Newswise Focus Channel: Healthcare Channel Policy and Experts

Closing the Rural Health Gap: Media Update from RWJF and Partners on Rural Health Disparities

Newswise — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 08:55:00 EST

Rural counties continue to rank lowest among counties across the U.S., in terms of health outcomes. A group of national organizations including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the National 4-H Council are leading the way to close the rural health gap.

Equality Isn't Cutting It: New Campaign From American Heart Association and American Academy of Pediatrics Works for Health Equity, Too

Newswise — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 15:30:28 EST

Join our virtual press briefing on August 10 at 11 am ET to hear from these organizations about new research, stories of successful programs in communities, and experts who can speak to the need to ensure all children have access to nutritious food and safe places to be physically active.

Winning Star Trek Tricorder Device to Be Presented to Experts at the 69th AACC Annual Scientific Meeting

69th AACC Annual Scientific Meeting Press Program — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 14:05:32 EST

Press can register here to livestream this special session through Newswise Live on Monday, July 31 at 7:30 PM EDT. The winner of the Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE competition will present DxtER--a real-life tricorder--at the 69th AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo in San Diego. This special session will be the first time that the device is presented to researchers at a U.S. scientific conference.

Infectious Diseases Expert Urges Caution in Flu Panic

Virginia Tech — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 03:05:55 EST

Tulane University Experts on Trump Administration, Executive Orders and Supreme Court Nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch

Tulane University — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 13:05:43 EST

Replacing Obamacare: U-M Experts Available

University of Michigan — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 10:05:15 EST

Replacing Obamacare: U-M Experts Available

University of Michigan — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 14:55:58 EST

Expert Pitch: Presidential Executive Orders

Florida State University — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 14:50:32 EST

Ben Stiller's Surgeon Edward Schaeffer, MD Is Available to Discuss New Prostate Cancer PSA Testing Study

Northwestern Medicine — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 16:00:10 EST

WashU Expert: Trump Has No Clear Plan for Reducing Drug Prices

Washington University in St. Louis — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 10:05:06 EST

Despite announcing in his first press conference that he would deal with a pharmaceutical industry "getting away with murder," President-elect Donald Trump doesn't seem to have a clear path for how he will reduce drug prices,聽said Rachel Sachs, associate professor of law at Washington University in St.

'Complete Chaos,' Says Health Care Expert on Potential Repeal of Obamacare

Northwestern University — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 11:30:56 EST