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Grupo Supervielle Reports 4Q23 Results

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Grupo Supervielle S.A. (NYSE: SUPV; BYMA: SUPV), (“Supervielle” or the “Company”) a universal financial services group headquartered in Argentina with a nationwide presence, today reported results for the three and twelve-months period ended December 31, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Grupo Supervielle S.A. (NYSE: SUPV; BYMA: SUPV), (“Supervielle” or the “Company”) a universal financial services group headquartered in Argentina with a nationwide presence, today reported results for the three and twelve-months period ended December 31, 2023.
  • Starting 1Q20, the Company began reporting results applying Hyperinflation Accounting, in accordance with IFRS rule IAS 29 (“IAS 29”) as established by the Central Bank.
  • Commenting on fourth quarter 2023 results, Patricio Supervielle, Grupo Supervielle’s Chairman & CEO, noted: “We closed the year with a strong quarter delivering record high ROAE of 27% in real terms, even as we navigate a complex macro and political environment characterized by high inflation, market volatility, and weak loan demand.
  • The total NPL ratio was 1.2% in 4Q23 improving 230 and 50 bps from 3.5% in 4Q22 and 1.7% in 3Q23, respectively.

Groups Recover Together’s First Annual Outcomes Report Demonstrates Industry-Leading Results and Calls for Transparency in Data

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

The annual report demonstrates the organization’s success in working toward its mission: saving lives by increasing access to communities of recovery in the places where they’re needed most.

Key Points: 
  • The annual report demonstrates the organization’s success in working toward its mission: saving lives by increasing access to communities of recovery in the places where they’re needed most.
  • The report also invites providers to commit to increasing their own transparency and quality of services.
  • We hope our transparency inspires industry leaders to join us in sharing outcomes,” said Dr. Jacob “Gus” Crothers, the Chief Medical and Outcomes Officer at Groups Recover Together.
  • Read and download Groups Recover Together’s 2023 annual report.

Dean College Announces New Engage Program for Incoming Students Needing Additional Support Services

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

FRANKLIN, Mass., March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Dean College is excited to announce the rollout of its new Engage Program, a comprehensive social support and skill-building initiative for incoming students.

Key Points: 
  • FRANKLIN, Mass., March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Dean College is excited to announce the rollout of its new Engage Program, a comprehensive social support and skill-building initiative for incoming students.
  • "The Engage Program has been designed to support students with social, communication, and adjustment challenges in order to make their transition to Dean as successful as possible."
  • As part of the Engage Program, students will receive the following benefits:
    In addition, the Engage Program team has specialized expertise, drawing on the more than 25 years of leading-edge support available to Dean College students.
  • "Having the support of the Engage Program leaders has been so valuable to me during my first year at Dean."

"All United for MG" coalition launches a petition to advocate change in Myasthenia Gravis

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

BRUSSELS, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Following Rare Disease Day and in anticipation of the European elections, All United for MG has undertaken the initiative to mobilize society, initiating transformative changes for the patient community. Since its establishment in 2023, All United for MG has been amplifying the generalised Myasthenia Gravis (gMG) patient voice across Europe. A Call for Action, launched with European parliamentarians Tomislav Sokol and Istvan Ujhelyi in June 2023 during the first-ever Myasthenia Gravis Day, contains six actionable policy recommendations for the improvement of the visibility, recognition and treatment of Myasthenia Gravis (MG) and other rare diseases. These recommendations were supported by over 30 stakeholders, including 11 members of the European Parliament, healthcare professionals and Patient Advocacy Groups (PAGs). All United for MG is now intensifying its efforts and seeks the support of all citizens across Europe by launching a petition on change.org, to encourage the civil society to support and advocate for changes in the management of rare diseases care,especially in generalized Myasthenia Gravis (gMG). The ambition is to collect between 5.000 - 10.000 signatures in the lead-up to the second Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Day on June 2nd and the European elections. 

Key Points: 
  • In the context of Autoimmune Awareness Month, the coalition of patients suffering from Myasthenia Gravis (MG) "All United for MG" urges citizens throughout Europe to unite in instigating positive change and enhancing Myasthenia Gravis management.
  • All United for MG is officially launching a European petition to advocate for better rights for patients and their caregivers, improved access to healthcare and enhanced conditions.
  • Since its establishment in 2023, All United for MG has been amplifying the generalised Myasthenia Gravis (gMG) patient voice across Europe.
  • "Rare diseases often struggle for visibility in political discourse, making the All United for MG petition all the more important.

