NEW YORK, (September 24, 2015)—The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) announced today the creation of four new Palliative Care Leadership Centers™ (PCLC)—JourneyCare, North Shore LIJ Health System, Presbyterian Healthcare Services and the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. The four new PCLCs will focus on palliative care in specific community settings, including the home, long term care and office settings.

IRVINE, Calif., (Sept. 15, 2015)—Breathe Technologies, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of medical technologies for patients with respiratory insufficiency and neuromuscular diseases, announced today that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has assigned two Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes for the Company's Life2000 Ventilation System.

Kenilworth, N.J. (September 21, 2015)—Steps that can be taken to avoid falls among the elderly will be featured this month on MerckManuals.com in advance of September 23, designated Falls Prevention Awareness Day by the National Council on Aging because it’s the first day of fall in 2015.

The essay related to falls in the elderly and an accompanying editorial by the contributing author will be highlighted on the website starting on Monday, September 21.