Imperial Valley News Center
American Cancer Society Honors Outstanding Individuals with the Volunteer Leadership Award
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Atlanta, Georgia - The American Cancer Society recognized two outstanding individuals with the Volunteer Leadership Award, a prestigious national honor for volunteers with extraordinary contributions to the fight against cancer through humanitarian, distinguished service, and leadership.
HPV Vaccine Uptake is Highest Among Girls in High Poverty and Majority Hispanic Communities
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Adolescent girls living in high-poverty communities and majority Hispanic communities were more likely to have received at least one dose of a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine than those living in low-poverty communities and in communities of other racial and ethnic compositions, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
AMA Launches Silicon Valley Integrated Innovation Company, Health2047
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San Francisco, California - Building on its historic commitment to advance the practice of medicine and improve public health, the American Medical Association (AMA) announced that it is investing $15M to become founding partner of a health care innovation company - Health2047, Inc. – that will conduct rapid exploration of innovative solutions to the biggest challenges facing the nation’s 1.1 million physicians and the patients they serve.
Preventing Youth Gun Violence: What We Know and Still Need to Know
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Washington, DC - The causes of youth gun violence are complex and while focusing on just a single variable will probably not prevent shootings, understanding and preventing youth violence should be a national priority, according to a comprehensive review published by the American Psychological Association.
FDA outlines cybersecurity recommendations for medical device manufacturers
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a draft guidance outlining important steps medical device manufacturers should take to continually address cybersecurity risks to keep patients safe and better protect the public health.
Dengue vaccine enters phase 3 trial in Brazil
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Washington, DC - A large-scale clinical trial to evaluate whether a candidate vaccine can prevent the mosquito-borne illness dengue fever has been launched in Brazil. The vaccine, TV003, was developed by scientists in the laboratory of Stephen Whitehead, Ph.D., at NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
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