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Several Northeastern States and America's Largest City Announce the Northeast Public Health Collaborative
Several Northeastern states and America's largest city have been collaborating since early 2025 and today formally announced the Northeast Public Health Collaborative, a voluntary regional coalition of public health agencies and leaders, brought...

Several Northeastern States and America's Largest City Announce the Northeast Public Health Collaborative
Several Northeastern states and America's largest city have been collaborating since early 2025 and today formally announced the Northeast Public Health Collaborative, a voluntary regional coalition of public health agencies and leaders, brought...

US Navy Veterans Lung Cancer Advocate Urges a Navy Veteran with Just Diagnosed Lung Cancer to Call About Compensation if Before 1983 They Worked at a Shipyard in Washington, California, Maine, Virginia or Connecticut
WASHINGTON , DC, UNITED STATES, September 16, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The US Navy Veterans Lung Cancer Advocate says, "We are passionate advocates for navy veterans who were exposed to asbestos in the navy before 1983 and who now have...

Plymouth Rock Names James Foxx Chief of Agency Marketing for Massachusetts and New Hampshire
BOSTON, Oct. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plymouth Rock Assurance, a leading auto and home insurance provider in the Northeast, today announced the appointment of James Foxx as Chief of Agency Marketing for Massachusetts and New Hampshire within...

Author Annie Agarwal’s New Picture Book 'The Magic of Diwali with Saara' Brings the Joy of Diwali to Young Readers
Author Annie Agarwal shares the why behind celebrating Diwali, reminding children that every new beginning is possible. BROOMFIELD, CO, UNITED STATES, October 14, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Amid the pumpkins, ghosts, and turkeys filling fall...

Confidia Cares Honors Local Heroes and Inspires the Next Generation with $15,000 in Community Support
Confidia Health’s ongoing initiative pays tribute to fallen first responders through community donations and scholarships that continue their legacy. BRISTOL, CT, UNITED STATES, October 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Confidia Health Institute is...
U.S. FDA approves Boehringer’s JASCAYD® (nerandomilast tablets) as first new treatment option for adults with IPF in over a decade
Ingelheim, Germany/Ridgefield, Connecticut, U.S. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive disease, causing a continuous decline in lung function.1 Approval is based on results from two clinical trials, which showed reduction in Forced...

Attorney General Bird Joins Coalition Defending Act to Protect Children from Social Media Harm
DES MOINES—Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced she joined a bipartisan coalition of 34 states and the District of Columbia in a brief supporting Tennessee’s law that protects children from social media harm. Studies continue to show that...

MedXwaste 4th Annual Franchise Conference Highlights 150% Growth and National Footprint
MedXwaste 4th Annual Franchise Conference Highlights 150% Growth and National Footprint. Providers of Medical Waste Disposal Services and Paper Shredding. WEST HAVEN, CT, UNITED STATES, October 6, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- MedXwaste, the only...

Samantha Magnani Featured in Influential Women for Her Commitment to Justice and Leadership in the Legal Field
WEST SIMBURY, CT, UNITED STATES, October 13, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Celebrating a Seasoned Prosecutor Dedicated to Upholding Justice and Advancing Women in Law Influential Women is proud to announce the inclusion of Samantha Magnani in its...

Arvinas Presents Late Breaking, Positive Phase 1 Clinical Data for ARV-102, a PROTAC LRRK2 Degrader, at the 2025 International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders®
– ARV-102 was well tolerated in clinical trials for both healthy volunteers and patients with Parkinson’s disease – – ARV-102 demonstrated dose-dependent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) exposure in subjects in both trials – – After 14 days of treatment...

UPDATE — Pennant Completes Purchase of Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama Operations from UnitedHealth Group and Amedisys
EAGLE, Idaho, Oct. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Pennant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNTG), the parent company of the Pennant group of affiliated home health, hospice, home care and senior living companies, announced today that on October 1, 2025, it...

Earl Young, Olympic Champion and Leukemia Survivor, Releases Book on Oct. 7
‘Gold and Grace’ traces Young’s remarkable life, from winning a gold medal as a teenager to saving lives through blood stem cell donor advocacy DALLAS, TX, UNITED STATES, October 7, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Earl Young, an Olympic sprinter,...

Pennant Completes Purchase of Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama Operations from UnitedHealth Group and Amedisys
EAGLE, Idaho, Oct. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Pennant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNTG), the parent company of the Pennant group of affiliated home health, hospice, home care and senior living companies, announced today that on October 1, 2025, it...

Ultragenyx Appoints Eric Olson as Chief Business Officer and Executive Vice President
NOVATO, Calif., Sept. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: RARE) today announced the appointment of Eric Olson as chief business officer (CBO) and executive vice president effective September 22, 2025, following the...

HHS Provides More Than $1.5 Billion in State and Tribal Opioid Response Grants
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), today allocated more than $1.5 billion in FY25 continuation funding awards for the State Opioid Response (SOR)...

Boehringer Ingelheim launches new direct-to-consumer platform to expand patient access to important treatments
Ridgefield, Connecticut, U.S. Boehringer Ingelheim today announced the launch of its new direct-to-consumer platform, “Boehringer Ingelheim Access.” The platform will offer a convenient way for patients in the U.S. to order and receive home...

Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Brief Opposing Trump’s Continued Attempts to Dismantle Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Programs
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 17 attorneys general in submitting an amicus brief in San Francisco AIDS Foundation, et al. v. Trump, et al., opposing the Trump Administration’s executive orders...
ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY APPOINTS THREE NEW TRUSTEES TO BOARD
BRISTOL, R.I., Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Roger Williams University is pleased to announce the appointment of three new members to its Board of Trustees – Todd R. Daviau ’86 (Cedar Hill, Texas), Domenic R. Grieco ’99 (Lincoln, R.I.), and...

Synchrocare Invites Entrepreneurs to Join Its Growing Franchise Network
Unique opportunity to bring cutting-edge medical device solutions to underserved communities in West Virginia WV, UNITED STATES, September 22, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Synchrocare LLC, a well-established provider of innovative healthcare...