NEW YORK: Private investors seeking alternatives to traditional charitable donations are embracing social impact investing. Philanthropic foundations like Rockefeller and Robin Hood and global financial institutions like Goldman Sachs and Bank of America Merrill Lynch are already on board. Read More »
Social media can play surprising role in healthcare
SAN FRANCISCO: Social media is opening new doors. It offers opportunities to build connections, share successes and explore opportunities that are difficult to map out in a linear world. Unfortunately the light-touch nature of the big social platforms can prevent the kind of interaction with Read More »
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Steering committee evaluating interest in ‘virtual retirement community’
CLEVELAND: A nine-person steering committee is working to get a ‘virtual retirement community’ off the ground. The project will be modeled on the Beacon Hill Project.
Virtual retirement communities are member-owned organizations that coordinate access to support services to allow seniors to Read More »
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New drug proposal could be revolutionary for Alzheimer’s research and treatment
BOSTON: A new proposed drug to combat Alzheimer’s disease, one of the leading causes of death, is now ready for trials to gauge its effectiveness. The drug known as T-817MA could not only slow but arrest the progress of the disease, researchers suggest. Read More »