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Senior, John F. Kennedy High School Having moved to the United States from Ethiopia when she was 5, Hewan Kidanemariam is aware of inequities in the world—especially when it comes to health care. She says her early interest in medicine was influenced by her mother, who was a medical aide during that country’s civil war and would tell stories of bandaging wounded soldiers. “It really comes down to impact. There are other professions where you can help people, but it’s more indirect,” says Hewan, 17, who lives in Silver Spring and aspires to be a physician. “In health care, you have...
Tonya Muse Joins Odgers Berndtson as Partner News provided by Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Odgers Berndtson is pleased to announce that Tonya Muse has joined the firm as Partner in the U.S. Corporate and Government Affairs Practice based in the Washington, D.C. office. Steve Potter, CEO of U.S. Odgers Berndtson, commented, "We are delighted to welcome Tonya Muse to the firm. As a seasoned corporate and government affairs executive, Tonya brings a deep background in industry and trade association leadership initiatives as well as non-profit ...
In seeking to lead longer and healthier lives, Americans should consider emulating the nation's Latino population, David Hayes-Bautista, a professor of medicine and director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at the Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, told participants at the conference. Latinos in the United States enjoy longer life expectancies and lower death rates from heart disease, cancer and other causes than non-Hispanic whites, said Hayes-Bautista, citing data from the National Center for Health Statistics. Hayes-Bautista, who's spent 40 years studying the health...
A recent Stanford conference looked at everything from business innovations to caregiving to new ways for Americans to work and thrive throughout the increasingly long lives they're now living.