Eight major health systems in Washington are forming an alliance Dec. 7 to advocate for climate change policy and protect patient communities from health risks of climate change like heat waves, wildfire smoke, poor air quality and infectious diseases.
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New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health will convene healthcare executives at a forum Dec. 12 to bring awareness to gun violence as a public health issue and organize industry leaders around solutions.
Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren is "a very healthy 70-year-old woman," according to a Dec. 4 medical report from her physician posted by NBC News.
Johnstown, Pa.-based Conemaugh Health System committed to delivering 130 acts of kindness to the communities it serves over the next year in celebration of its 130th anniversary, according to The Tribune Democrat.
HHS Secretary Alex Azar and CMS Administrator Seema Verma met Dec. 4 "to try to clear the air" following reports of a personal feud, according to a report from Politico.
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Jaewon Ryu, MD, JD, serves as President and Chief Executive Officer at Geisinger.
Deborah Chasco, DNP, CCRN, CNS, serves as Director of Nursing Informatics at UMC El Paso.
Jay Grider, DO, PhD, MBA, serves as Chief Physician Executive at the University of Kentucky Health System.
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