Health & Healthcare

Merck Foundation Supports New Programs to Improve Care for Alzheimer’s Patients and Caregivers in the United States

The Merck Foundation (the Foundation) is supporting two new programs to improve the health and wellbeing of vulnerable individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers. With a focus on underserved rural and urban populations in New England and Minnesota, these pro

Health & Healthcare

SC Johnson Insect Experts Debunk 5 Common Myths About Using Personal Insect Repellents

Whether you’ve been spending the summer in your backyard, at the beach or hiking in the woods, you’ve probably encountered familiar insects like mosquitoes and ticks – and their bites. The insect experts at the SC Johnson Institute of Insect Science for Family Health want to help you and your family defend yourselves from bug bites. Their advice: Planning for the insects you will meet outdoors is the first step to enjoying summer fun.

Philanthropy

VIDEO | Teen Flies Around World Solo to Raise Money for Family Friend's 8-Year-Old with Brain Cancer

A 19-year-old pilot spent less than a month flying around the world to raise awareness for pediatric cancer research.

Philanthropy

Carnival Puts the ‘Fun’ in Fundraising for the Children’s Hospital at Westmead

Thanks to the generosity of Carnival Cruise Line’s guests and the success of the Wiggle for Westmead program, Carnival donated new medical equipment to the Grace Centre at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead.

Health & Healthcare

VIDEO | Paralympic Skier, Best-Selling Author, and Childhood Cancer Survivor Josh Sundquist Helps Spread the Word About My Special Aflac Duck™

Paralympic skier, best-selling author, and childhood cancer survivor Josh Sundquist understands the physical and emotional toll of facing childhood cancer.

Health & Healthcare

Merck Foundation and Marshall Health Announce New Initiative to Address Opioid Epidemic in West Virginia

With a $2 million grant from the Foundation payable over four years, the System is an innovative, comprehensive approach that aims to reduce opioid overdoses and overdose deaths, improve access to substance abuse prevention and treatment services, and help reduce the rising rates

Health & Healthcare

Aflac Partners with National Dance Marathon Leadership Conference for Corporate Social Responsibility Education

In 2018, Aflac joined the Miracle Network Dance Marathon movement as partners for the annual Dance Marathon Leadership Conference (DMLC). DMLC fosters collaboration by sharing resources, best practices, and trends in peer-to-peer fundraising for participants involved with Dance Marathon programs at over 300 colleges and universities throughout North America.

Health & Healthcare

Children's Miracle Network Hospitals: Behind the Scenes of a Video Shoot with Chloe

As a national ambassador for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, Chloe, age 11, is just one of 10 million children treated each year at Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. This past week, Chloe took to the sky to fly to Columbus, GA, home of Aflac, a Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals partner to participate in a video shoot to create her story on surviving cancer, thanks to donations which helped her treatment at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.

Environment

Carnivorous Plant Inspires Sustainable Mosquito-Control Device

Nature-inspired mosquito-control device from Cornell team is finalist in the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge.

Philanthropy

Gilead Supports AIDS Walk San Francisco

This year, Gilead sponsored @aidswalksf, the largest #AIDS fundraising event in Northern California. 10,000 people participated in the 10k walk, and raised more than $1.8 million to benefit HIV/AIDS support organizations in the Bay Area.

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