FORT WORTH, TX, Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sanara MedTech Inc. Based in Fort Worth, Texas, Sanara MedTech Inc. ("Sanara,” the "Company,” "we,” "our” or "us”) (Nasdaq: SMTI), a medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing transformative technologies to improve clinical outcomes and reduce healthcare expenditures in the surgical, chronic wound and skincare markets, announced today that Ron Nixon, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Piper Sandler 36th Annual Healthcare Conference, which is being held at The Lotte New York Palace in New York, NY from December 3 - 5, 2024. Mr. Nixon will deliver a presentation to investors on Wednesday, December 4 at approximately 11:50 a.m. Eastern Time. The presentation materials for the conference will be posted to the Company's investor relations website, https://sanaramedtech.com/investor-relations/ , prior to the presentation. A live audio webcast of the presentation will also be accessible under the "Events” section of the Company's investor relations website at https://sanaramedtech.com/investor-relations/ . An archive of the webcast will be available for replay following the conference. About Sanara MedTech Inc. Sanara MedTech Inc. is a medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing transformative technologies to improve clinical outcomes and reduce healthcare expenditures in the surgical, chronic wound and skincare markets. The Company markets, distributes and develops surgical, wound and skincare products for use by physicians and clinicians in hospitals, clinics and all post-acute care settings and offers wound care and dermatology virtual consultation services via telemedicine. Sanara's products are primarily sold in the North American advanced wound care and surgical tissue repair markets. Sanara markets and distributes CellerateRX ® Surgical Activated Collagen, FORTIFY TRG ® Tissue Repair Graft and FORTIFY FLOWABLE ® Extracellular Matrix as well as a portfolio of advanced biologic products focusing on ACTIGEN TM Verified Inductive Bone Matrix, ALLOCYTE ® Plus Advanced Viable Bone Matrix, BiFORM ® Bioactive Moldable Matrix, TEXAGEN ® Amniotic Membrane Allograft, and BIASURGE ® Advanced Surgical Solution to the surgical market. In addition, the following products are sold in the wound care market: BIAKŌS ® Antimicrobial Skin and Wound Cleanser, BIAKŌS ® Antimicrobial Wound Gel, and BIAKŌS ® Antimicrobial Skin and Wound Irrigation Solution. Sanara's pipeline also contains potentially transformative product candidates for mitigation of opportunistic pathogens and biofilm, wound re-epithelialization and closure, necrotic tissue debridement and cell compatible substrates. The Company believes it has the ability to drive its pipeline from concept to preclinical and clinical development while meeting quality and regulatory requirements. Sanara is constantly seeking long-term strategic partnerships with a focus on products that improve outcomes at a lower overall cost. Information about Forward-Looking Statements The statements in this press release that do not constitute historical facts are "forward-looking statements,” within the meaning of and subject to the safe harbor created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified by terms such as "aims,” "anticipates,” "believes,” contemplates,” "continue,” "could,” "estimates,” "expect,” "forecast,” "guidance,” "intends,” "may,” "plans,” "possible,” "potential,” "predicts,” "preliminary,” "projects,” "seeks,” "should,” "targets,” "will” or "would,” or the negatives of these terms, variations of these terms or other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements regarding our business strategy and mission, the development of new products, the timing of commercialization of our products, the regulatory approval process and expansion of the Company's business in telehealth and wound care. These items involve risks, contingencies and uncertainties such as uncertainties associated with the development and process for obtaining regulatory approval for new products, our ability to build out our executive team, our ability to identify and effectively utilize the net proceeds of the term loan to support the Company's growth initiatives, the extent of product demand, market and customer acceptance, the effect of economic conditions, competition, pricing, uncertainties associated with the development and process for obtaining regulatory approval for new products, the ability to consummate and integrate acquisitions, and other risks, contingencies and uncertainties detailed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, which could cause the Company's actual operating results, performance or business plans or prospects to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by these statements. