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Gwinnett officials may move ahead with expanding a low-fare rideshare service, following the defeat of a transit tax.

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Oncology nurses Kate Shady, Ph.D., RN, OCN, and Krystle Becraft, BSN, RN, OCN, saw an opportunity to improve the safety of patients with central venous catheters (CVCs), commonly known as “central ...

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Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript November 9, 2024 Operator: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Humacyte ...

DURHAM, N.C., Nov. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Humacyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: HUMA), a clinical-stage biotechnology platform company developing universally implantable, bioengineered human tissue at ...