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Jasper Health and The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Collaborate to Support Blood Cancer Patients
Jasper Health and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society collaborate to support blood cancer patients. The collaboration aims to improve access to free care navigation and support. Patients should contact the Information Resource Center (800) 955-4572.
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Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc.
GAAP net loss of $1.7 billion increased 6.1 percent year over year including the 14 th week Comparable sales increased 4.4 percent on a two-year basis. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is a meaningful measure to share with investors because it facilitates comparison of the current period performance with that of the comparable prior period. The company has provided this non-GAAP financial measures that are not considered superior to the most comparable GAAP measures.
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Cumberland County Schools is Supporting Students' Mental Health
The American Psychological Association said from March 2020 to October 2020, mental health related emergency department visits increased 24% for children ages 5 to 11, and 31% for those ages 12 to 17 compared with 2019 data. Cumberland County Schools recently unveiled a new mental health app geared toward helping students in grades 6 through 12. Alongside supports teens social, emotional and behavioral well being.
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Read more at Spectrum News
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Mental Health Bond Measure Proposition 1 Continues to Hang on to its narrow lead
Proposition 1 is a $6.4 billion bond measure that seeks to overhaul the state’s approach to mental health. It would direct $4.4 billion to create 10,000 new mental health beds and $2 billion for homeless housing projects. The measure would require counties to spend 30% of revenue from the Mental Health Services Act on housing.
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Read more at The Mercury News
The White House’s FY25 Budget For the Department of Veterans Affairs Doesn’t Provide Funding For New Deployments
VA’s FY25 budget proposal represents a roughly 10% increase over FY24 budget total. FY25 request would only allocate $894 million for ongoing efforts to modernize the department’s EHR system. The long-delayed 2024 budget for the VA included roughly $1.3 billion in funding for the EHR modernization project.
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Read more at Nextgov/FCW
UVA Health University Medical Center No. 1 Hospital in Virginia
Newsweek’s “World’s Best Hospitals 2024” guide ranks UVA Health University Medical Center as the No. 39 hospital in the United States and among the world’s top 250. UVA’s ratings criteria include a survey of more than 85,000 medical experts in 30 countries, results from patient satisfaction surveys and several measures of high-quality care and patient safety.
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Read more at UVA Health Newsroom
Four Simple Ways to Improve Your Health
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Dr. Padonda B. Webb '03, DNP, FNP-BC, Becomes Assistant Vice Chancellor of Health and Wellness at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Padonda B. Webb '03, DNP, FNP-BC, has been appointed assistant vice chancellor of Health and Wellness in North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Division of Student Affairs. "Success is not about how much money you make; it is about the difference you make in people’s lives,' at forefront of her mind," said Dr. Melody Pierce, Ph.D.
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MTS Health Partners' Growth Plan
In December, powerhouse drugmaker Pfizer completed a roughly $43 billion acquisition of Seagen. The transaction proved to be far and away the largest M&A deal by volume in global healthcare last year, according to data from deal-tracking firm Dealogic. It was more than double the value of the next-largest deal, a Japanese healthcare merger that clocked in at $22 billion.
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Hearing Loss in Fitness Classes - What You Need to Know
Some audiology experts are warning that the loud volume of group fitness classes can take a toll on your hearing. A safe sound level depends on the length of the class and the amount you are attending each week, according to experts. This can pose a danger, however, as people crank up the volume to boost their motivation without realizing the possible negative side effects.
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Read more at Fox News