American Skin Association Announces 2021 Research Grants for Skin Cancer and Diseases
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NEW YORK, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ American Skin Association has announced the awarding of two coveted research grants under the
ASA Milstein Research Scholar Awards program
.
ASA Milstein Research Scholar Award for Melanoma/Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer and
Ester Del Duca, MD of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai received the
ASA Milstein Research Scholar Award in Atopic Dermatitis.
This year of grants includes the
ASA Daneen & Charles Stiefel Investigative Scientist Award in Melanoma Research awarded to
Elena Piskonouva, PhD of Weill Cornell Medicine. The Stiefel Family, longtime supporters of ASA, generously contributed $300,000 to support grants for melanoma research. The purpose of this funding is to identify and support emerging leaders in dermatology focused on melanoma research. Specifically catering to mid-ca
DispatchHealth Strategically Expands Leadership Team
New Chief Product Officer Appointed and Senior Healthcare Industry Leaders Join Company to Drive Rapid Growth
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DENVER, May 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ DispatchHealth is pleased to announce several additions to its executive leadership team. These new roles align with the company s rapid growth strategy and support its mission to create a patient-centered organization enabled by technology.
Daniel Graf has been appointed to chief product officer. In this new role, Graf will be responsible for the company s technology platforms, products, and teams. He brings nearly three decades of progressive product and technology experience in disruptive companies such as Uber, Twitter, and Google.
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The easing of lockdown measures and rollout of vaccines is generating widespread relief but for people battling Covid-related anxiety, the health crisis is far from over.
The pandemic has “triggered a surge in health anxiety”, with increasing reports of what is commonly referred to as “coronaphobia”, The Washington Post reports.
And with feelings of isolation and insecurity increasing the emotional toll taken on young people, in particular, experts are warning that Covid anxiety may have lasting mental health effects even after everyday life resumes.
What is Covid Anxiety Syndrome?
Covid anxiety is typically fuelled by a fear of contracting the virus. Indeed, the threat from Covid-19 remains “very real”, and hesitancy to use public transport or visit a pub is a “typical response”, Dr Chris Hand, a lecturer in psychology at Glasgow Caledonian University, told The Times. “It’s fair to say that many of us are a wee bit more
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) â Two weeks before the pandemic hit, Ron-Shaye Clark got a call.
An Annapolis performing arts venue wanted to host her student production of âThe Wiz.â Sheâd already put out the calls for auditions in January, chosen a cast and picked her co-director, an affable 14-year-old named Camarin âPeebooâ Wallace. Everything was coming together.
Then, COVID-19âs first infection in Maryland became dozens of infections. The after-school program Clark runs at the Pip Moyer Center shut down. Everything shut down, halting âThe Wizâ before it really began. Then, in July, the unthinkable happened. Camarin died after someone shot him on the playground near his home.
Johns Hopkins University And Bloomberg Philanthropies Announce The Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative, A $150 Million Effort To Fuel Diversity In STEM Fields
Includes creation of new slots for diverse PhD students in JHU STEM programs coupled with academic and financial support, funding for cohort of HBCUs and MSIs to strengthen STEM pathways, and summer and post-baccalaureate programs
Initiative is named for one of Johns Hopkins most celebrated figures, Vivien Thomas, whose contributions went unrecognized for decades because of racial discrimination
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BALTIMORE and NEW YORK, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg Philanthropies announced the launch of the Vivien Thomas Scholars Initiative devoted to addressing historic underrepresentation in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, and preparing a new, more diverse generation of researchers and scholars to assume leadershi