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Newborn Screening Awareness Month: Advances Toward a Federalized Screening Program

Newborn Screening Awareness Month: Advances Toward a Federalized Screening Program

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September is Newborn Screening Awareness Month. Since the 1960s, every infant born in America receives a heel prick within the first 48 hours of life. The dried blood is then tested for various genetic, endocrine, and metabolic disorders. When the test detects a specific disease, families are educated, and a life-changing treatment plan is quickly […]

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Women's Equality Day: Increasing Employee Equity Through Hiring Our Heroes Fellowship Program

Women’s Equality Day: Increasing Employee Equity Through Hiring Our Heroes Fellowship Program

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Today Clincierge celebrates Women’s Equality Day. In 1971, Congress designated August 26th as Women’s Equality Day to remind us of the past, present, and future struggles women face in their stride toward equality. At Clincierge, we foster a corporate culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Clincierge leadership continually evaluates and strives to improve the level

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Telehealth

Alleviating Difficulties in Telehealth: The Clincierge Patient Support Model

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The onset of COVID-19 brought about many changes in how patients connected with healthcare providers and clinical trial sites. Seemingly overnight, physicians had to pivot to accommodate patients who needed to continue their treatment regimen while observing social distancing. The usage of telemedicine skyrocketed, with patients contacting their providers and site staff via telephone and

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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Awareness Day

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Awareness Day

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Each year on July 26, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Awareness Day is celebrated in the United States. Signed into law in 1990 by then-President George H.W. Bush, the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination and promotes equal opportunities for those with disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act is divided into five separate sections, as

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June is Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month

June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month

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Celebrated since 1983, Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month is observed each June to raise awareness of the most common form of dementia. Dementia is an umbrella term for a group of medical conditions characterized by brain impairments that affect one’s daily life. These conditions include Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, frontotemporal, vascular, normal pressure

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ALS Awareness Month

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month 2022

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In 1992, then-President George H.W. Bush designated the month of May as National Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month with the signing of Proclamation 6426. In the years since, ALS patients, healthcare providers, and advocacy groups have used May of each year to bring attention to this rare disease that attacks the central nervous system.

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Autism Acceptance Month 2022 Shift from Autism Awareness to Acceptance

Autism Acceptance Month 2022: A Shift from Autism Awareness to Acceptance

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The history of Autism Awareness Month dates back more than 50 years to April of 1970, when the Autism Society of America (ASA) first observed this month-long celebration. In 2021, the organization changed the name of the observance to Autism Acceptance Month to focus on accepting all individuals with this disorder. “While we will always

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Purple Day 2022 Awareness Rare Epilepsy

Purple Day 2022: Raising Awareness for Rare Epilepsies

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Since 2008, epilepsy advocates in more than 80 countries have celebrated Purple Day, bringing to light a group of chronic neurological disorders characterized by repeated seizures. On March 26th annually, participants are asked to wear purple and participate in epilepsy awareness events. Only Canada currently recognizes Purple Day as an official holiday, but epilepsy ambassadors

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