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Philips Announces Exchange Ratio for 2023 Dividend

May 15, 2024 Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), today announced that the exchange ratio for the dividend for the year 2023 is 1 new common share for every 29.2684 existing common shares. This ratio was based ...

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IHH Spearheads Cancer Care Leadership in Asia With Official Launch of Region’s First Private Proton Therapy Centre

Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital (MNH) Singapore is the first private hospital in the region to offer proton therapy; kicked off treatment for first patient on 10 May 2023. Centre has already treated more than 100 patients from 16 countries, ...

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MedSource Labs Announces Innovation in Safety, Accuracy and Functionality of IV Catheters

[Minneapolis, Minnesota, Chanhassen], May 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MedSource Labs moves the needle in the peripheral safety IV market with the announcement of ClearSafe Comfort and TrueSafe Comfort Blood Control IV Catheters with ...

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Accumulus Synergy Sponsors Revolutionary Healthcare Data Standard, Advancing Towards Global Dossier

BURLINGAME, Calif., May 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Accumulus Synergy, Inc. (“Accumulus”), a nonprofit industry association enhancing data exchange for the life sciences-regulatory industry, is proud to share a newly published global standard ...

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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre Welcomes New Deputy CEO Amid Strategic Transformations

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC) has recently welcomed Dr. Björn Zoéga as its Deputy CEO, an appointment that underscores its commitment to promoting and ...

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Reneo Pharmaceuticals and OnKure Announce Proposed Merger

Merger to create a Nasdaq-listed, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing OnKure’s portfolio of novel precision medicines in oncology Combined company is expected to have approximately $120 million of cash resources at ...

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Hummingbird Bioscience Presents New Preclinical Data Highlighting Next-Generation Antibody-Drug Conjugate Capabilities at PEGS Boston 2024

SAN FRANCISCO and SINGAPORE, May 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hummingbird Bioscience, a precision biotherapeutics company discovering and developing transformative biologics for hard-to-treat diseases, today announced two presentations at the ...

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KFSH&RC Strives to Pioneer in Maximizing Healthcare Spending Value

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dr. Majid Al Fayyadh, CEO of King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC) joined the Gulf Creatives Conference (GCC) at Harvard 2024. The event, GCC at Harvard, is ...

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Northwestern Memorial Hospital Ranked First in Nation for Heart Failure Survival

Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital also in top 50 for addressing serious public health need CHICAGO , Oct. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Recognizing heart failure as one of the most widespread and pernicious public health ...

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LakePharma Among The Fastest Growing Private Companies in the Bay Area

With 298% three-year growth, LakePharma ranked #19 among The Fast 100. SAN CARLOS, Calif. , Oct. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- LakePharma announced today it won nomination into The Fast 100: the fastest growing private companies in the Bay Area. ...

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Vibcare Pharma Explains How PCD Pharma Franchises are Changing the Face of Indian Pharmaceutical Industry

DELHI, India , Oct. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- For the past few years, the concept of Pharma PCD (Propaganda cum Distributorship) or Pharma franchise has been taking over the Indian pharmaceutical industry. It is because of some unique features ...

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Physicians Gather to Receive Complimentary Opioid Prescribing Education in New Orleans

CHICAGO , Oct. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Opioid misuse and abuse has emerged as a major public health crisis. Improper use of any opioid may result in serious side effects including overdose and death 1 . Physicians are in a key ...

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China-based TOT BIOPHARM Starts Stage II Construction for Commercial Production of Monoclonal Antibody Drugs

SUZHOU, China , Oct. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Chinese bio-pharmaceutical developer, manufacturer and marketer of  anti-cancer drugs TOT BIOPHARM Company Limited today formally broke ground on    its stage II construction of the ...

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Lupus Research Alliance Launches Clinical Trial Network

NEW YORK , Oct. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Lupus Research Alliance launched a bold initiative, the Lupus Clinical Investigators Network (LuCIN) to accelerate the identification and development of new therapies to treat lupus. ...

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Free Insurance Counseling Available During Pennsylvania Medicare Open Enrollment

HARRISBURG, Pa. , Oct. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Department of Aging is reminding Medicare beneficiaries that the annual Medicare open enrollment period began on Saturday, October 15, 2016 , and ends Wednesday, ...

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Calgarian wins national award for fighting hunger

BURLINGTON, ON , Oct. 17, 2016 /CNW/ - Elric Nielsen has been named a Hero of Everyday Life for his leadership in combatting hunger in Calgary by Sodexo Canada's Stop Hunger Foundation , which has raised over $3 million to fight hunger ...

