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    An Expert Explains the Latest Good-Yes, Good!-News About Lung Cancer Image

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    02-28-20

    An Expert Explains the Latest Good-Yes, Good!-News About Lung Cancer

    Originally published on JNJ.com

    In January, the American Cancer Society issued an announcement that gave cancer experts reason to cheer: According to the organization’s 

    Project HOPE Partners With United Airlines to Deliver Lifesaving Medical Equipment to Epicenter of Coronavirus Epidemic Image

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    02-27-20

    Project HOPE Partners With United Airlines to Deliver Lifesaving Medical Equipment to Epicenter of Coronavirus Epidemic

    Project HOPE today announced that United Airlines is donating funds to deliver desperately needed ventilators to eleven hospitals in Hubei Province, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in China. The ventilators, which can help save the life of a critically ill patient with ...

    Expressive Writing Is Good for Your Mental Health Image

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    02-26-20

    Expressive Writing Is Good for Your Mental Health

    We know that writing with pen and paper is good for your brain. But it’s also good for your heart and soul. Researchers have found that people who practice expressive writing — that is, writi...

    Novartis and DNDi to Collaborate on the Development of a New Oral Drug to Treat Visceral Leishmaniasis Image

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    02-26-20

    Novartis and DNDi to Collaborate on the Development of a New Oral Drug to Treat Visceral Leishmaniasis

    Novartis and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)a not-for-profit research and development (R&D) organization, have signed a collaboration and licence agreement to jointly develop LXE408, as a potential new oral treatment for visceral leishmaniasis, ...

    Study: Your Home’s Water Quality Could Vary by the Room — and the Season Image

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    02-24-20

    Study: Your Home’s Water Quality Could Vary by the Room — and the Season

    Is the water in your home actually safe, given that water utility companies in the U.S. aren’t required by law to monitor the water that specifically enters a building at its service line?

    A study has found that the water quality of a home can differ in each room and change between seasons...

    International Paper Addresses Period Poverty in Video Submitted to Corporate Citizenship Film Festival Image

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    02-12-20

    International Paper Addresses Period Poverty in Video Submitted to Corporate Citizenship Film Festival

     International Paper’s new video “Fighting Period Poverty in Our Own Backyards” has been entered in the 2020 Corporate Citizenship Film Festival, hosted by the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship. The video can be viewed at 

    WELL Hits Major Global Milestone Supporting Healthier People and Better Buildings Image

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    02-06-20

    WELL Hits Major Global Milestone Supporting Healthier People and Better Buildings

    The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) has announced that it has passed the 500-million-square-foot mark of buildings registered and certified under the WELL Building Standard (WELL). The milestone quickly follows this month’s earlier announcement that the number of WELL Accre...

    Novo Nordisk and Discovery Education Award $10,000 Grants to 2020 ‘Super Health, Super You’ Community Challenge Winners Image

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    02-04-20

    Novo Nordisk and Discovery Education Award $10,000 Grants to 2020 ‘Super Health, Super You’ Community Challenge Winners

     Novo Nordisk and Discovery Education—the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms—ann...

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