Cate Collings, MD, was called to provide the Biden-Harris administration with data on ending hunger and reducing diet-related diseases by 2030 during the annual White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health.
Leadership
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health appointed Tim Peterson, MD, as the new chief medical officer of its Jackson, Mich.-based medical group, NBC affiliate WILX reported Oct. 10.
The National Football League Players Association has appointed Sidney Hinds, MD, as its first chief health equity officer.
Dr. Mahesh Inder Veer Singh was named executive vice president of digital health company UpHealth's international division.
Digital health company UpHealth has named Dr. Mahesh Inder Veer Singh executive vice president.
Eight physicians joined Becker's to discuss their top priorities through the end of the year.
Liver disease therapeutics company Ochre Bio has assembled a 10-member scientific strategy board following the close of a $30 million series A funding round.
Theseus Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing drugs for cancer patients, has appointed Steven Stein, MD, to its board of directors.
Six physicians joined Becker's to discuss their secrets to success.
Austin, Texas chief medical officer Mark Escott, MD, has been named a project leader for the University of Texas Austin Center for Pandemic Decision Science, a team being assembled with a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation.