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fromTruthout
1 hour ago

Nurses Forge Alliances to Protect Patients From Trump's Immigration Crackdown

Nurses demand the abolition of ICE and improved patient rights protections in healthcare settings.
#philanthropy
fromFast Company
1 day ago
Fundraising

How giving starts progress and leadership scales it

Volatility and accountability are transforming philanthropy, requiring leadership to drive impactful change.
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks ago
Fundraising

Why MacKenzie Scott's Philanthropy Leaves Recipients Stunned

MacKenzie Scott has distributed over $26 billion to more than 2,450 organizations since 2019 through unsolicited grants with no application requirements or strings attached.
Fundraising
fromFast Company
1 day ago

How giving starts progress and leadership scales it

Volatility and accountability are transforming philanthropy, requiring leadership to drive impactful change.
Fundraising
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks ago

Why MacKenzie Scott's Philanthropy Leaves Recipients Stunned

MacKenzie Scott has distributed over $26 billion to more than 2,450 organizations since 2019 through unsolicited grants with no application requirements or strings attached.
Mental health
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Men's group hopes to eases strain on NHS services

Moreton Men Sports Group provides informal mental health support through sports, helping men combat loneliness and connect with their community.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 days ago

Jesy Nelson proud' as NHS announces rollout of SMA screening for newborns

The rollout of spinal muscular atrophy screenings for newborns will begin earlier than expected due to advocacy efforts by Jesy Nelson.
NYC music
fromLos Angeles Times
2 days ago

Megan Thee Stallion recovering after hospitalization for 'extreme exhaustion, dehydration'

Megan Thee Stallion was hospitalized due to extreme exhaustion and dehydration but has been discharged and will return to perform soon.
Canada news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Stephen Lewis, Canadian politician and social activist, dies aged 88

Stephen Lewis, a prominent Canadian diplomat and advocate for human rights, has passed away at 88 after a battle with cancer.
#hiv
NYC politics
fromCity Limits
4 days ago

Opinion: New York's Mental Health Crisis Demands We Invest in Programs That Work

Scaling and coordinating effective behavioral health programs is essential for creating a continuum of care in New York City.
Right-wing politics
fromTruthout
1 week ago

Some States Are Boosting Reproductive Health Access, Maternal Health, Child Care

The U.S. Senate upheld a ban on abortion care for veterans, while states are enacting various reproductive health laws and restrictions.
#womens-health
fromwww.7x7.com
1 week ago
Medicine

The Livelong Women's Health Summit demystifies the science of living well at every age in SF this April.

Medicine
fromwww.7x7.com
1 week ago

The Livelong Women's Health Summit demystifies the science of living well at every age in SF this April.

Mainstream medicine is beginning to recognize that women's health requires distinct approaches due to unique anatomical and hormonal differences.
Cancer
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

'Women's health must be taken more seriously'

Women's health needs greater attention and empowerment for women to seek help for health changes, according to a former breast cancer surgeon.
#healthcare
fromwww.amny.com
3 days ago
Healthcare

Scaling Success: The Medicaid Model New York Can't Afford to Ignore | amNewYork

The American healthcare system prioritizes volume over quality, leading to rising costs and poor outcomes.
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago
Healthcare

The Value of Everyday Healthcare and Mental Healthcare

Everyday kindness and professionalism are essential for effective healthcare and mental healthcare.
Healthcare
fromwww.amny.com
3 days ago

Scaling Success: The Medicaid Model New York Can't Afford to Ignore | amNewYork

The American healthcare system prioritizes volume over quality, leading to rising costs and poor outcomes.
Running
fromIndependent
1 week ago

Fitness-loving Sligo doctor says it's important to lead by example

A Sligo consultant emphasizes the importance of leading by example in fitness while advising patients on obesity and lifestyle changes.
Social media marketing
fromSocial Media Explorer
2 weeks ago

Mental Health Is One of Social Media's Biggest Content Categories. So Why Are Behavioral Health Employers Invisible? - Social Media Explorer

Mental health content on social media outperforms healthcare professionals, highlighting a marketing issue for behavioral health organizations.
SF LGBT
fromQueerty
2 weeks ago

The Real Housewives make noise to fight for HIV funding: "This isn't a gay problem. It's a human problem!" - Queerty

HIV affects all populations regardless of race, class, or sexual orientation, and effective treatments exist; the challenge is ensuring universal access to care and eliminating stigma.
fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago

After serving prison time, Andrea James became a leading criminal justice advocate. Now she's running for governor.