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to revise any of these statements to reflect the future circumstances or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by applicable securities laws. Investor Relations Contact: Jack Powell or Mike Piccinino, CFA ICR Healthcare [email protected]Taking a look back at this week’s news and headlines across the Android world, including Google’s Pixel Drop of new features, the latest Galaxy S25 leaks, OneUI 7 beta launch, the cancelled Pixel Tablet 2 specs, OnePlus confirming global rollout for OnePlus 13, Qualcomms 8s Gen 3 benchmarks, and a Pixel 6 surprise. Android Circuit is here to remind you of a few of the many discussions around Android in the last seven days. You can also read my weekly digest of Apple news here on Forbes . The new Google Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL phones are displayed during the Made By ... [+] Google event at Google headquarters on August 13, 2024 (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) The Pixel Drop In addition to new Android features for Android , Google has released December’s Pixel Drop this week. It sounds more like a loot box than a software upgrade, yet it brings new experiences and tools to its Pixel smartphones over and above the regular Android updates. Gemini AI is the focus, but several areas have been updated, including the Screenshots search facility, AI-powered call screening, and new software to search through your photos and videos: "The latest Pixel Drop1 brings more intelligent, helpful and intuitive features to your devices, with new ways to use Gemini, camera improvements and security updates. Better yet, it brings some favorite features to more countries." Full details on the new apps and services can be found on Google’s Keyword Blog . FBI Warns iPhone And Android Users—Stop Sending Texts FBI Warns Smartphone Users—Hang Up And Create A Secret Word Now Gmail Takeover Hack Attack—Google Warns You Have Just 7 Days To Act The Color Of The Galaxy While many are watching for leaks on the specifications and software of the upcoming Galaxy S25 smartphones, more are hoping that the S25’s fashion characteristics will fit in with their own sensibilities. While we wait on some clearer shots of the full handsets, the new SIM trays have just enough color on the end caps to get a feel of the shoes on offer: "As you might expect, there is a dark grey option that is as close to black as possible, a deep dark blue, pastel tones of purple and green, and a silver option that will likely be seen as the white option. No doubt Samsung’s marketing team will come up with some snappy descriptions that we’ll find out closer to the time." ( Forbes ). OneUI 7 Beta Rolls Out Samsung has launched a public beta for OueUNi 7, it’s implementation of Android for the Galaxy smartphone family. Like many manufacturers, Samsung is doubting down on the capabilities of generative AI to improve the user experience... alongside the usual raft of bug fixes, updates, and software tweaks. The latter includes more personalisation options, a new user interface for the camera, and a simplified home screen. As for the former, Samsung is highlighting two: Advanced writing assist tools, with AI-powered content summarising, spelling and grammar checks, and notes formatting. Call transcript eliminates the need to take notes manually while multi-tasking, as recorded calls can be transcribed in 20 languages." ( Samsung ) The Pixel Tablet That Was Reports of the cancellation of the long-awaited Pixel Tablet 2 have been building over the week and the community has accepted that, while there may be a Pixel Tablet 2 released in late 2025 or beyond, it’s not the Pixel Tablet that’s sitting inside Google right now. So the leaked specs are less “what comes next” but “what could have been.” A bigger question than the cancellation is what the ipact will be on Android’s tablet ecosystem: "impact of the Pixel Tablet 2 cancellation is in the ecosystem. Android’s support of large-screened devices falls behind Apple’s efforts to keep iPad hardware tightly connected. With the Pixel Tablet launch, Google made a strong statement of support to its Android partners that tablets were part of its consideration. The cancellation of the Pixel Tablet 2 diminishes that commitment." ( Forbes ). Happy Ten Plus