(HealthNewsNew Brunswick, N.J. (Sept. 10, 2020) – A Rutgers-project will buy 76,000 oysters from New Jersey oyster farmers who are struggling to sell the shellfish following the shutdown of restaurants….
Category: Charitable Issues
New Study Looks at post-COVID-19 Emerging Disease in Children
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – OAK BROOK, Ill. – In recent weeks, a multisystem hyperinflammatory condition has emerged in children in association with prior exposure or infection to SARS-CoV-2.
UCLA Receives Nearly $14 Million from NIH to Investigate Gene Therapy to Combat HIV
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – UCLA researchers and colleagues have received a $13.65 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate and further develop an immunotherapy known as CAR T, which uses genetically modified stem cells to target and destroy HIV.
Charity Navigator Again Gives ‘4 Stars’ to American Humane
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – For the third consecutive time, Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities, awarded a coveted fourth star – its highest rating – to American Humane, the country’s first national humane organization.
Most Independent Charity Drug Assistance Programs Exclude the Uninsured
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A new study by researchers examined independent charity prescription drug assistance programs in the U.S. and found that nearly all—97 percent—did not provide coverage for uninsured patients.
Washington University Commits $100 Million to MD Scholarships, Education
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has committed $100 million over the next decade to provide scholarships allowing as many as half of its future medical students to attend tuition-free….
American Humane Earns Top Rating from Charity Navigator
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities, awarded a coveted fourth star – its highest rating – to American Humane, the country’s first national humane organization.
American Humane One of Few U.S. Nonprofits on Top Charity List
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – American Humane, the country’s first national humane organization, which for 141 years has been dedicated to the protection of animals, has once again been included on the Better Business Bureau’s highly select list of “Wise Giving Alliance Accredited Charities.”
Miracle Flights Performs 570 Free Medical Flights in January
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – LAS VEGAS, Feb. 27, 2018 — Miracle Flights, the nation’s leading medical flight charity, today reported a total of 570 free commercial airline flights provided in January
LUNGevity Earns Top Score from Charity Navigator
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – WASHINGTON, June 12, 2017 — LUNGevity, the nation’s leading lung cancer-focused nonprofit, has been awarded the prestigious four-star rating from Charity Navigator, the nation’s most trusted charity evaluator.
American Humane Named Top-Rated Charity
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – American Humane, the country’s first national humane organization, which for 140 years has been dedicated to the protection of animals, has been named a “Top-Rated Charity” with an “A” rating by the American Institute of Philanthropy’s CharityWatch.
Making a Brighter Season (and Coming Year) for Animals
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Last week, many of us spent Thanksgiving day surrounded by friends and family, followed by a day of shopping on Black Friday.
Giving is Good. Smart Giving is Great!
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The year-end holidays are a time of religious and moral reflection that inspire many people to reach out to those who are in need.
Boys Town Kicks off Centennial Celebration
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – BOYS TOWN, Neb., Oct. 26, 2016 — Today Boys Town kicks off a year of celebration. In 2017 the organization will celebrate 100 years of service to children and families.
Ellen and Gary Davis Immune Monitoring Core Established at Weill Cornell Medicine
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2016 — With the goal of advancing a powerful cancer treatment strategy that uses immune cells to fight the disease, benefactors Ellen and Gary Davis have generously made a $2 million gift to Weill Cornell Medicine….
Excessive Charity CEO Pay is Not the Norm
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – GLEN ROCK, N.J., October 14, 2016 – According to a study by Charity Navigator, America’s largest and most utilized charity evaluator, the median charity’s chief executive officer’s compensation among the charities that it rates is $123,462. This represents a raise of just 3% over the previous year.
New Mobile App Harnesses the Power of Spare Change
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – SAN DIEGO, California – (September 21, 2016) – What is your spare change doing to change the world? With the formal launch of the official Coin Up mobile donation app – it is easier than ever to donate your “virtual spare change” and make a real difference in the world.
Anesthesia Is Safe in the Young
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – New York, NY (June 7, 2016)-A single exposure to general anesthesia poses no cognitive risk to healthy children under age 3
Probe Genes for Clues to Drug Resistance in Aggressive Breast Cancer
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – New Haven, Conn.- By sifting through the 20,000 protein-encoding genes in the human genome….
Giving Tips This Holiday Season
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – America’s charities, and more importantly, those they serve, need your support. And, as you can tell when you open your mailbox at this time of the year, they aren’t afraid to ask for it.