By Mike Eisgrau
The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, commonly known as the Javits Center in Manhattan, is being converted to a 2,000-bed hospital complex that will be used to handle patient...
Posted March 26, 2020
By Randolph Fillmore
“Bubonic plague is the inescapable reference point in any discussion of infectious diseases and their impact on society,” wrote Frank M. Snowden in a recently published book looking at...
Posted March 23, 2020
By Randolph Fillmore
The “Swiss army knife” of viruses
On a recent National Public Radio program, Mark Denison, MD, professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University, called the...
Posted March 15, 2020
By The CCM Team
In 1985 AIDS activist Cleve Jones and his colleagues attended a candlelight vigil marking the assassinations of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk. The montage of...
Posted March 12, 2020
By The CCM Team
Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month
National Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month...
Posted February 24, 2020
By Steve Smith
As the amount of false political content online continues to rise, it is often not easy to tell the difference between real and fake photographs. But the pressure to get it right has never been...
Posted February 06, 2020
By Steve Smith
The issue of economic inequality and how to tackle it remains a focal point in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, and it will likely continue to be a central issue in...
Posted February 06, 2020
By The CCM Team
AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
American Heart Month
International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
National Children’s Dental Health Month
Teen Dating Violence Awareness...
Posted February 05, 2020
By Ginya Carnahan, APR, CPRC
(Photo: Mark Lyons)
Kevin Chaffee thought he’d be grounded by his prostate cancer, but now he’s soaring again, and sharing his experience with others.
The oldest of five brothers,...
Posted January 07, 2020
By The CCM Team
The Ford Foundation’s Darren Walker and his fight with economic inequality. The mystery of a masked criminal who terrorized California several decades ago. The role Florida’s...
Posted January 06, 2020
By The CCM Team
Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month (Canada)
Cervical Health Awareness Month
Glaucoma Awareness Month
National Birth Defects Prevention Month
National Blood Donor Month
Thyroid Awareness Month...
Posted December 31, 2019
By Steve Smith
This is the time of year when most people make New Year’s resolutions. God knows why, but they resolve to give up bad habits, lose weight, get in shape, be more successful or less of an...
Posted December 30, 2019
By Ginya Carnahan, APR, CPRC
“I want a new drug – One that won’t make me sick
One that won’t make me crash my car – Or make feel three feet thick.
I want a new drug – One that...
Posted December 09, 2019
By Steve Smith
It’s kind of crazy – a TV commercial by Peloton Interactive that does exactly what it’s supposed to do – sell a product in a compelling way – has been excoriated on...
Posted December 04, 2019
By The CCM Team
World AIDS Day (Dec. 1)
National Handwashing Awareness Week (Dec. 1–7)
The commemoration of World AIDS Day, which will take place on 1 December 2019, is an important...
Posted November 27, 2019
