Author: Dorron Blumberg

House Committee Votes to Advance Bill to Protect Health Care, Social Service Workers from Epidemic of Workplace Violence Nurses, other workers urge legislators to quickly move bill to full House floor vote

Posted by | Jun 12, 2019 | |

June 11. 2019 – A federal bill to protect health care and social service workers from extremely high rates of workplace violence—HR 1309, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, by Rep. Joe Courtney—was today voted out of the House Committee on Education and Labor, with bill supporters urging House leadership to now quickly move it to a full House floor vote.

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FLORIDA’S STUDENTS WORKING AGAINST TOBACCO RECEIVE INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR ADVOCACY – World Health Organization Recognizes Florida Youth for Addressing Youth Vaping Epidemic

Posted by | Jun 11, 2019 | |

June 11, 2019 – Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT), Florida’s youth-led statewide organization, is one of six individuals and groups to be honored with a 2019 World No Tobacco Day award for their Not A Lab Rat campaign. 
Each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) awards winners to recognize outstanding contributions to the advancement of the policies and measures contained in the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. The WHO celebrates World No Tobacco Day each year on May 31 to raise awareness of the harmful and deadly effects of tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure. 
 

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Patrice A. Harris, M.D., Inaugurated as 174th President of the AMA – Atlanta Physician Becomes First African-American Woman to Hold Office

Posted by | Jun 11, 2019 | |

June 11, 2019 – Patrice A. Harris, M.D., M.A., a psychiatrist from Atlanta, was sworn in today as the 174th president of the American Medical Association (AMA), the nation’s premier physician organization. Dr. Harris is the first African-American woman to hold the office. She will focus her tenure on the AMA’s three strategic arcs: attacking the dysfunction in health care by removing obstacles and burdens that interfere with patient care; driving the future of medicine by reimagining medical education, training and lifelong learning, and by promoting innovation to tackle the biggest challenges in health care; and leading the charge to confront the chronic disease crisis and improve the health of the nation.

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What’s New in Brain Research at Weizmann?

Posted by | Jun 11, 2019 | |

Weizmann Institute researchers from across the disciplines are pursuing topics in neuroscience, approaching this crucial field from a number of angles. That’s because understanding our brains – in both health and disease – benefits everyone on this planet.
From Alzheimer’s to autism, Parkinson’s to mental health, memory to aging and beyond, here are just some of the Institute’s neuroscience advances over just the past year:
 

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First USA CBD Expo Set to Occur August 2 to 4 in Miami Beach More than 500 Vendors to Exhibit to Estimated Audience of 15,000+ Consumers and Industry Insiders

Posted by | Jun 10, 2019 | |

JUNE 10, 2019 – At a critical time for a rapidly growing market, thousands of CBD industry leaders will come together from August 2 to August 4, 2019 for the first USA CBD Expo held at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Fla. For three days, representatives from top CBD brands and adjacent businesses will converge to learn and network while displaying their products to consumers and insiders alike.

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