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Valor Healthcare Acquires Mission Critical Psychological Services
Valor expands behavioral health capabilities for federal clients with acquisition of Mission Critical, a leader in telehealth and trauma-informed care. DALLAS, TX, UNITED STATES, April 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Valor Healthcare, Inc., a...

Calidi Biotherapeutics Announces Appointment of Guy Travis Clifton, MD as Chief Medical Officer, Consultant and Advisor
SAN DIEGO, April 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Calidi Biotherapeutics Inc. (NYSE American: CLDI) (“Calidi”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a new generation of targeted antitumor virotherapies, today announced the appointment of...

Audio & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul is a Guest on FOX 5’s ‘Good Day New York’
Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul was a guest on FOX 5’s “Good Day New York.” AUDIO: The Governor’s remarks are available in audio form here. A rush transcript of the Governor’s remarks is available below: Dan Bowens, FOX 5: Sunday's mass...

VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on heart fealth, reintegration therapies, and health care access
This week, VA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) published three new articles spotlighting research that advances care for Veterans in heart health, mental health and health-system navigation. A VA study highlighted the potential benefits...

Afghanistan: 2024 Operational facts and figures
In 2024, communities in Afghanistan continued to face significant challenges to access basic necessities such as healthcare, food and clean water. The humanitarian situation in the country remains extremely dire as a result of decades of armed...

Women’s and mothers’ health and children’s well-being at the forefront of Slovenia's international efforts
SLOVENIA, April 7 - From the early days of its independence, when it provided humanitarian and psychosocial support to women and children affected by the war in the Balkans, Slovenia has been active in this area and later focused on these topics...

OSCE strengthens border and customs officers’ mental preparedness at the Uzbek-Afghan border
In response to security challenges in the region, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department held a training course on building psycho-emotional resilience for 32 border and customs officers working at the Uzbek-Afghan border, as well as private...

Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs Celebrates 15 Years of Transforming Lives with Special Event
Pittsburgh, PA, March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs proudly announces its 15th Anniversary Celebration, an extraordinary evening dedicated to honoring the lives that have been transformed through the healing...

UNICEF Urges Lifting Ban on Girls' Secondary Education in Afghanistan
(MENAFN) On Saturday, UNICEF called on the interim Taliban-led government in Afghanistan to remove its ban on girls' secondary education with the beginning of the new school year, marking a third consecutive year without girls in classrooms above...

Five die in car rollover accident in Afghanistan
(MENAFN) Five individuals lost their lives on Tuesday night when the car they were traveling in veered off the road and overturned in the Shaikh Rabat region of Farkhar district, Takhar province. According to provincial police spokesman Qari...

Afghanistan: Supporting primary health care for people most in need
Comprehensive health care through coordination and cooperation We cooperate with different International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement partners to strengthen the capability of the BHCs to provide comprehensive health-care services. Some of...

Defenders protect Veterans at medical center
The Southeast Louisiana VA has a team of defenders specially trained to protect Veterans and employees at the medical center and community-based outpatient clinics 24/7. “We are the best and most capable police service in the Southcentral VA...

Time for a more realistic approach to Afghanistan
Taliban control over Afghanistan stands today virtually unchallenged. No political or military force appears likely to remove Taliban rule for the foreseeable future. Reacting to the regime’s policies, the United States and the international...

University Cancer & Blood Center physicians recognized among Atlanta’s Top Doctors in Modern Luxury Medicine + Doctors magazine
Drs. Kuang S. Chang, Frederick L. Flynt Jr., Jonathan Hsu, and Ashley Ray receive peer-driven honor ATHENS, Ga., Jan. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Four physicians from University Cancer & Blood Center (UCBC), a leading oncology and hematology...

Statement of Senator Francis N. Tolentino on the arrival of 300 Afghan nationals in the Philippines
PHILIPPINES, January 7 - Press Release January 7, 2025 Demonstrating shared humanity: On the arrival of 300 Afghan nationals in the Philippines Statement of Senator Francis N. Tolentino on the arrival of 300 Afghan nationals in the Philippines For...

VA makes several cancers presumptive for service connection – lowering the burden of proof for Veterans to receive no-cost health care and earned benefits
WASHINGTON — Today, in a step that builds on the Biden-Harris Administration’s focus to fulfill the nation’s sacred obligation to the nation’s Veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it is making acute and chronic leukemias,...

World Medical Association calls for ban on medical, nursing and midwifery training for women in Afghanistan to be lifted
World Medical Association condemns reported restrictions in Afghanistan that suspend medical training for women and stop them qualifying as midwives and nurses. FERNEY-VOLTAIRE, AIN, FRANCE, December 5, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The World...

Amid concerns about blast exposure, VA launches new outreach campaign to enroll Veterans in health care
WASHINGTON —Today, VA is launching a new outreach campaign to encourage all eligible Veterans to enroll in VA health care – including approximately 1 million unenrolled Veterans who served in Vietnam, the Gulf War, Iraq, and Afghanistan. This...

ICRC in Afghanistan – Summary
The ICRC works closely with its movement partner, the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS), to deliver vital emergency assistance and healthcare services. The ICRC also provides economic support to facilitate community resilience and contributes to...

SoberBuzz Podcast: Josh and Heidi Follow Up with a Personal Request
The Recovery and Mental Health Advocate Couple Turn Focus Towards Their Wedding and Ask the Sober.Buzz Community for Destination Suggestions DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, July 12, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- With the Podcast Launched and Several...