A Health Home Run: Baseball’s Dmitri Young Gets Another Turn at Life
Former professional player Dmitri Young impressed the baseball world when he appeared at a game this summer, having lost about 100 pounds since he last played in 2010. His stunning transformation...
View ArticleMother, Grandmother to be Honored for Tissue Donation on Rose Bowl Parade Float
Lisa “Michelle” Middleton of Gainesville, Fla., originally from Charleston, SC, passed away very suddenly at the young age of 44. Lisa had just said good bye to her co-workers at RTI Surgical (RTI), an...
View Article“Orange Is the New Black” Star Uzo Aduba Running 2015 Boston Marathon to...
Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated actress Uzo Aduba will run the 119th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 20 as a member of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team to support cancer research at...
View ArticleProject Sunshine and UnitedHealth Group Teamed Up During Celtics Game for...
At Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat game, more than 100 volunteers from UnitedHealth Group and Boston Celtics Legend Leon Powe created and assembled 1,000 Project Sunshine Creative Arts & Craft Kits....
View ArticleFirst Lady Michelle Obama, Former First Ladies Lend Support to First-Ever...
First Lady Michelle Obama and all five living former First Ladies announced their support for a project to transform a gravel rooftop space at Children’s National Health System into a 7,200-square-foot...
View ArticleSisters Network Inc. Teens4Pink Takes the Lead Nationally To Empower Teens to...
Sisters Network Inc., the only national African American breast cancer survivorship organization with affiliate chapters across the country, announced today the expansion of the Teens4Pink program to...
View ArticleThe National Pork Board Brings Healthy and Delicious Pork to BBQs Across...
Summer signals the start of the grilling season, and the National Pork Board (NPB) wants to encourage Americans to spice up this year’s grilling celebrations with the unexpected flavor of lean,...
View ArticleBoxing Legend and Five-time Heavyweight Champion of the World Evander...
Are you ready to rumble? Coming soon to knock out prostate cancer is boxing legend and five-time heavyweight champion of the world, Evander Holyfield. Since his retirement from boxing in 2011,...
View ArticleProstate Cancer Foundation Steps Into the Ring to Knock Out Prostate Cancer...
The Prostate Cancer Foundation is throwing a one-two punch to knock out prostate cancer for good with the recent production of a public service announcement featuring boxing legend and five-time...
View ArticleBlack Celebrities Come Out to Honor 2015 Heroes in the Struggle Honoring...
Danny Glover (Color Purple, Lethal Weapon), Brian J. White (Scandal), Shaun Robinson (Access Hollywood), Naomi Campbell (Empire) and other Black celebrities from film, stage, television and music will...
View ArticleKevin Hart to Host HealthFest to Inspire a Healthy Way of Life
Rally Health and actor and comedian Kevin Hart will host a free health fair at The Grove, Saturday, Feb. 27 to show the community how making simple lifestyle changes can be fun and help improve overall...
View ArticleForging A New Path Through Precision Medicine And Innovation
If you ask Wright Lassiter, III what he’s passionate about, it won’t take long for the subject to turn to innovation and precision medicine. Lassiter is the President and CEO of Henry Ford Health...
View ArticleIntroducing Blue Apron x Chrissy: Chrissy Teigen Brings Six of Her Favorite...
Chrissy Teigen, a New York Times best-selling cookbook author, widely known for her obsession with hearty, homemade, and delicious cooking, is bringing six of her original recipes to Blue Apron menus...
View Article$26.5 million grant to fund first large-scale study on African-American men...
The ambitious project, led by the Keck School of Medicine of USC, will explore why African-American men are at higher risk for developing more aggressive forms of the disease and why they are more...
View ArticleGregory E. Deavens Named Chairman of Hartford HealthCare Board of Directors
Gregory E. Deavens was named chairman of the Hartford HealthCare Board of Directors. As executive vice president, chief financial officer, and… The post Gregory E. Deavens Named Chairman of Hartford...
View ArticleBELLA+CANVAS And Serena Williams Team Up To Bring Millions Of Masks And COVID...
As 115,000 schools across the nation plan their reopening strategy over the next six months, BELLA+CANVAS, a leading manufacturer of premium… The post BELLA+CANVAS And Serena Williams Team Up To Bring...
View ArticleRoyal Caribbean Group names Dr. Calvin Johnson Global Head, Public Health and...
Royal Caribbean Group has named Dr. Calvin Johnson as Global Head, Public Health and Chief Medical Officer. In this new role,… The post Royal Caribbean Group names Dr. Calvin Johnson Global Head,...
View ArticleDr. Marketa Wills Selected as New Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for Johns...
After a thorough search, Johns Hopkins HealthCare hired Dr. Marketa Wills as Chief Medical Officer (CMO). Dr. Wills starts on October… The post Dr. Marketa Wills Selected as New Chief Medical Officer...
View ArticleSaama Appoints William H. Carson, M.D., to Board of Directors
Saama Technologies, Inc. (“Saama”), the #1 AI clinical analytics platform company, announced that it has appointed William H. Carson, M.D., Chairman… The post Saama Appoints William H. Carson, M.D., to...
View ArticleForma Therapeutics Elects Renowned Doctor and Health Disparities Expert...
Forma Therapeutics Holdings, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on rare hematologic diseases and cancers, announced that Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D.,… The post Forma Therapeutics...
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