It's time we start using the tremendous wealth in this state to invest in people's needs.
Boston real estate
Healthcare
fromJezebel
1 week ago

Planned Parenthood Is Entering Its Botox Era?

Planned Parenthood clinics are offering Botox injections to maintain operations after significant Medicaid funding cuts.
Environment
fromThe Nation
3 weeks ago

Rep. Summer Lee: The Fight for Environmental Justice Is Far From Over

The Trump administration has rolled back environmental protections, eliminated greenhouse gas regulations, and granted fossil fuel companies exemptions and tax breaks worth billions, prioritizing corporate donors over public health and climate action.
fromThe Washington Post
4 weeks ago

Paula Doress-Worters, who helped break the silence on postpartum depression, dies at 87

The doctors didn't say anything that was much more intelligent than what you would read in the women's magazines, like Redbook. They said, 'It's just baby blues, you'll get over it.' With time and medication, she did, returning to the advocacy efforts that had been central to her life for years.
US news
#immigration-enforcement
Fundraising
fromABC7 Los Angeles
3 weeks ago

Demi Weitz turns hardship into hope as she launches new musicfocused mission

A teenager transformed her 17th birthday Zoom call into a $38 million fundraising movement for 75 charities during the 2020 pandemic shutdown.
Film
fromThe Independent
1 month ago

Lindsay Lohan questions why no-one protected her as a young star

Lindsay Lohan reflects on lacking protection during her early career in Hollywood and credits her life in Dubai with providing grounding, privacy, and family focus.
Public health
fromIntelligencer
4 weeks ago

The Myth of the Root Cause

Trump's surgeon-general nominee Dr. Casey Means promotes a 'root cause' approach to medicine attributing chronic disease to individual lifestyle choices, but lacks active medical licensure and board certification.
Fundraising
fromwww.bbc.com
4 weeks ago

Charity hopes new HQ can bring people together

Health Connections Guernsey purchased Beatrice House for £1m to create a community hub where younger and older islanders connect through intergenerational activities and support services.
fromJezebel
1 month ago

MAHA Wellness Influencer Shows Off How Well She Can Dodge Questions During Surgeon General Hearing

"Do you believe that the abortion pill mifepristone is safe and should be prescribed without an in-person visit with a physician?" Sen. Bill Cassidy asked. "I think that every medication has risks and benefits," Means replied. "I think that all patients need to have a thorough conversation with their doctor and have true informed consent before taking any medication."
US politics
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
4 weeks ago

After Years of Waiting, She Wanted to Start Gender-Affirming Care. Politics Interfered. | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

I'm a pub cook. I don't make a lot of money. And I can't do insurance through my spouse - so Medicaid it is. I just want a doctor to help guide me with a medical thing. How is it crazy to want that?
Healthcare
Public health
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Mobile clinic brings mammograms to women on Skid Row

UCLA and City of Hope deployed a mobile mammogram clinic to unhoused women at Union Rescue Mission, addressing critical preventive cancer screening gaps affecting nearly 90% of mission residents.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 month ago

Health Care Groups Form Coalition to Fight Loan Caps

The loan limits-which were prompted by congressional legislation and fleshed out through a contentious rule-making process -cap the amount a graduate student can borrow based on the type of program they enroll in. If their program is deemed "professional," they can borrow up to $50,000 a year or $200,000 total; meanwhile, students in programs labeled "graduate" can only take out half that-$20,500 a year or $100,000 total. Under the proposed regulations, only 11 degree programs are considered professional.
Higher education
fromPR Daily
4 weeks ago

