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IARD Welcomes the UN Political Declaration on NCDs

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Julian Braithwaite, President & CEO of IARD, said: “The new UN Political Declaration marks an important moment in global health. While we have seen progress in reducing the harmful use of alcohol, challenges remain, and action must be accelerated. As a science-based organisation with official NGO status at the UN, IARD is committed to supporting governments, civil society, and the WHO in implementing solutions that focus on harmful consumption. Through a whole-of-...
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Healthmine Appoints Dwight Erskine as New Chief Executive Officer

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dwight Erskine joins the tech-enabled health engagement company to lead the next stage of growth....
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Groups Appoints Long-Time Executive Cooper Zelnick as CEO, Strengthening Leadership in Value-Based Addiction Care

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Groups is proud to announce the appointment of Cooper Zelnick as Chief Executive Officer....
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Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition and Nation's Long-Term Care Leaders Rally Behind H.R. 5031 to Protect Senior Access to Meds

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--America’s leading long-term care voices are unified in their call for urgent action to avert a looming crisis that could impact access to care for millions of seniors across the country. The American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), LeadingAge, and Argentum, the leading national organizations for providers in nursing homes, assisted living and other long-term care (LTC) settings, joined the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC...
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CUPE calls on Alberta to accept recommendations following death of care worker

CALGARY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The union representing a Calgary care worker fatally stabbed by a client with a history of violence is calling on the province to accept and implement the recommendations of the inquiry report released today. In October of 2019, Deborah Onwu, an employee of Woods Homes Society, was stabbed 19 times while working alone with Brandon Newman – then a resident of the society. Newman had complex needs, a history of violence, and assorted cognitive and mental health issues. O...
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HealthEdge Awarded on TIME’s List of the World’s Top HealthTech Companies 2025

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HealthEdge® has been named to the inaugural edition of the World’s Top HealthTech Companies 2025, presented by TIME and Statista Inc....
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CCAGW Launches New Initiative to Expose CMMI Failures and Protect Patients

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CCAGW launched a national multi-faceted initiative to hold CMMI responsible for lack of transparency, unchecked spending, and failed experimentation....
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Clinicians Say Patient Experience Extremely Important but Lack Ability to Help Improve It, According to a New Surescripts Survey Report

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Surescripts®, the nation's leading health intelligence network, released a new report indicating that clinicians feel they have little ability to improve their patients’ care experience, despite nine in 10 of the prescribers and pharmacists surveyed indicating it was very or extremely important. A strong majority of both pharmacists and prescribers also saw technologies designed to deliver cost and coverage insights, accelerate the prior authorization process an...
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The Federation of Medical Women of Canada Urges Expansion of Pharmacist Prescribing Authority in Ontario, With Focus on Improving Access to HPV Vaccine

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Federation of Medical Women of Canada (FMWC) is calling for urgent regulatory changes to expand pharmacists’ scope of practice to include prescribing authority for all vaccines, notably for the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. This advocacy effort aims to eliminate unnecessary barriers to immunization, particularly in Ontario, where current regulations hinder timely access to vaccines through private insurance plans. This call echoes recent recommendatio...
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RAMPSociety Launches on September 15, Introducing the First and Only Certification for Reimbursement and Market Access Professionals

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RAMPSociety launches society for reimbursement and market access professionals....