"All United for MG" coalition launches a petition to advocate change in Myasthenia Gravis

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, March 6, 2024

BRUSSELS, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Following Rare Disease Day and in anticipation of the European elections, All United for MG has undertaken the initiative to mobilize society, initiating transformative changes for the patient community. Since its establishment in 2023, All United for MG has been amplifying the generalised Myasthenia Gravis (gMG) patient voice across Europe. A Call for Action, launched with European parliamentarians Tomislav Sokol and Istvan Ujhelyi in June 2023 during the first-ever Myasthenia Gravis Day, contains six actionable policy recommendations for the improvement of the visibility, recognition and treatment of Myasthenia Gravis (MG) and other rare diseases. These recommendations were supported by over 30 stakeholders, including 11 members of the European Parliament, healthcare professionals and Patient Advocacy Groups (PAGs). All United for MG is now intensifying its efforts and seeks the support of all citizens across Europe by launching a petition on change.org, to encourage the civil society to support and advocate for changes in the management of rare diseases care,especially in generalized Myasthenia Gravis (gMG). The ambition is to collect between 5.000 - 10.000 signatures in the lead-up to the second Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Day on June 2nd and the European elections. 

Key Points: 
  • In the context of Autoimmune Awareness Month, the coalition of patients suffering from Myasthenia Gravis (MG) "All United for MG" urges citizens throughout Europe to unite in instigating positive change and enhancing Myasthenia Gravis management.
  • All United for MG is officially launching a European petition to advocate for better rights for patients and their caregivers, improved access to healthcare and enhanced conditions.
  • Since its establishment in 2023, All United for MG has been amplifying the generalised Myasthenia Gravis (gMG) patient voice across Europe.
  • "Rare diseases often struggle for visibility in political discourse, making the All United for MG petition all the more important.

New Supportiv Teen Identity Article Collection Explores Mental Health Struggles Involving Ethnicity, Immigration, Gender, And More

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Supportiv, the pioneer in Conversational Care® and Precision Peer Support®, publishes today a new addition to its Identity article collection (https://supportiv.com/teens), centering marginalized experiences that often go unaddressed in the world of wellbeing – while presenting paths forward, informed by lived experience.

Key Points: 
  • Supportiv, the peer-to-peer network for mental, emotional, and social support, releases a new collection of articles exploring the spaces between identity, marginalization, and emotional wellbeing for teens.
  • There are people who feel just like you, and you can even get connected to them online.
  • Supportiv Co-Founder & CEO Helena Plater-Zyberk explains why Supportiv publishes these perspectives, by and for marginalized individuals: "Feeling misunderstood exacerbates many mental and emotional challenges.
  • Student writers from around the US delve into marginalized perspectives and emotional struggles related to identity.

Future Treatments for Rare Organ Disease Raise Hope, New Paper Explains

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- IgG4-RD patients may finally have a treatment developed specifically for their condition, explains a clinician-authored white paper from the Alliance for Patient Access. "Addressing Access Barriers for IgG4-RD Patients" highlights that the rare condition has flown under the radar for many years and a treatment for IgG4-RD is sorely needed. Increasing awareness, thankfully, is leading to more correct diagnoses, greater social support and innovative options.

Key Points: 
  • Physicians describe patients' years of inaccurate diagnoses and off-label treatment, look toward forthcoming FDA approvals
    WASHINGTON, Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- IgG4-RD patients may finally have a treatment developed specifically for their condition, explains a clinician-authored white paper from the Alliance for Patient Access. "
  • Addressing Access Barriers for IgG4-RD Patients " highlights that the rare condition has flown under the radar for many years and a treatment for IgG4-RD is sorely needed.
  • Increasing awareness, thankfully, is leading to more correct diagnoses, greater social support and innovative options.
  • As treatments tailored to these patients finally emerge, patients, providers and advocates must still overcome a number of challenges:
    Policymakers can play a key role in protecting patient care by implementing policies that tackle utilization management barriers and ensure new treatments are accessible.

Fears about falling birthrate in England and Wales are misplaced – the population is due to grow for years to come

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Monday, February 12, 2024

The number of babies born in England and Wales in 2022 fell by 3.1% compared to the previous year.