Inside a healthcare influencer strategy built on patient voices - PR Daily

Our most recent influencer campaign is really focused on patient stories. For this one, we're not really creating new content per se, just amplifying the stories that people are already sharing. We didn't change any of the parts of it. So it really was almost duplicate content in some way.
Healthcare
World news
fromFortune
1 month ago

As Gates' Epstein connection unnerves staff, his foundation looks for a way forward | Fortune

Bill Gates withdrew from the New Delhi AI summit hours before his keynote amid Epstein-related scrutiny; the Gates Foundation affirmed ongoing work in India.
Public health
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

Chronic Disease Prevention Remained Abstract for Too Long - Barbara Mkhitarian Made It Measurable

Digital prevention programs combining nutrition coaching with behavioral psychology achieve average 7 kg weight loss and sustained diabetes risk reduction through evidence-based lifestyle intervention.
Health
fromIndependent
1 month ago

This Working Life with Sarah McNulty: 'Occupational therapists do phenomenal work and I get to be their champion'

Occupational therapy helps people perform everyday tasks independently when physical or mental health problems or disability make those tasks difficult.
Healthcare
fromwww.bloomberg.com
1 month ago

NYC's New Health Chief Wants People to Know Help Is Available

New NYC health commissioner Alister Martin aims to expand the agency's focus beyond restaurant inspections to address broader public health challenges amid rising healthcare costs and declining vaccine support.
Public health
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

MAHA, Subdued

Casey Means, nominated for surgeon general, moderated her unconventional health views during Senate testimony, emphasizing her Stanford medical degree while previously promoting psychedelics, raw milk, and skepticism toward vaccines and birth control.
Mindfulness
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

When community care became a threat

Northern communities cultivate unassuming, resilient care through small gestures, shared responsibility, and mutual aid shaped by harsh winters and neighborliness.
Television
fromInc
1 month ago

Lindsay Hubbard Has Made an Empire Out of Being Herself

Lindsay Hubbard leverages 15 years of PR experience to monetize her reality TV presence through partnerships, prioritizing strategic deals and work-life balance.
Marketing
fromPhys
1 month ago

Using influencers to encourage people to drink tap water

Influencer marketing using sensory and emotional imagery increases public acceptance of recycled tap water and promotes sustainable consumption.
fromMission Local
2 months ago

The Great Highway is poised to become San Francisco's kidney dialysis

Barring unforeseen lunacy, come November, you'll be voting on cars on the Great Highway - for the third time since 2022. Like PAY YOUR PROPERTY TAXES BY DECEMBER 10 AND APRIL 10!!! there are some things you can apparently mark in permanent pen on your calendar. At the statewide level, you'll be voting about kidney dialysis and, locally, you'll be voting on this.
SF politics
#homelessness
Law
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

Lindsay Clancy's husband sues mental health providers, accuses them of overmedicating Duxbury mother prior to killings

A wrongful-death lawsuit alleges overmedication and inadequate monitoring of Lindsay Clancy worsened her postpartum mental health, leading to the deaths of her three children.
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

Op-Ed | How we're fighting a leading cause of death for New Yorkers | amNewYork

By creating one of the nation's first state health departments, lawmakers and elected officials in 1901 were taking a leadership role in public health that continues to this day. Take the issue of heart health: Just last month, Governor Hochul unveiled a budget proposal that makes major investments in our fight against cardiovascular disease. Healthy hearts start with healthy diets, which is why Governor Hochul included over $100 million for nutrition programs, food banks and food pantries in the Executive Budget.
Public health
Health
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Daniel Ek believes prevention is the key to a long life. He's bringing a 'new healthcare experience' to NYC for the first time

Neko Health will open its first U.S. diagnostic clinic in New York City in spring to offer preventive comprehensive body-scanning services.
fromJezebel
1 month ago

Melinda Gates on Epstein Files: 'I Am So Happy to Be Away from All the Muck'

Sad. Just unbelievable sadness," she said. "I'm able to take my own sadness and say, 'My god, how did they-how did that happen to those girls?'
US news
Film
fromThe Independent
2 months ago

