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News reports from Union College, Berrien Springs, Michigan; Loma Linda University, AdventHealth and La Sierra University According to a news story on the Union College website, Chris Wall, a child and adolescent psychiatrist who graduated from Union in 1996, has recently launched 4Giving, an innovative platform that allows people to easily give to a cause […]
Read more at the source: News Briefs for January 4, 2019
Article excerpt posted on en.intercer.net from Adventist Today.
3 January 2018 | According to a January 2 press release from what was formerly known as Adventist Health System, the network which is one of the nation’s largest faith-based health systems has completed its rebranding process to its new name, AdventHealth. The system which formerly employed 30 different brands will now simply have the […]
Read more at the source: Former Adventist Health System Completes Rebranding Process, is Now AdventHealth
Article excerpt posted on en.intercer.net from Adventist Today.
Days after a deadly tsunami hit the coastal towns near the Sunda Strait in Indonesia, local government officials reported 426 people are confirmed dead, 7,202 people injured, 23 are missing and 40,386 have been evacuated. These numbers continue to rise while rescue operations are still ongoing.
According to Indonesia’s local disaster agency, the tsunami was triggered by an unusual wave surge and underwater landslide caused by Anak Krakatau’s volcanic eruption. This natural activity created…
Read more at the source: Deadly tsunami killing hundreds in Indonesia prompts ADRA response
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James M. Slater, MD, whose determination to improve the quality of life for patients undergoing cancer treatment inspired him to use proton therapy for patient care and to champion and oversee creation of the world’s first hospital-based proton treatment center at Loma Linda University Health, died Dec. 26. He was 89.
The James M. Slater, M.D. Proton Treatment and Research Center — which opened in 1990 — has since treated more than 18,000 patients from around the world, including foreign…
Read more at the source: In Memoriam: James M. Slater, pioneer of proton therapy, transformed cancer treatment
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What do Greece, Iraq, and Uganda have in common? In recent years these countries, among others, have experienced an influx of refugees that has created a huge need of basic services for displaced people. AdventistHelp,1 a supporting ministry, and the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)2 have partnered in all three of these regions to provide critical medical care. Refugee ministry is becoming a worldwide mission opportunity and changing the landscape for today’s missionaries.
Michael…
Read more at the source: Taking the road less traveled
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