Investment expert devoted acumen to nonprofits

As a board member of San Diego Hospice and the Institute for Palliative Medicine since 2003, Kaye Mattison Woltman was known for her business acumen and getting things done. After a recent meeting when a financial concern arose, another board member flagged her down in the parking lot to get her input.

Penn Medicine News: Violence in Inner City Neighborhoods Contributes to Trouble with Asthma

PHILADELPHIA – Patients with asthma who are exposed to violence in their community are at an increased risk for an asthma-related hospitalization and emergency room visits for asthma or any cause, according to new research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine . Exposure to community violence has been linked to more symptoms in pediatric asthma patients; however the new research ...

Group to host fundraisers to help terminally ill girl

Fundraising events for 5-year-old Kate Thornton will start this weekend.

Family keeps dream alive

Son-in-law Chris O’Donohue and daughter Laura Clarke are paying tribute to well-known Realtor Shirley Clarke, who passed away last month following a diagnosis with ALS, by supporting the ALS Society of B.C.’s Equipment Loan Program.

Archimedes Pharma Receives European Marketing Authorisation for PecFent(R) for the Treatment of Breakthrough Cancer Pain

Archimedes Pharma Ltd., a leading international specialty pharma company, today announced that the European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for its lead product, PecFent*, an innovative fentanyl nasal spray for the treatment of breakthrough cancer pain in adults who are already receiving maintenance opioid therapy for chronic cancer pain.