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Artist-designed stools in bars and coffee shops bring awareness to the signs and symptoms of the second leading cause of cancer death in Georgia. ATLANTA, Sept. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia CORE (Center for Oncology Research and Education) today announced the launch of "Weird Looking...

WEST HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Chronic pain is not just a code in a chart or a number on a pain scale—it's a life-altering, deeply distressing experience. More than 1 in 4 Americans live with daily pain—yet their suffering is too often dismissed or misunderstood. This...

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Purdue Pharma L.P. (“Purdue”) announced today, in recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day, that the Company has expanded its partnership with MMCAP to provide buprenorphine and naloxone tablets CIII (generic Suboxone®), a medication for opioid use disorder (“MOUD”), at the cost of one penny ($0.01) per tablet, to correctional facilities for incarcerated individuals with opioid use disorder. In May 2024, Purdue announced its partnership with MMCAP, a

(NYSE:BDX) FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Sept. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Awareness Month, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX) is shining a spotlight on a serious yet often overlooked circulatory disorder that restricts blood flow to the limbs and is...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Debra Houry has been a true champion for public health and emergency care, and as a valued member of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) family, her leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has set a...

CHICAGO, Aug. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Eleven leading health advocacy organizations have joined forces to announce the fifth annual ILD Day, taking place on Wednesday, Sept. 10. The national awareness day aims to educate the public about interstitial lung disease (ILD), a group of over...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- With less than 6 weeks until the 2025 Water Wellness Summit, the Alliance to Prevent Legionnaires' Disease (APLD) has announced the speaker list and agenda for this free conference, which will focus on addressing waterborne disease holistically...

MILLBURN, N.J., Aug. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- When 40,000 fourth-grade students across New Jersey return to school, they'll find an important message in their books encouraging them to stay drug-free, thanks to the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey's (PDFNJ) Fun Things to Do Instead...

BOSTON, Aug. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of National Community Health Worker (CHW) Awareness Week, a new report, Strengthening Public Health with Community Health Workers, #StrengthInCHWs, was published today that spotlights examples of sustained programs in communities across...

LAGOS, Nigeria, Aug. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- BSV has launched a "Voice of Africa" awareness campaign in African countries to publicise HDFN. What is HDFN and why is it essential to understand it? Haemolytic disease neonatal (HDFN), also known as erythroblastosis foetalis, is a blood...

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- TENA, a leading incontinence care brand, has ranked U.S. states and cities based on how easy it is to access public restrooms by measuring discoverability on popular map apps, density per population, cleanliness ratings, and wheelchair...

Thanks to high temperatures and variable precipitation, certain cities are at greater risk for pest-borne diseases FAIRFAX, Va., Aug. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) released its Public Health Pest Index™, a bi-annual forecast identifying...

ALBANY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With kids across New York returning to school, CDPHP® and Delta Dental Insurance Company are reminding families that one of the most important school supplies doesn’t go in a backpack—a healthy smile. To raise awareness about the importance of preventive dental care, CDPHP®, in partnership with Delta Dental Insurance Company and the All Smiles Welcome campaign, is launching its Back-Tooth-School (BTS) initiative. This statewide promotion is designed to help CDPHP®

Tick BYTES LLC Draws Parallels and Shares Online Resources to Safeguard Our Families WINDHAM, Maine, Aug. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As the twentieth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches—a disaster that reshaped New Orleans and stunned the nation—it's an important moment to reflect...

Dr. Vivek Murthy to Speak In Person on Loneliness, Human Connection, and Mental Health at Wellness Together Conference SAN DIEGO, Aug. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- 19th & 21st U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy will speak at the upcoming Wellness Together Conference, joining thousands...