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Lauren Huffmaster’s Journey: Creating a Children’s Book for Families Affected by Metastatic Breast Cancer

Lauren Huffmaster’s Journey: Creating a Children’s Book for Families Affected by Metastatic Breast Cancer
11/21/2024 | Companies
In 2015, Lauren Huffmaster was diagnosed with late-stage metastatic breast cancer (mBC) and quickly realized there was limited information to help explain her condition to her young children. “At the time, my children were two, four, and six,” Lauren recalls. “Cancer didn’t just affect me; it...
Adventure Jar, Adventure Therapy Foundation, cancer awareness, cancer care, cancer journey, cancer resources, cancer storytelling, children's book, emotional impact of cancer, family support, Gilead, health and wellness, inspirational story, Lauren Huffmaster, life beyond cancer, living with cancer, mBC, mental health, metastatic breast cancer, mother and patient, nonprofit organization, parenting with cancer, patient advisors, pediatric support, supporting families

Supporting Families: Gilead's 'The Adventure Jar' for Metastatic Breast Cancer

Supporting Families: Gilead's 'The Adventure Jar' for Metastatic Breast Cancer
08/29/2024 | Companies
Cancer can disrupt family life and can have a significant impact on children. "The Adventure Jar," developed by Gilead in collaboration with the metastatic breast cancer community, offers a glimpse into the experience of one family as they face the challenges of a diagnosis while cherishing their...
Biopharmaceutical, California, Cancer, Children, Diagnosis, Families, Foster City, Gilead, Global Operations, Innovative Medicines, Life-threatening Illnesses, MBC, Metastatic Breast Cancer, Resources, Support, The Adventure Jar, Unmet Medical Need

Gilead Named One of America's Best Employers for Women by Forbes

Gilead Named One of America's Best Employers for Women by Forbes
08/22/2024 | Companies
For the third consecutive year, Gilead has been honored by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers for Women. At Gilead, we are committed to fostering a culture where women can have a significant and positive influence. We provide an inclusive work environment and offer competitive benefits...
America's Best Employers for Women, competitive benefits, employee recognition, Forbes, Gilead, healthier world, inclusive workplace, innovation, well-being, women empowerment, workplace culture

Dr. Summer Sitima: Advancing HIV Awareness and Healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa

Dr. Summer Sitima: Advancing HIV Awareness and Healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa
08/22/2024 | Companies
Dr. Summer Sitima, born into a Kenyan family with 24 siblings during the 1990s—a period marked by the HIV epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa—has a vivid memory from 1997 that deeply impacted her life. As a child, she witnessed the arrival of her sister's husband at their door, carrying the frail body...
adolescent health, barbershop HIV educators, charity run, Commercial Operations Lead, Dr. Summer Sitima, Gilead, healthcare, healthcare access, HIV awareness, HIV education, HIV epidemic, HIV stigma, HIV transmission, Nairobi, public health initiatives, South Africa, STI awareness, Sub-Saharan Africa, tree planting, University of Nairobi, women's health

Gilead’s Expanded Support for HIV Efforts in the U.S. South

Gilead’s Expanded Support for HIV Efforts in the U.S. South
09/27/2023 | Companies
This year is the fifth anniversary of the Gilead COMPASS Initiative, a 10-year commitment of over $100 million to address the HIV epidemic in the Southern United States. The COMPASS program was created after a 2017 tour of the U.S. South with people affected by HIV. Gilead learned from local...
Community Health PIER, COMPASS Initiative, Frontline advocates, Gilead, Health disparities, Health inequities, Healthy choices, HIV epidemic, Holistic health, LGBTQ+ community, Local community, Medically underserved communities, Mississippi Delta, Peer support, Southern United States

Breaking the Cycle: Gilead’s Efforts to Improve HIV Treatment for Children

Breaking the Cycle: Gilead’s Efforts to Improve HIV Treatment for Children
08/23/2023 | Companies
Dr. Eva Natukunda, a pediatric HIV specialist at the Joint Clinical Research Center in Kampala, Uganda, often hears from adolescents and young adults living with HIV that they are exhausted. Eva has been monitoring many of these patients since they were born and has found that by the time they...
Antiretroviral therapy, Children’s health, Clinical research, Dispersible medication, Gilead, HIV treatment, Long-acting injectable medication, Medication adherence, Pediatric medication

Meet Gilead’s virologists as they hunt COVID-19 variants

Meet Gilead’s virologists as they hunt COVID-19 variants
01/20/2023 | Companies
When a new COVID-19 virus variant is discovered, Gilead virologists Charlotte Hedskog and John Bilello, along with their teams, mobilize as "variant hunters." Their mission is to see if COVID-19 therapeutics will still be effective against new strains. The process necessitates perseverance and...
antivirals, CDC, Centers for Disease Control, Charlotte Hedskog, Clinical Virology, COVID-19, COVID-19 therapeutics, Discovery Virology, genetic variants, Gilead, John Bilello, Researcher, SARS-CoV-2, Scientist, subvariants, therapeutic antibodies, transmission rate, vaccines, variant, variant hunters, virologists, Virology, virus strain, WHO, World Health Organization

For Gilead ‘Environmental Stewardship’ Is Critical

For Gilead ‘Environmental Stewardship’ Is Critical
05/30/2020 | Environment
Gilead aims to reduce its “greenhouse gas emissions at least 25% by 2025”. Dailycsr.com – 30 May 2020 – Environmental stewardship is important for Gilead as it aims to reduce its “greenhouse gas emissions at least 25% by 2025”, in comparison to the figures of 2016. In order to achieve the same, the...
Environment, Environmental Stewardship, Gilead, Gilead Sciences, Greenhouse Emission, installation, Renewable Energy, Solar Panel, Sustainability


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