Paris Hilton calls activism 'the most meaningful work of my life'

Paris Hilton is redefining her image as a musician and activist, revealing abuse and campaigning for youth-care reform while releasing an electro-pop album and documentary.
fromSan Francisco Public Press
2 months ago

Marie Harrison, Bayview Activist, Fought for Community's Health

On May 16, 1998, the federal government used 600 pounds of explosives to destroy Marie Harrison's home, Geneva Towers, the largest residential implosion in California history. It was one of three detonations that rattled her community and inspired her life's work. The second came on June 18, 2008, when her activism helped light the fuse to implode San Francisco's old Pacific Gas & Electric Co. power smokestacks, long decried as an environmental and health hazard.
Environment
Higher education
fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

How academia can help America heal - Harvard Gazette

An educational 'caste system' privileges elite-university graduates, restricts social mobility, and fuels populist resentment and distrust of institutions.
fromSan Jose Spotlight
2 months ago

Shuttered South Bay mental health program charts new course - San Jose Spotlight

Childs has teamed up with her longtime collaborator, Sue Cronin, who formerly worked as a program director for the center, to launch Footsteps Forward, a nonprofit organization. The goal is to fill the considerable gap left behind by the closure of the Centre for Living with Dying, which helped roughly 1.5 million people navigate grief and trauma over its 50-year run, according to Childs.
Mental health
fromMission Local
1 month ago

Activists axe Zuckerberg from General Hospital in favor of Minnesota ICE victims

After coming off of the high of participating in citywide teacher strikes, a group of around 20 people gathered at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital's courtyard for a different cause. "We're going to get the Zuckerberg off of San Francisco General Hospital," said Sasha Cuttler, a retired nurse and organizer of the event. The effort was simple; get a group of 10 people to replace each letter in Zuckerberg's name with a hand-made construction paper box to spell out "Pretti Good," the last names of two Minnesotans who were shot dead by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis.
SF politics
California
fromPadailypost
1 month ago

Time to splurge on the homeless

Menlo Park City Council committed $62 million to build a homeless shelter under Caltrain tracks at Middle Avenue connecting Alma Street and El Camino Real.
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

Lindsay Clancy's lawyer warns she could kill herself if medical needs not met during murder trial

She's not a danger to others, that's for sure. But she's surely a danger to herself,
US news
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

HIV impacts hundreds of thousands of women. Here's how. - LGBTQ Nation

The truth, of course, is that anyone can contract HIV, given the right circumstance, and according to the Yale University Library's online exhibition " We Are Everywhere: Lesbians in the Archive," by 1991 roughly 40% of HIV-positive people and 12% of AIDS patients in the U.S. were women. But a combination of longstanding bias in the medical field and the perception of HIV/AIDS as a gay epidemic led to women being excluded from research studies and clinical trials.
Public health
US politics
fromIntelligencer
2 months ago

Lindsey Halligan Flames Out in Spectacular Fashion

Lindsey Halligan resigned as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia after courts found her appointment invalid and judges ordered the position vacated.
Fundraising
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Valley Health Foundation's chief believes health care is public good

Valley Health Foundation raises community funds to support, innovate, and advocate for Santa Clara County’s expanding public health system, funding patient care, technology, and wellness.
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

'Go to God, baby': Lindsay Clancy files malpractice lawsuit, says she heard a voice ordering her to kill her children

the lawsuit accuses several medical providers of a "catastrophic failure" to properly diagnose, treat, and monitor Clancy as her postpartum mental health rapidly declined. Instead, the suit alleges, they subjected Clancy to a "disorganized, uncoordinated course of polypharmacy" that only made her worse. Clancy had been experiencing auditory hallucinations for weeks leading up to the killings, according to the complaint, but the commanding voice took on a new urgency after her husband left to pick up dinner on Jan. 24, 2023.
US news
fromSocial Media Explorer
2 months ago

Kristin Brown Stuart FL: A Visionary Force in Community Growth and Purpose-Driven Leadership - Social Media Explorer