One, OnePlus In an extensive post that looks back at its eleven-year history, OnePlus has confirmed that the latest OnePlus 13 handsets will have a global launch in January 2025: "As we look forward to 2025, I’m excited about what’s ahead. We’re diving deeper into AI integration within OxygenOS, collaborating with Google to create a super personal assistant that’s not only intuitive but also secure, tailored to make your OnePlus experience even more seamless. And, as always, we are committed to sustainability, ensuring that our products remain as eco-friendly as they are innovative." ( OnePlus Forum ). Qualcomm's New Mid-Range Benchmark Just as Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset is driving the next generation of Android smartphones, the soon-to-be-launched and presumptively named Snapdragon 8s Elite could offer a similar step up in performance to the mid-range handsets currently running the 8s Gen 2 and 8s Gen 3 chipsets: "we thought the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 was a great upper mid-range processor. Our own testing revealed that the POCO F6 (Snapdragon 8s Gen 3) was able to beat the POCO F6 Pro (Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) for single-core CPU performance while staying competitive during GPU stress tests. So don’t be surprised if the Snapdragon 8s Elite takes the fight to phones like the Galaxy S24 series." ( Android Authority ). And Finally... During the launch of the Pixel 9 family, Google confirmed that the four handsets woudl recieve seven years of software and security updates. That’s a far cry form the three years offered to the Pixel 6. Those years expired in October with the release of Android 15, but an update to its support pages shows that Google has handed the Pixel 6 an additional two years: “[Pixel 7a, Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro & Pixel Fold] will get updates for 5 years starting from when the device first became available on the Google Store in the US. This includes 5 years of OS and security updates, and may also include new and upgraded features with Pixel Drops. ( Google Support ). Android Circuit rounds up the news from the Android world every weekend here on Forbes. Don’t forget to follow me so you don’t miss any coverage in the future, and of course, read the sister column in Apple Loop! Last week’s Android Circuit can be found here , and if you have any news and links you’d like to see featured in Android Circuit, get in touch!

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John Harbaugh's Ravens run over Jim Harbaugh's Chargers in latest brotherly battleAUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. ("BigCommerce”) (Nasdaq: BIGC), a leading Open SaaS ecommerce platform for fast-growing and established B2C and B2B brands, today announced the following upcoming investor conference presentations. Chief Financial Officer Daniel Lentz will present and host meetings with institutional investors at: About BigCommerce BigCommerce is a leading open SaaS and composable ecommerce platform that empowers brands and retailers of all sizes to build, innovate and grow their businesses online. BigCommerce provides its customers sophisticated enterprise-grade functionality, customization and performance with simplicity and ease-of-use. Tens of thousands of B2C and B2B companies across 150 countries and numerous industries rely on BigCommerce, including Burrow, Coldwater Creek, Harvey Nichols, King Arthur Baking Co., MKM Building Supplies, United Aqua Group and Uplift Desk. For more information, please visit www.bigcommerce.com or follow us on X and LinkedIn . BigCommerce® is a registered trademark of BigCommerce Pty. Ltd. Third-party trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners.Cartier Intersects High Grade Values on Globex’s Nordeau West Royalty ClaimsStudent engineers build and race off-road vehicles at Rowan University

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Costco has announced it will stop selling books at most of its locations across the U.S. starting next year. The company said books will only return during holiday seasons, and intermittently outside of that. Costco said the change is being made because stocking books on tables is labor-intensive and must be done by hand. It also comes as more consumers buy their books from Amazon instead of brick-and-mortar stores. According to a survey by Statista Consumer Insights published earlier this year, 71% of people said they purchased a book from the online retailer rather than Barnes and Noble, Target or Costco.

