Infertility

BioInnovation Institute & Science announce the launch of the Translational Medicine Prize for Innovations in Women´s Health and Gender Medicine

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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BioInnovation Institute (BII), an international non-profit foundation, incubating and accelerating world-class life science research, today announces the launch of the BII & Science Translational Medicine Prize for Innovations in Women´s Health and Gender Medicine.

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  • COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BioInnovation Institute (BII), an international non-profit foundation, incubating and accelerating world-class life science research, today announces the launch of the BII & Science Translational Medicine Prize for Innovations in Women´s Health and Gender Medicine.
  • The introduction of the Translational Medicine Prize for Innovations in Women´s Health and Gender Medicine recognizes researchers who have developed innovative advances with translational potential to impact women's health and gender medicine globally.
  • The winner will have their essay published in the Journal, Science Translational Medicine, and will receive a cash reward of $25,000 to further progress their research.
  • Its Women's Health Initiative aims to support women's health start-ups and projects across a broad range of indication areas.

Boston IVF Fertility Network Recognized Among Newsweek Magazine's America's Best Fertility Clinics of 2024

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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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WALTHAM, Mass., April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Boston IVF, a world leader in fertility care, announced today that four of its centers across New England and the Midwest have been recognized on Newsweek's 2024 list of America's Best Fertility Clinics.

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  • Boston IVF's fertility center in Bedford, NH
    "This prestigious acknowledgment stands as a tribute to the devotion of our physicians, nurses, clinical team, embryologists, researchers, and staff, who all tirelessly strive to bring hope and joy to the lives of our patients," said Boston IVF CEO David Stern.
  • As part of the America's Best Fertility Clinics evaluation, each fertility clinic was analyzed and scored on four data points, including a nationwide online survey of fertility clinic employees, quality metrics for assisted reproductive technology, accreditation data from The Joint Commission, College of American Pathologists, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments, and American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, and patient satisfaction data.
  • Statista publishes hundreds of worldwide industry rankings and company listings with high-profile media partners.
  • Boston IVF offers a full array of innovative reproductive treatments and services, including intrauterine insemination (IUI ), in vitro fertilization (IVF), preimplantation genetic screening , male infertility testing , egg freezing , LGBTQ+ family building , and more.

GenEmbryomics and Progenesis Announce Strategic Partnership to Transform IVF Testing

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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Through this partnership, GenEmbryomics and Progenesis will join forces to offer the powerful benefits of preimplantation genetic testing with whole genome sequencing (PGT-WGS) to fertility patients.

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  • Through this partnership, GenEmbryomics and Progenesis will join forces to offer the powerful benefits of preimplantation genetic testing with whole genome sequencing (PGT-WGS) to fertility patients.
  • Progenesis will leverage its state-of-the-art laboratory and facilities, while GenEmbryomics will serve as the preferred provider of its Panacea-GenomeScreen™ PGT-WGS test, the first and only comprehensive PGT-WGS embryo genetic test.
  • "Partnering with GenEmbryomics marks a pivotal step in our unwavering commitment to providing the premier IVF testing service," said Nabil Arrach, Ph.D., MBA, CEO of Progenesis.
  • "We are ecstatic to partner with Progenesis, a leader in IVF whose track-record in making IVF testing available to everyone speaks for itself," said Nick Murphy, Ph.D., Managing Director of GenEmbryomics.

Gameto Partners with Designer and Entrepreneur Stacey Bendet to Launch "Your Eggsperience Matters" Campaign to Raise Funds for RESOLVE During National Infertility Awareness Week

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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NEW YORK, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Gameto, a female-led biotechnology company with a mission to redefine women's healthcare, today announced they are joining forces with Stacey Bendet, CEO, Founder and Creative Director of alice + olivia, for an advocacy campaign during National Infertility Awareness Week® (NIAW) 2024. Gameto and Bendet are partnering in an effort to raise awareness and funds, emphasizing the importance of improving the female patient experience in the healthcare system. Proceeds will benefit RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association.

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  • Gameto and Bendet are partnering in an effort to raise awareness and funds, emphasizing the importance of improving the female patient experience in the healthcare system.
  • National Infertility Awareness Week was founded in 1989 by RESOLVE, the largest infertility patient advocacy group in the United States.
  • This year, Gameto and Stacey Bendet are making a statement with the exclusive "Your Eggsperience Matters" campaign sweatshirts from Bendet's new brand, Big Feelings .
  • Gameto invites everyone to join the movement and make a difference during National Infertility Awareness Week.

Perelel Launches 'Fertility, Unfiltered' Series With Whitney Port To Champion Raw Motherhood Narratives to Break the Silence on Infertility and Loss and Teams Up With Baby Quest To Sponsor One Woman's IVF Journey

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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LOS ANGELES, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Perelel, the first and only female OB/GYN-founded vitamin company offering clinically-backed, targeted nutrition designed to meet the unique needs of women at various stages of their hormonal journey, partnering with podcast host and Perelel investor, Whitney Port, to launch "Fertility, Unfiltered", a video series that pulls back the curtain on the detours, twists, and turns on the road to parenthood. In the debut installment, Whitney Port, for the first time, is speaking on camera about her three years of infertility, four personal losses, two losses experienced by her surrogate, and how she's ready to try again. To continue to support all women on their paths to motherhood, Perelel is joining forces with Baby Quest, a national nonprofit providing in vitro fertilization (IVF) financial assistance, to sponsor one round of treatment for a family in need.

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  • Whitney's decision to speak openly about these challenges is rooted in her shared commitment with Perelel to normalize conversations around loss and infertility and to support the wellbeing of all women.
  • Whitney's segment will air over 5-6 episodes hosted on the company's TikTok page along with a full-length cut on their Instagram page.
  • "Facing the unknown and the fears of what might not work can be overwhelming on this journey.
  • "I am grateful for the unwavering support of Perelel and their commitment to supporting all women on their unique paths to motherhood.

THE PLASTIC INDUSTRY DOESN'T GIVE A FORK ABOUT THE PLANET

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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OTTAWA, ON, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- EARTHDAY.ORG , is shining a light on the plastic industry and their apparent indifference to the health implications of microplastics and their toxic chemicals.

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  • OTTAWA, ON, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- EARTHDAY.ORG , is shining a light on the plastic industry and their apparent indifference to the health implications of microplastics and their toxic chemicals.
  • "We know that the plastic industry doesn't give a fork about the planet," said Tom Cosgrove, Chief Creative & Content Officer, EARTHDAY.ORG.
  • "It's time for the plastic industry to come clean – what do they know about microplastics and their impact on human health.
  • "We are all breathing them in and ingesting them involuntarily, but the industry won't talk about it."

THE PLASTIC INDUSTRY DOESN'T GIVE A FORK ABOUT THE PLANET

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Microplastics, Infertility, Health, Male, ADHD, Obesity, Plastic, Shaw Centre, Cancer

OTTAWA, ON, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- EARTHDAY.ORG , is shining a light on the plastic industry and their apparent indifference to the health implications of microplastics and their toxic chemicals.

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, ON, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- EARTHDAY.ORG , is shining a light on the plastic industry and their apparent indifference to the health implications of microplastics and their toxic chemicals.
  • "We know that the plastic industry doesn't give a fork about the planet," said Tom Cosgrove, Chief Creative & Content Officer, EARTHDAY.ORG.
  • "It's time for the plastic industry to come clean – what do they know about microplastics and their impact on human health.
  • "We are all breathing them in and ingesting them involuntarily, but the industry won't talk about it."

The Prelude Network Announces 10 of its Clinics Have Been Named America's Best Fertility Clinics

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Thursday, April 18, 2024
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HOUSTON, April 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Prelude Network® (Prelude), the largest provider of comprehensive fertility services and clinics across North America, announces today nine of its clinics have been named an America's Best Fertility Clinic in 2024.

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  • Presented by Newsweek, America's Best Fertility Clinics 2024 ranks the top 125 fertility clinics nationwide based on surveys, quality metrics, accreditation data, and patient satisfaction
    HOUSTON, April 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Prelude Network ® (Prelude), the largest provider of comprehensive fertility services and clinics across North America, announces today nine of its clinics have been named an America's Best Fertility Clinic in 2024.
  • Presented by Newsweek, the America's Best Fertility Clinics 2024 ranking lists the top 125 fertility clinics as defined by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).
  • With global researcher Statista, over 3,000 physicians and other fertility medicine professionals were surveyed, including reproductive endocrinologists, infertility specialists, obstetricians/gynecologists working in and referring patients to fertility clinics, as well as other medical professionals (e.g., registered nurses, laboratory assistants) and fertility clinic administrators/managers working in fertility clinics, to assess confidence in their assessment of the fertility clinics, which was used to determine individual weights for the recommendations.
  • Other criteria that for America's Best Fertility Clinics 2024 award include:
    Quality Metrics: Assisted Reproductive Technology metrics with a focus on indicators relevant to fertility clinics published by CDC were analyzed.

EARTHDAY.ORG PARTNERS WITH OAAA TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE DANGERS OF PLASTICS TO HUMAN HEALTH

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Thursday, April 18, 2024
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OAAA and their membership are supporting the launch of a national (OOH) campaign to help shine a light on the dangers of plastics to human health.

Key Points: 
  • OAAA and their membership are supporting the launch of a national (OOH) campaign to help shine a light on the dangers of plastics to human health.
  • The EARTHDAY.ORG Theme for 2024 is PLANET VS PLASTICS and has been driving home the message that plastics are not inert.
  • They are both associated with a wide range of human health issues from Alzheimer's to strokes to male infertility to obesity.
  • To help generate even more awareness, share pictures of our creative, tag EARTHDAY.ORG, OAAA , and use the hashtag #PlanetvsPlastics .

EARTHDAY.ORG PARTNERS WITH OAAA TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE DANGERS OF PLASTICS TO HUMAN HEALTH

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Alzheimer's disease, PLANET, Food chain, Microplastics, Infertility, Health, Research, Male, Content, Obesity, Plastic, OOH, Soil, Atmosphere

OAAA and their membership are supporting the launch of a national (OOH) campaign to help shine a light on the dangers of plastics to human health.

Key Points: 
  • OAAA and their membership are supporting the launch of a national (OOH) campaign to help shine a light on the dangers of plastics to human health.
  • The EARTHDAY.ORG Theme for 2024 is PLANET VS PLASTICS and has been driving home the message that plastics are not inert.
  • They are both associated with a wide range of human health issues from Alzheimer's to strokes to male infertility to obesity.
  • To help generate even more awareness, share pictures of our creative, tag EARTHDAY.ORG, OAAA , and use the hashtag #PlanetvsPlastics .