TORONTO, May 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aleafia Health Inc. (TSX: ALEF, OTC: ALEAF) (“Aleafia Health” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the board of directors (the “Board”) has elected an Acting Chair and reconstituted its committees following the recent addition of Rhonda Lawson and Glenn Washer to the Board. The Board has […]

Richmond-based Lighthouse Labs, a nationally-recognized, top 25 seed-stage accelerator, will partner with the Health Innovation Consortium (HIC), a collaborative alliance working to make the Commonwealth of Virginia a hub for health innovation, to launch Virginia’s only health-focused accelerator program. Founding partners Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU Health, and Activation Capital, launched HIC in 2019 to help […]

CHICAGO & PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–2bPreciseâ„¢ Precision Healthâ„¢ platform has been named a recipient of Microsoft Corp.’s 2020 Health Innovation Awards, in the category of “Reimagine Healthcare.” The awards recognize health organizations and their technology solution partners for using Microsoft’s technology solutions in innovative ways that help enable personalized care, empower care teams, improve operational outcomes, protect […]

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Second Lady Karen Pence visited Great Smoky Mountains National Park to talk about the mental health benefits of spending time outdoors as officials announced the second phase of a plan to reopen all park trails. Pence was accompanied on her visit Tuesday by Deputy Secretary of Interior Katharine MacGregor, the White […]

Angela Weiss/Getty Images We’ve made our coronavirus coverage free for all readers. To get all of HBR’s content delivered to your inbox, sign up for the Daily Alert newsletter. The anesthesiologist’s beeper goes off — it’s an emergency call to place a breathing tube in a patient critically ill with coronavirus, a dangerous procedure due […]

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Mental health is more important now than ever, as the pandemic has drastically impacted the daily lives of nearly all individuals. A new telehealth project being launched from Texas Tech Health Sciences Center aims to improve access to that care in the Borderland. The Child Psychiatry Access Network Hotline, also […]

ST. LOUIS, May 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC), which offers Medicare Advantage plans nationally through the WellCare and Allwell brands and locally through the Health Net Source link

This story also ran on Fortune. This story can be republished for free (details). Jill Goodridge was shopping for affordable health insurance when a friend told her about O’NA HealthCare, a low-cost alternative to commercial insurance. The self-described “health care cooperative” promised a shield against catastrophic claims. Its name suggested an affiliation with a Native […]

In a letter Tuesday to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, CVS chief executive Larry Merlo indicated his company received the funds as part of the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund. He said it was an automatic distribution from HHS and that CVS did not request the money. The fund provides $175 billion to […]

Bestselling author, comedian and mental health campaigner, Ruby Wax, has told CNBC that politicians “better get ready” to address the levels of anxiety caused by the coronavirus crisis.  The performer, who was awarded an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II for her services to mental health in 2015, said that since the lockdown response to Covid-19, […]