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Teamfight Tactics: Into the Arcane Adds Three Powerful Arcane Champions in Upcoming UpdateU.S. federal prosecutors moved Monday to dismiss the criminal charges against U.S. president-elect Donald Trump that accused him of plotting to overturn the 2020 election and to abandon the classified documents case against him, citing longstanding U.S. Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot face criminal prosecution. The decision by special counsel Jack Smith, who had fiercely sought to hold Trump criminally accountable for his efforts to subvert the 2020 election, represented the end of the federal effort against the former president following his election victory this month, despite the election-related cases and multiple other unrelated criminal charges against him. The decision, revealed in court filings, also amounts to a predictable but nonetheless stunning conclusion to criminal cases that had been seen as the most perilous of the multiple legal threats Trump has faced. It reflects the practical consequences of Trump's victory, ensuring he enters office free from scrutiny over his hoarding of top-secret documents and his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election he lost to Democrat Joe Biden. Smith's team emphasized that the move to abandon the prosecutions, in federal courts in Washington and Florida, was not a reflection of their view on the merits of the cases but rather a reflection of their commitment to longstanding department policy. "That prohibition is categorical and does not turn on the gravity of the crimes charged, the strength of the Government's proof, or the merits of the prosecution, which the Government stands fully behind," the prosecutors wrote in Monday's court filing in the election interference case. Trump victory forced issue of how to proceed The decision was expected after Smith's team began assessing how to wind down both the 2020 election interference case and the separate classified documents case in the wake of Trump's victory over U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris . The Justice Department believes Trump can no longer be tried in accordance with longstanding policy that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted. Special counsel Jack Smith speaks in August 2023 about the indictment of Trump. Smith's decision to dismiss the criminal charges and to abandon the classified documents case against Trump represented the end of the federal effort against him following his election victory earlier this month. (Jacquelyn Martin/The Associated Press) Trump has cast both cases as politically motivated, and had vowed to fire Smith as soon as he takes office in January. The 2020 election case brought last year was once seen as one of the most serious legal threats facing the Republican. But it quickly stalled amid legal battles over Trump's sweeping claims of immunity from prosecution for his actions while he was in the White House. The U.S. Supreme Court in July ruled for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution , and sent the case back to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to determine which allegations in the indictment, if any, could proceed to trial. The case was just beginning to pick up steam again in the trial court in the weeks leading up to this year's election. Smith's team in October filed a lengthy brief laying out new evidence they planned to use against Trump at trial, accusing him of "resorting to crimes" in an increasingly desperate effort to overturn the will of voters after he lost to Biden .None

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The New York Jets and quarterback Aaron Rodgers are at a crossroads. The experiment was doomed the moment Rodgers tore his Achilles in his Jets debut. New York has since earned a top-10 pick, fired its head coach and general manager, and descended toward the top of another draft. No one would blame the Jets for moving on from Rodgers after the year. No one would blame the passer for hanging up the cleats and calling it a Canton-bound career. © Brad Penner-Imagn Images But both parties have a decision to make, and with six games remaining, the end of Rodgers’ time in New York could be quickly approaching. On Tuesday, Rodgers spoke on “The Pat McAfee Show” about his future, revealing that he was unsure about retirement but happy to run it back with the Jets. Aaron Rodgers spoke with @PatMcAfeeShow on his future with the Jets. pic.twitter.com/lLm46pw2Sj “These have been two of the best years of my life, as much as it’s been frustrating and difficult, it’s been two really beautiful years,” Rodgers said . “... Playing in New York would obviously be my first choice, if I wanna play.” Related: New Information Or Rumor On Rodgers? Frankly, Rodgers’ word isn’t particularly valuable in this instance. Saying he’d prefer to quarterback another team would’ve been a cataclysmic disaster of Jetsian proportions, which Rodgers doesn’t stand to benefit from. It also would’ve given more credence to The Athletic’s recent reporting that suggested he wants to play elsewhere. Based on his recent comments, he’d probably be more willing to back up Jordan Love in Green Bay than make the media outlet look good. There also aren’t many options for Rodgers to pivot to, should New York not work out. On the wrong side of 40 and an Achilles tear, coming off the worst season of his career, teams are no longer checking in to see if a Hall of Famer is hitting free agency. Thus, retirement remains the most pressing alternative to whatever this Jets team has become. He can end his career underwhelming, failing to deliver on the promise he made to the fan base. But he can do it on his terms . And that’s the way Rodgers plays the game. The way this season has gone, New York might not let Rodgers decide to return in 2025. He has six games to put himself back into the team’s long-term plans, and that starts on Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks. Related: Jets Fans Deserve Better After Headline Hell

