World Alzheimer’s Day – September 21
In order to bring much needed attention to the disease, the world, recognizes September as World Alzheimer’s Month and September 21st as World Alzheimer’s Day.
Affordability Ranking of Online Master’s-Level Nursing Education Degrees
AffordableSchools.net announced the release of its newest online masters programs rankings list, featuring the 25 Most Affordable Online Master’s of Nursing Education Degrees.
Best and the Most Affordable Online Bachelors in Medical Sonography Degrees
College Choice, a leading authority in college and university rankings and resources, has published its 2016 rankings for the Best Online Bachelors in Medical Sonography Degrees and the Most Affordable Online Bachelors in Medical Sonography Degrees.
Astellas Oncology Finalists to Present Live at Stanford Medicine X
Astellas announced the five C3 Prize finalists chosen to present their ideas live at the Stanford Medicine X conference on Sept. 17 to a panel of judges including Robert Herjavec, dynamic entrepreneur, passionate cancer caregiver and star of ABC’s Emmy Award-winning television show, Shark Tank.
The Friday Five – Combating Childhood Obesity
September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. In today’s world 2 out of 3 children do not get any physical activity on a daily basis.
BioAccel Announces Solutions Challenge 2016 Competition Categories
BioAccel, an organization dedicated to supporting earlystage medical device and technology entrepreneurs, is recruiting entrepreneur teams to compete in its premiere event, The Solutions Challenge – 12/1/16.
Check Out These Lists
Who doesn’t like a good list? Whether you are on it, know someone on it, or aspire to be on it, you always want to read the list. Here are some worth sharing.
The Friday Five – Back to School Edition
It’s the first week of September which means the end of lazy summer days. In other words, it’s time to put down the ice cream and remember to exercise! This week’s Friday Five highlights articles about keeping healthy and fit during this back to school time.
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund and the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance have come together and formed the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance to lead in advocacy, research and support for patients and their families.
Expansion of Health IT Company Jellyfish Health will Create 100 New Jobs
Jellyfish Health LLC is expanding operations and creating 100 new jobs at an annual wage of $70,000, the healthcare technology company announced. The majority of the new jobs will be focused on software development at an average wage that is more than 200 percent of the current average in Bay County, Florida.
The Innovation Institute Signs Exclusive Global Agreement with Society of Physician Entrepreneurs
The Innovation Institute announced that it has signed an exclusive global agreement with the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs (SoPE), a biomedical and healthcare innovation network of over 25,000 international members, to collaborate on concepts, ideas, and solutions that will improve healthcare delivery.
The Friday Five – This Week in Precision Medicine
With healthcare technology changing and improving everyday, precision medicine (PM), the medical model proposing customizing healthcare, including an individualized tailoring of all medical decisions, practices, and products to every patient, is also on the rise. Today’s Friday Five includes everything you need to currently know about precision medicine.