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Data from Rebiotix's Phase 2b Trial of Lead Microbiota-Based Drug Candidate, RBX2660, to be Featured in Late-Breaking Oral Presentation at UEG Week 2016

PUNCH™CD2 Data Also to be Subject of Three Poster Presentations at ACG 2016 ROSEVILLE, Minn. , Oct. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  Rebiotix Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on harnessing the power of the human microbiome to ...

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Lorna Graham of Worldwide Clinical Trials to Present at Evidence USA 2016

Graham to discuss how to leverage technology to achieve naturalistic observational research MORRISVILLE, North Carolina , October 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Lorna Graham , Associate Director of Project Management for Worldwide Clinical ...

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Hyperbiotics Introduces the First Time-Released Probiotic for Pets

This revolutionary formula was designed to help dogs and cats live more healthy days HENDERSON, Nev. , Oct. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- A leader in probiotic technology, Hyperbiotics has released its revolutionary PRO-Pets formula, uniquely ...

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HemaTerra Launches Industry-First Integrated Equipment Manager

Links to Donor Recruitment, Order Entry, Inventory Management and Product QC JACKSONVILLE, Fla. , Oct. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- HemaTerra  Technologies, an end-to-end systems software provider to organizations that collect blood, platelets, ...

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Modern Technology and a Multi-Screen Lifestyle Viewed as Important Factors in Rising Prevalence of Dry Eye Disease

LEXINGTON, Massachusetts , October 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Results from the National Eye C.A.R.E. Survey reinforce potential link between tech-dependency and growing risk of dry eye disease    Survey results suggest dry eye disease ...

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New Data Analyses Provide Insights That May Help Predict COPD Exacerbation Risk

- Exacerbations can be life-threatening, and a key goal of COPD treatment is reducing risk of exacerbations RIDGEFIELD, Conn. , Oct. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Boehringer Ingelheim today announced new data analyses from the Phase III TONADO® ...

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Episona Launches First Epigenetic Test for Predicting Male Infertility and Embryo Quality

Seed analyzes epigenetic changes on DNA to personalize fertility treatment and potentially decrease time to pregnancy SALT LAKE CITY , Oct. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --   Episona Inc. , an epigenetics data company focused on improving outcomes ...

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The Dead End Hayride Haunted Attraction Collects Hundreds of New Toys to Benefit the Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, Minn. , Oct. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  The Dead End Hayride and Chive Minnesota collected hundreds of new toys by giving FREE admission to anyone that brought a brand new toy valued at $15 or more on Thursday, October ...

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New patient care delivery system enters health care 'race to get bigger' by keeping things small

HARRISBURG, Pa. , Oct. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After more than six years since the Affordable Care Act became law in March 2010 , officials at the Pennsylvania Medical Society say health care reform has created a race within the ...

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Assessing the safety and quality of Canadian obstetrics

Joint report focuses on quality and safety of childbirth, and on better protecting mothers and their babies OTTAWA , Oct. 17, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - Some 380,000 children are born in Canada each year. Childbirth is the primary reason for ...

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Diabetes Chiropractors can now be Trained Through Functional Medicine Masters' Service

The Extensive Training Offers Chiropractors the Necessary Tools to Put Type 2 Diabetes into Remission LOS ANGELES , Oct. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Functional Medicine Masters, a national healthcare consulting firm, recently announced its ...

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CMX157 Advances Head-to-Head Phase 2a Clinical Study in Hepatitis B Patients with Favorable Recommendation from DSMB

Independent Review Reaffirms Safety Profile of CMX157 in HBV Patients EDISON, N.J. , Oct. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- ContraVir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRV), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization ...

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First Ever Human Trial of a Live Attenuated Functioning Therapeutic Herpes Vaccine

New Biotech Company Releases Human Trial Results For Live HSV-2 Vaccine SPRINGFIELD, Ill. , Oct. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Rational Vaccines, a biotechnology company at the forefront of herpes research, announced today groundbreaking results ...

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Essex County Council and Pi Care and Health to Work Together to Improve the Lives of Children

LONDON , October 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Essex County Council has chosen data analytics experts Pi Care and Health to develop and deliver an innovative platform which will integrate multiple data sources to improve the life chances and ...

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Assisi Animal Health Shares 15 Signs that Your Pet Has Fall Allergies

PINEHURST, N.C. , Oct. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Assisi Animal Health developed the Assisi Loop®, an effective non-pharmaceutical anti-inflammatory device (NPAID®) that works as a PEMF therapy for animals . The Loop helps heal wounds and ...

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Apitope Regains Global Rights to its Novel Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis From Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

CHEPSTOW, Wales and HASSELT, Belgium , October 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Apitope is a drug discovery and development company focused on highly selective therapies that reinstate immune tolerance and thereby treat the underlying cause of ...

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