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As U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatens Canada with major tariffs, sounding alarms over the number of people and drugs illegally crossing into America, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and some premiers say they agree that more could be done. Trump is threatening to implement the 25 per cent tariff on day one of his presidency, until both Canada and Mexico address the "long simmering problem" of drugs and illegal immigrants crossing into the United States. "We hereby demand that they use this power, and until such time that they do, it is time for them to pay a very big price!" Trump wrote on the social media platform Truth Social Monday night. Trump also wrote: "This Tariff will remain in effect until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country!" In a press conference in response on Tuesday, Poilievre called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to "put partisanship aside" and "fully reverse his liberalization of drugs" to prevent more overdoses. "I don't want to stop drug overdoses to please Donald Trump, I want to stop drug overdoses so that there's not one more mother with her face buried in a pillow sobbing that she just lost her kid after 47,000 other Canadians have died," Poilievre said. Ontario Premier Doug Ford also responded to Trump's tariff threat, telling reporters on Tuesday that "Canada is no Mexico," and adding that he "found his comments unfair." "One ounce of any illegal drug is one ounce too many going back and forth across the border," Ford said, before pointing the finger at the issue of drugs being moved from Mexico and through the United States before being brought into Canada. "The threat is serious," he said. "We need to do better on our borders." Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said in an interview on CTV News Channel's Power Play that Canada needs to work on addressing several of Trump's concerns, from the border, to worries China is using Mexico as a backdoor into North American free trade, to defence spending. "But I would say that the best thing that we could do would be to start hiring a border patrol so that we can guarantee that we aren't having a free flow of drugs and illegal migrants across the border," Smith told host Vassy Kapelos. "We've got to address the issues that have been identified as pressure points and alleviate them," she added. "We have a common interest in trying to get a handle on our border issues, and a common interest in trying to get a handle on the organized crime that is bringing fentanyl onto our streets," Smith said. Responding to Trump's threat, and the deluge of reaction, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc told reporters Tuesday that work is done "daily," between U.S. and Canadian law enforcement, to address illegal border activity. "Intelligence information is shared between both countries, including in the fight against fentanyl and the toxic drug crisis that is affecting Canadians and Canadian families as it is the United States," LeBlanc said. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said that the Canadian government knew the border was going to be a top issue with the incoming administration and they've been working behind the scenes to prepare. Trudeau told reporters on his way into Tuesday's cabinet meeting that he spoke with Trump Monday night but didn't specify what the two discussed beyond "some of the challenges that we can work on together." A senior government source told CTV News, meanwhile, that the two discussed the fentanyl problem in both countries during their first phone call after election day, earlier this month. A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer canine unit searches vehicles at the Peace Bridge Port of Entry in Buffalo, N.Y., May 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston What does the data say? Statistics from America's own border agency, however, show it's seizing only a fraction of the illegal drugs at the Canadian border compared to Mexico's. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the agency has seized 43 lbs of fentanyl at the Canada-U.S. border in the last year, excluding October, compared to 21,148 lbs at its southern border with Mexico in the same time period. In 2023 and 2022, CBP states it seized two lbs and 14 lbs of fentanyl, respectively, at the Canadian border. At the border with Mexico, the agency seized more than 26,700 lbs of fentanyl, and more than 14,100 lbs, in 2023 and 2022, respectively. And, data obtained by the Washington, D.C.-based public policy research Cato Institute — citing information obtained through a freedom of information request — states 80 per cent of the individuals caught with fentanyl during border crossings at ports of entry from 2019 to 2024 were U.S. citizens. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has publicly available data for the amount of illegal goods seized at the border, but does not break down the country of origin for those illegal goods. The statistics related to illegal drug seizures at the U.S. border with Canada compared to Mexico's is in line with those related to encounters between CBP and individuals illegally attempting to cross the border. According to CBP, in the last year, but excluding October, there were 23,721 encounters at the Canada-U.S. border. At the U.S. southern border with Mexico, there were more than 1.5 million. LeBlanc said Tuesday the Canadian government is working with law enforcement to provide additional resources, whether they're required to staunch the flow of illegal drugs, human crossings, or both. "In recent days, I've worked with the RCMP and Border Services about continuing to support them in terms of acquiring new technologies, drones, helicopters, additional human resources necessary in the case of surge requirements," LeBlanc said Tuesday. "All of this work is being done and has been done for many months." He also said he doesn't think it's "about thickening or thinning the border," but rather working with American officials to "have an efficient, effective border that's secure for both countries." "And it's not an either-or choice," he said. With files from CTV News' Colton Praill, Rachel Aiello, Mike Le Couteur and Brennan MacDonald