Health and Wellness
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10-02-19
Astellas Oncology Announces 2019 C3 Prize® Finalists
Astellas Pharma US, Inc. ("Astellas") has announced the finalists for its fourth annual C3 (Changing Cancer Care) Prize, a challenge that funds the best ideas beyond medicine to improve cancer care for patients, caregivers and their loved ones. The C3 Prize will award up to $200,000 in total gran...
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10-01-19
LifeGuides Announces $1M Follow-On Funding From North Shore Venture Partners as Financing Exceeds $5.5M (To Date)
LifeGuides helps enterprises increase retention and recruiting, while reducing presenteeism loss, and enhancing a Culture of Caring. The Company provides a human-to-human network, of trained and experienced Guides, to help employee famili...
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09-30-19
Consumer Goods Companies Join Forces in the ‘Mexico Get Well’ Movement
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), through its Health & Wellness Pillar, has today announced a new Collaboration for Healthier Lives (CHL) initiative in Mexico City. The movement, “Mexico Get Well” (México Ponte Bien), ...
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09-30-19
Reports of Impossible Burger Health Reactions Lead to National Health Survey
Reports from people who experienced adverse health reactions following the consumption of the Impossible Burger or other products produced by Impossible Foods have prompted GMO Free USA, a national nonprofit, to launch a public health survey to gather more data from people experiencing similar re...
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09-26-19
IFPMA Statement on UHC Political Declaration at UNGA74
IFPMA congratulates the United Nations General Assembly in holding the first-ever high-level meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and welcomes the adoption of the Political Declaration on UHC at its 74th session
IFPMA and its members welcome the declaration’s call to address healthca...
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09-25-19
Are Hospitals Prepared for the Changing Demographics of Patients? New Sodexo Report Highlights Industry Challenges and Offers a 5-part Action Plan for Advancing Hispanic Leadership in Healthcare
Numerous challenges lie ahead for healthcare leaders over the next decade. CEOs and healthcare administrators will wrestle with...
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09-25-19
Mushroom Council Partners With Whole Kids Foundation
September 2019 has been a big one for the mushroom industry – from the annual National Mushroom Month activations to the announcement of the
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09-24-19
Merck Announces First Nine "Safer Childbirth Cities" Committed to Reducing Maternal Deaths and Narrowing Disparities in the US
Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today its funding support of projects in nine cities across the country to help end preventable maternal deaths. Each project will be tailored to the needs of pregnant women in their respective city, focusing on reduc...
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09-24-19
Sodexo Partners With 70 Universities to Host Largest Farmers Market @ Campuses Across America
Today’s college students are more invested than ever in where their food comes from and what they are eating.
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09-23-19
A Collaborative Movement Launched for the First Time in Lyon to Encourage Healthier Behaviours
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), through its Health & Wellness Pillar, has today launched a Collaboration for Healthier Lives (CHL) initiative in Lyon...
