Weekly Recap: 14 Health Press Releases You Need to See

A roundup of the most newsworthy healthcare press releases from PR Newswire this week, including new semaglutide cardiovascular data and the surprising parallels between parakeet and human brain activity.

NEW YORK, March 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help healthcare journalists and consumers stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a recap of some major stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.

The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.

1. The Cigna Group Completes Sale of Medicare Businesses to HCSC
   The transaction is not expected to disrupt coverage or service for customers, clients, providers, or brokers of the Medicare or CareAllies businesses.
2. Novo Nordisk presents new semaglutide cardiovascular data across multiple chronic diseases at the American College of Cardiology 74th Annual Scientific Sessions
   These new cardiometabolic data, spanning multiple, inter-related chronic diseases, will provide new information about semaglutide medicines to reduce cardiovascular (CV) risk and improve functional capacity in treating certain patient populations.
3. "Pick Up Your Poop" F Cancer's New Campaign Encourages At-Home Colorectal Cancer Screening
   The campaign highlights the irony of pet owners' willingness to handle dog waste while avoiding their own screening. Heather Kun, CEO, F Cancer, says, "This campaign takes a humorous approach to an uncomfortable conversation, all with the goal of normalizing early screening and testing."
4. HHS, FDA Announce Operation Stork Speed to Expand Options for Safe, Reliable, and Nutritious Infant Formula for American Families
   The FDA is announcing a set of actions and initiatives focused on infant formula, such as beginning the nutrient review process and increasing testing for heavy metals and other contaminants.
5. Science behind "Polly Want a Cracker" Could Guide Future Treatment Design for Speech Disorders
   Based on their findings, the researchers suggest that humans and parakeets – unlike any other animal studied so far – share a similar connection between higher brain activity and sound production.
6. CVS Weight Management™ Program Improves Health Outcomes While Also Lowering Costs
   Participants achieved more than 15% weight loss on average, including existing anti-obesity medication users who succeeded in nearly doubling their pre-program weight loss while working with program clinicians on diet and lifestyle.
7. Hyundai and Nicklaus Children's Hospital Continue Strengthening Child Passenger Safety in South Florida
   Car seat safety programs play a crucial role in raising awareness and equipping parents with the necessary education and resources. "Keeping children safe on the road requires more than just advanced vehicle technology—it takes awareness, education, and community action," said Cole Stutz, chief safety officer, Hyundai Motor North America.
8. NCCN Foundation Webinar Explains Why People with Cancer Should Consider Participating in Clinical Trials
   "Every standard treatment we have today was found by the intellect of science and the courage of patients who participated in clinical trials," said Ann Fish-Steagall, RN, BSN, SVP Patient Services and Health Care Delivery, LUNGevity.
9. Baird Medical's AI Tumor Ablation Surgical Robot Wins "Most Valuable Investment Award," Pioneering AI and Robotics Integration in Healthcare
   This cutting-edge system extends beyond the precise ablation of solid tumors such as thyroid nodules, breast nodules, liver cancer, and lung cancer—it also marks a breakthrough in chronic pain management. More notably, its modular design is expected to enable rapid adaptation for applications in neurosurgery and urology.
10. Ansys and NVIDIA to Demonstrate New Era of In-Silico Cardiovascular Research at GTC
    "The collaboration with Ansys is foundational to accelerating the next generation of medical imaging and robotics," said Rev Lebaredian, vice president of Omniverse and simulation technology at NVIDIA. "The power of advanced GPU computing, physical AI, and simulation will shape the future of personalized healthcare."
11. Garmin and researchers from Harvard and Oxford universities share initial findings from landmark study examining happiness
    The study found that respondents were happiest when involved in cultural and social activities, eating, or spending time with friends and family.
12. Adonis Partners with Instacart to Support Claims Billing for Instacart Health Nutrition Programs
    "Through Instacart Health, we want to make it easier for health plans to offer food as a covered benefit, ensuring more people can access the nutritious foods they need to support their health," said Sarah Mastrocco, Vice President and General Manager of Health at Instacart.
13. Teal Health Unveils Landmark Study Results Showing Teal Wand™ Self-Collected Samples Match Clinician Collected Samples
    Beyond performance metrics, the study also highlighted a significant preference among women for at-home screening with 86% of participants reporting they would be more likely to stay up-to-date with routine screening if an at-home option were available.
14. Alliance for Genomic Discovery completes 250,000 whole genomes to accelerate drug discovery
    Illumina and Nashville Biosciences announced that the Alliance for Genomic Discovery – a consortium of biotech and biopharma organizations – has completed its initial goal of sequencing 250,000 whole genomes in just two years, creating one of the world's largest and most comprehensive clinical genomic datasets of its kind.

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