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Meet Our Manufacturers Inspiring Future Creators

Modern manufacturing means the chance to design, work in teams and build the future. It's high-tech and high-touch--you get to see what you create. Meet our creators: Blanca, Travis, Amber and Chris. MEET BLANCA “Here at Pfizer, the fact that we make these life-saving medicines … what more can you ask for?” MEET TRAVIS “It always seems like you’re doing something different. It’s not a routine job where you might just be sitting at a desk.” MEET AMBER “Now is the absolutely...

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Steps For Managing Finances and Health Insurance After a Cancer Diagnosis

Cost should never be a barrier to receiving cancer treatment, yet there are people who are unable to pay their medical bills, go bankrupt1, or worse, forgo treatment2 so as not to burden their family with high medical costs. This financial burden is often referred to as ‘financial toxicity' and it can severely affect emotional and physical health. When a patient experiences financial challenges, they’re less likely3 to take their prescribed medications because they can’t afford the copayments...

Start the Year off Right with this Back-to-School Health Checklist

School bells are ringing! As students everywhere sharpen their pencils and charge their devices for another year, parents are also hard at work, making sure their kids are prepared to make the grade when it comes to their health. To help guide them, we've created a back-to-school checklist for taking care of mental and physical health needs of school-aged kids as the year begins. Check off the back-to-school check-up. Make an appointment with your healthcare provider for an annual physical and...

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Celebrating World Patient Safety Day

World Patient Safety Day recognizes patient safety as a global health priority, a priority that Pfizer is committed to through its global health initiatives. Established in 2019 by the World Health Organization (WHO) and celebrated annually on September 17th1, the focus of this day is to bring together the global community of patients, families, caregivers, health workers, health care leaders, and policymakers to improve patient safety. “Patient safety is absolutely critical. It is the...

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Matter of Moments: Elevating Awareness of AFib and its Connection to Stroke Together with Yahoo! Lifestyle

Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is a common type of irregular heartbeat that puts people at greater risk of having a stroke and the prevalence of AFib is higher in people aged 65 and older.1Further, AFib is projected to affect around 12 million Americans by 2030.3 Yet, a Harris Poll survey of 1,010 U.S. adults fielded on behalf of the Bristol Myers Squibb-Pfizer Alliance showed the majority of people over the age of 40 are unfamiliar with the condition.4September marks AFib Awareness Month and Mat...

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For many, today is the start of a fresh school or work week, but for the rare disease community, today marks the beginning of something more: Children's Growth Awareness Week (Sept 13 & 19)

For many, today is the start of a fresh school or work week, but for the rare disease community, today marks the beginning of something more: Children’s Growth Awareness Week (Sept 13 – 19). Rare disease is more than a part of our business; it’s our passion and drives the decisions we make each and every day. Pfizer is proud to join the growth disorders community to showcase “My Growth, My Health” this year. Together, we can raise awareness of the vital role that height plays in children’s...

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Maintaining Positivity: A Mother and Daughter’s Perspective on Chronic Pain Due to Osteoarthritis

Ann Sullivan always tries to focus on the positive. As someone who has been living with chronic pain due to knee osteoarthritis (OA) for more than 20 years, Ann has had to make adaptions to complete tasks in her day-to-day routine that most people may take for granted. Standing up after a long meeting requires time to “warm up” her knees before straightening them to stand; cooking long meals for holidays comes with consequences when her knee pain begins to set in after standing for such a long...

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Health Disparities Among African-Americans

While the spotlight right now may be on the disadvantages African Americans face while fighting the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), they are also disadvantaged throughout the health care system when combating other diseases.Compared to their white counterparts, African Americans are generally at higher risk for heart diseases, stroke, cancer, asthma, influenza and pneumonia, diabetes, and HIV/AIDS, according to the Office of Minority Health, part of the Department for Health and Human Services.1On...

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World Duchenne Awareness Day: It’s More Than Muscles

What are boys between the ages of 1 and 6 doing? Well, for a rare few, they have been diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (also known as DMD).  Did you know that 90% of boys diagnosed with Duchenne are in wheelchairs by age 15? Even more surprising, according to recent studies of boys living with Duchenne, approximately 32% had attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), 26% had learning difficulties, and 17-27% had an intellectual disability. In recognition of World Duchenne...

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Telemedicine and Ulcerative Colitis: An HCP Perspective

Dr. Marla Dubinsky is compensated by Pfizer for her work as an Editorial Board member on TalkingUC.com, a resource developed by Pfizer to connect, inspire, educate and empower the ulcerative colitis community.     The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated many changes to day-to-day life, including reimagining doctors’ visits across most of the country. In response, the healthcare community shifted to telemedicine appointments in many cases to continue to provide care to patients, including those...

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Understanding Racial Microaggression and Its Effect on Mental Health

There is an insidious form of racism and racial discrimination that has been gaining the attention of psychologists and researchers in recent years: racial microaggression.  Racial microaggressions are everyday insults or derogatory messages directed toward minorities and people of color, often from well-intentioned people who believe they’ve done nothing offensive.1 Any minority group can experience microaggressions, which may be based on gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion...

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Listen, Learn, and Act: Talking Race With Children

As the nation erupted in widespread protests following the deaths of George Floyd and other people of color, the need to talk to kids about racial inequities has never been more critical. After all, children are remarkably observant—not just about current events, but about racism itself: The American Academy of Pediatrics reports that babies as young as six months can tell one ethnicity from another. And somewhere between two- and four-years-old, kids start to understand the building blocks of...