Key Points: 
  • The number of babies born in England and Wales in 2022 fell by 3.1% compared to the previous year.
  • The average age of parents is also at a record high, as people choose to delay having children.
  • Instead of targeting specific birth numbers, we should focus on supporting parents and planning for future population changes.

Long-term trends

  • In fact, fertility rates in England and Wales have not been that high since 1972 – more than 50 years ago – and yet the population has not decreased.
  • The birth rates in the UK are similar to long-term trends experienced by many places in the world.
  • Within this context it is clear that current birth rates, while low, are not wildly out of the ordinary.
  • Projections are not predictions – and migration is particularly hard to predict given how much it depends upon changing policies.

The role of immigration

  • Immigration has played a hugely important role in sustaining the UK’s population, economic growth, and workforce.
  • Some people are concerned that immigration contributes to housing shortages and puts pressure on public services.
  • Survey data also suggests that public attitudes to immigration have become much more positive in recent years.
  • In the UK, most “baby boomers” – the people born in a post-war peak in the birth rate – have reached pension age, requiring more working people to support them.
  • An increase in the fertility rate today would not have much impact on the working age population for at least 20 years.

Returning to work

  • Indeed, the prohibitive cost of childcare means that many parents, especially women, struggle to return to work after having children or do not return in their full capacity.
  • Over 1.5 million people are economically inactive, 85% of them women, because they are looking after family.
  • And, importantly, the ability to decide if, when and how often to have children is a fundamental human right.


Melanie Channon receives funding from UKRI. She is Honorary Secretary of the British Society for Population Studies and a non-exec director of Bath Social and Development Research Ltd. Bernice Kuang works on an Economic and Social Research Council funded project.

Nudj Health Expands Virtual Cardiac Rehab Services to Patients with Ornish Lifestyle Medicine by Sharecare

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Nudj Cardiac Complete, in partnership with Ornish Lifestyle Medicine by Sharecare, allows physician groups to provide cardiac rehab to patients at home thus increasing access, adoption and adherence to cardiac rehabilitation.

Key Points: 
  • Nudj Cardiac Complete, in partnership with Ornish Lifestyle Medicine by Sharecare, allows physician groups to provide cardiac rehab to patients at home thus increasing access, adoption and adherence to cardiac rehabilitation.
  • Nudj is increasing access, adoption and adherence to these vital cardiac rehab services and enabling physicians to meet their patients no matter where they are on their health journey.
  • Nudj Cardiac Complete includes three major care pathway service offerings:
    Cardiac Wellness/Risk Reduction: Using the evidence-based model of Collaborative Care, the Nudj Health American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) certified program delivers lifestyle and behavioral health modifications every month to patients.
  • I’m pleased that Nudj Health will now offer my intensive cardiac rehabilitation program virtually,” said Dean Ornish, M.D., founder of Ornish Lifestyle Medicine.

Stigma kills people with alcohol addiction

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

She lived with it for years, hiding bottles of alcohol so her partner wouldn’t find out.

Key Points: 
  • She lived with it for years, hiding bottles of alcohol so her partner wouldn’t find out.
  • Alcoholism, or alcohol use disorder, as it is known in medical terms, is the compulsion to drink alcohol even when it can cause physical or mental health problems.
  • In people with alcohol use disorder, there may be a physical need to drink alcohol to stop withdrawal symptoms like the sweats or shakes.
  • Most of the patients I see in hospital with alcohol-related liver disease have alcohol use disorder.

Stigma is common

  • First, there is public stigma.
  • This is the most common type of stigma, where people believe in negative stereotypes, develop prejudice, and avoid or look down on people with alcohol use disorder – the drunk on the street might be aggressive so best to avoid him.
  • Second, there is stigma from healthcare professionals.
  • The more stigma they experience, the more self-stigma they develop and the more they feel that they deserve such treatment.

Things may have turned out differently

  • She battled her addiction for several years and with the support of alcohol services and her family, managed several months at a stretch without alcohol.
  • I can’t help but think that if Emma hadn’t experienced all that stigma, things may have turned out differently for her.
  • She may have been able to get help to control her addiction and prevent liver disease from taking her life.


Ashwin Dhanda receives funding from the National Institute of Health and Social Care Research for a study investigating methods to tackle stigma in alcohol-related liver disease.