June is Men’s Health Month
June is National Men’s Health Month, an observance led by the Men’s Health Network to raise awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys.
Our Story – Recapping Awareness in May
Highlighting National Women’s Health Week, National Women’s Check-up Day, and the first annual International Health & Wellness Week this May. Check out our recap of events in our story on Storify.
Cancer Moonshot Update to Our Story
A lot has been happening since the Cancer Moonshot 2020 Program was launched this past January. From gaining the support of millionaires to meetings with the Pope check out the latest Cancer Moonshot news with Our Story.
ACP Issues Urgent Call to Action on Climate Change to Avert Major Threat to Public Health
Climate change will have devastating consequences for public and individual health unless aggressive, global action is taken now to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the American College of Physicians (ACP) says in a new policy paper published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
HATA Announces Twelve New Members in First Quarter
HATA, the national association representing the practice management system (PMS) industry and other affiliated stakeholders, announced that twelve (12) new members have joined since the beginning of 2016. The healthcare market is transforming, and companies are turning to HATA for insight into how these changes might affect their short-term and long-term business strategies.
Connecticut Innovations Launches $5 Million Global Investment Challenge
Connecticut Innovations (CI), the leading source of financing and ongoing support for Connecticut’s innovative, growing companies, announced the launch of VentureClash, a $5 million global investment challenge for early-stage digital health and financial technology (fintech) companies.
Calling on Data Enthusiasts to Help Advance Cancer Research
By Warren Kibbe, PhD – Health data enthusiasts of all stripes arrived in Washington, DC, for an annual event known as Health Datapalooza. Incredibly smart participants from government, academia, companies, startups, and patient groups meet to share ideas and brainstorm about how to share and unleash health information to improve health outcomes for all.
Our Story – 2016 AARP Health Innovation@50+ LivePitch Event
The fifth annual AARP Health Innovation@50+ LivePitch, a one day pitch competition for emerging startups in the healthy living space with a focus on caregiving, was held on April 27th at Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, CA. Check out some of the highlights from the event, hear the pitches, and find out who the winners were in our special edition Storify recap.
Our Story – Recapping National Nurses Week 2016
Each year the American Nursing Association (@ANANursingWorld) recognizes its nurses during the celebration of National Nurses Week. We followed Nurses Week events, news, and tweets throughout the week and created a collection using Storify. Check it out!
Recipients of $1 Million Quantum Grant to Fund Transformational Pediatric Cancer Research
Hyundai Hope On Wheels, a nonprofit dedicated to helping kids fight cancer, announced four $1 million grants to Children’s Oncology Group institutions: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center and the University of Florida.
National Women’s Health Week – May 8-14
National #WomensHealthWeek (5/8-5/14) is an observance led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health (@womenshealth). The goal is to empower women to make their health a priority. It also serves as a time to help women understand what steps they can take to improve their health.
New at Health Datapalooza 2016: A Day Devoted to Privacy and Security
By Lucia Savage & Deven McGraw – For many years now, health IT developers, consumer advocates, and representatives from U.S and international governments have converged on Washington D.C. each spring for Health Datapalooza. New this year is a Privacy and Security Day.