In the heart of Florida's Treasure Coast, Kristin Brown Stuart FL stands as a model of what it means to combine entrepreneurial vision with a deep sense of social responsibility. Her professional journey, spanning business ownership, philanthropy, and performance leadership, reflects a rare synthesis of innovation and integrity. While many entrepreneurs pursue growth through scale alone, Kristin Brown Stuart FL has long emphasized purpose as the driving force behind every venture.
Fundraising
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The womanosphere urges dubious followers to back ICE: Don't let compassion cloud you'

Riley Gaines publicly praised ICE's removal of a five-year-old boy, framing support for immigration enforcement despite promoting motherhood and femininity.
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

Minneapolis is still aching. Trans state Rep. Leigh Finke says America must not look away. - LGBTQ Nation

Aggressive ICE enforcement in Minneapolis has driven residents into hiding, reduced healthcare and economic access, and produced long-term generational harms.
Public health
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Illinois Had Massive Gaps in Mental Health Coverage. We Organized to Fix It.

Illinois law mandates fairer insurer payments to mental health and substance-abuse providers, expanding access and reducing ghost networks for roughly 2.5 million people.
Healthcare
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Valley Health Foundation's chief believes health care is public good

Valley Health Foundation raises community funds to support, innovate, and advocate for Santa Clara County's expanding public hospital system, funding equipment, wellness programs, and care.
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
2 months ago

Does Personal Investment Hurt Fundraising? | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

I've seen this before-many times, in fact. What you're describing is not unheard of in the nonprofit sector. Founder energy is one of the most powerful forces driving new missions into the world. It can also be one of the riskiest. Many organizations, especially those built from lived experience, passion, and necessity, begin with little more than a vision, a problem to solve.
Fundraising
US politics
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Why Washington's healthcare debate never really goes away

U.S. health care remains deeply partisan; subsidy expirations reignite conflicts over affordability, governmental role, and competing GOP and Democratic proposals.
Fundraising
fromMadison365
1 month ago

Non-Profit Media Sales Representative

Experienced B2B advertising sales professional needed to lead sales, grow revenue, manage accounts, and support fundraising for 365 Media Foundation's mission-driven media and events.
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
1 month ago

This Is Not a Retreat | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

The change in the administration's tactics in Minneapolis is not a retreat. Instead, they are regrouping and planning another mode of attack, with the hopes that their repression might be met with resistance that is easier to control and contain. People who garner their relevancy and power through the dehumanization and oppression of others will do whatever it takes to cling to their soulless sense of self.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Casey Means Is Manifesting a Healthy America

Means is a Stanford Medicine graduate who dropped out of her surgical residency and has since made a career infusing spiritual beliefs into her wellness company, social-media accounts, and best-selling book. The exact nature of her spirituality is hard to parse: Means adopts an anti-institutionalist, salad-bar approach. She might share Kabbalah or Buddhist teachings, or quote Rumi or the movie Moana. She has written about speaking to trees and participating in full-moon ceremonies.
Public health
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
2 months ago

The Silent "Cinderella" Disease | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

At 79, he's been a smoker most of his life but quit a decade ago, the day he was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He was struggling to breathe to such an extent it was impacting his ability to work his director of conventions sales job at the local visitors' bureau, unable to show potential clients around venues.
Public health
Public health
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Saratoga High School event informs community on heart health

Free youth heart screenings revealed undiagnosed heart conditions—highlighting the importance of EKG screenings to detect risks like Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and prevent sudden cardiac arrest.
Public health
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

13 Black community organizations fighting HIV in the U.S. you should know

Black people in the U.S. experience disproportionately high HIV diagnosis rates while community organizations provide targeted prevention, care, and advocacy resources.
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

Emad Yassa on Building a Career That Spans Healthcare and Global Impact

Emad Yassa is a healthcare entrepreneur and nonprofit founder with more than three decades of professional experience across clinical practice and international philanthropy. Yassa is the Founder and Chairman of Touch of Love International (TOLI), a nonprofit organisation focused on economic empowerment through micro-loans in underserved communities. Born and raised in Egypt, Emad studied physical therapy at Cairo University, graduating in 1985.
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