#HealthITchicks have partnered with Girls Who Code for their holiday giving campaign to help raise money that the nonprofit can use to launch GwC clubs in middle and high schools across the country. Donate today!
CDC established National Influenza Vaccination Week to highlight the importance of continuing flu vaccination through the holiday season and beyond. This week’s Friday Five provides you with all you need to know when it comes to the illness, protecting against it, and what to do if you happen to come down with it.
Started in 1988, World Aids Day was the first ever global health day. Today WAD is observed each year on December 1 and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV, and remember those who have died.
Thanksgiving is National Family Health History Day. This week’s Friday Five offers tips and resources to help you prepare for these important conversations and get started on recording all that you need to know about your family’s past that may help you in the future.
One in eleven Americans has diabetes and every 23 seconds someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with the disease. Diabetes causes more deaths than AIDS and breast cancer combined, and eighty-six million Americans are at risk for diabetes.
This week’s Friday Five takes a look at some of the organizations that represent home care and hospice, using technology to support home healthcare, a film focused on treating home-bound patients, and a special program for Vets on hospice.
Returning this December The New York eHealth Collaborative brings you The 2016 Digital Health Conference. The conference gathers together a who’s who of New York’s healthcare and health tech community for two days.
November 8th marks the fifth annual International Day of Radiology sponsored jointly by the European Society of Radiology, the Radiological Society of North America and the American College of Radiology.
Congratulations to the Cubs for winning their first World Series in 71 years! This week’s Friday Five highlights Cleveland and Chicago’s top hospitals, how both city’s hospitals supported and prepared themselves for the World Series, and even a history connection between an area hospital and its home team.
Last week Vice President Joe Biden delivered his final Cancer Moonshot Task Force report to President Obama. The report explains all that has been accomplished since the creation of the Cancer Moonshot Initiative last January, and lays out the specific plan for year 2 and beyond.
October was a busy month for celebrations and awareness. We followed news and events during Breast Cancer Awareness, National Cyber Security Awareness, National Health Education Week, Medical Assistants Recognition Week, and Apple Month!
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and this week’s Friday Five offers some good advice for dealing with breast cancer as well as the latest news and information about the disease and which charity organizations are doing the most good.
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