Healthcare

As co-founder of Trail Mix Ventures, APB's Soraya Darabi has already invested in 16 companies devoted to health and wellness. In a recent interview with Glossy, she and co-founder Will Nathan weigh in on trends in the wellness space, specifically how the younger generation is increasingly more likely to spend money on experiences over items.

In her Parade magazine feature story, Kim Campbell shares her experience being a full-time caretaker for husband Glen Campbell as he battled Alzheimer's. When his condition began to decline, she made the difficult decision to get help from a residential program: “Glen needed a specialized environment with people trained to take care of him.” After overcoming the stigma that she "was putting her husband in a home," Kim and her children were finally able to take time for themselves, as they were given “peace of mind that no matter what time of day it was, Glen was being checked on and cared for and loved.” They also found themselves in a new community with other families going through the same situation and offering each other support.

APB speaker Gina McCarthy, best known for her work as former head of the Environmental Protection Agency during the Obama administration, shares her knowledge in a featured article in The Boston Globe on why climate change activists aren’t getting their message across.

Emmy Award-winning television host and APB speaker Samantha Harris, best known best for her work on Dancing with the Stars and the 80th Academy Awards, will be releasing her new book, Your Healthiest Healthy, in September.

Now is the time to start planning for your Fall Alzheimer's Awareness event. Check out some of our leading speakers on the topic:

The Pentagon’s proposal on the transgender military ban has led U.S. Surgeons General including M. Joycelyn Elders, David Satcher, Richard Carmona and Regina Benjamin to sign a dispute statement.

Every year, on the first Sunday of June, National Cancer Survivor Day is celebrated across America in recognition and support of those affected by cancer. APB speakers like Samantha Harris, Dave DeBronkart and Kelly Corrigan have all battled and beat this terrible disease. Hear what these incredibly inspiring survivors had to say about their experiences:

In America, millions upon millions of people are currently providing care for family members, friends or neighbors. APB speakers like Kim Campbell, Ron Suskind, Christy Beam, Lee Woodruff and Kelly Corrigan understand firsthand the challenges of this crucial role. Sharing their inspirational personal experiences as caregivers, they discuss everything from how to overcome caregiving obstacles to the importance of "self-care" while caring for a loved one.

A spinoff of the beloved NOVA television program, PBS’s NOVA Wonders is a six-part series in which each episode tackles different aspects of science. Revolutionary in its presentation, the majority of the cast is made up of women, including APB’s own big data expert, Dr. Talithia Williams. Showing kids the beauty of the science and STEM fields, Williams and NOVA have the same mission: to illustrate how to use science to answer the “big” questions about the world.

Since 1994, May 6th through May 12th has officially been recognized as National Nurses Week—a time to honor and celebrate the incredible contributions nurses make in the healthcare arena every day. The holiday ends on the birthday of one of history’s well-known nurses, Florence Nightingale. Emphasizing the important—and many—roles nurses play, APB speakers weighed in: