of AMR
In January 2024, Viatris was notified that its Aurangabad, India, facility has received certification from the British Standards Institution (BSI) for meeting a new industry standard on Minimized Risk of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).
