ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 14 (TNSres) -- The National Community Pharmacists Association issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: * * * PBMs are Leeches: First video spot explains pharmacy benefit managers' role in higher drug prices * * * The National Community Pharmacists Association today launched an all-out push for payment reform that educates patients on how pharmacy benefit managers are increasing prescription drug prices. The national campaign, featuring television, digita more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 13 (TNSres) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: The Massachusetts Department of Public Health released new data today on the number of overdose-related deaths in Massachusetts in 2023. This data shows that there have been an estimated 2,125 overdose deaths in 2023, a 10 percent decrease compared to the 2,357 estimated overdose deaths in 2022. Legislation currently pending before Massachusetts law more PR

DUBLIN, Ireland, June 13 (TNSres) -- The Airline Passenger Experience Association issued the following news release: The Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) unveiled the regional airline winners of the 2024 APEX Best Airline Awards during the FTE & APEX Awards Ceremony at the FTE EMEA Conference in Dublin, Ireland on Wednesday, 12 June. The prestigious regional awards, voted on by millions of global passengers, honored airlines from Africa, Europe, North and South America, and the M more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, June 14 (TNSres) -- The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: * * * We are excited to announce that we have signed a definitive agreement with Alpha Development, entrusting them with the future growth and strategic development of the FDP Charter program. With over 20 years of expertise in global financial services training, Alpha Development is pleased to add the FDP program as a unique and differentiated offering i more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 14 (TNSres) -- The Alzheimer's Association issued the following news release: * * * Partnership aims to reach LGBTQ+ individuals and families with dementia information and support resources * * * The Alzheimer's Association and the Open and Affirming Coalition (ONA) of the United Church of Christ recently announced a new partnership aimed at developing a national Alzheimer's and dementia faith-based initiative to raise awareness of Alzheimer's disease and all other d more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSres) -- The American Economic Liberties Project issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: With new Consumer Price Index (CPI) data (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm) today showing that airline fares fell for the second month in a row after the Department of Justice Antitrust Division blocked two big airline deals stopping further consolidation in the industry, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement. "The DOJ is win more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSres) -- The American Geophysical Union issued the following news release: * * * When internet-providing satellites -- now being launched by the thousands -- reach end of life, byproducts of their fiery deaths in Earth's atmosphere will catalyze chemical reactions that destroy stratospheric ozone By the numbers * 30 kilograms (66 pounds) of aluminum oxides are produced by the demise of one small, 250-kilogram (550-pound) satellite * 17 metric tons (18.7 U.S. tons) of  more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 13 (TNSres) -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Frost & Sullivan recently researched and conducted a review of the global healthcare supplies industry and based on its findings, recognizes Ansell with the 2024 Global Company of the Year Award. Ansell is a global leader in protection solutions, specializing in safety pro more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 13 (TNSres) -- The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation issued the following news release: As leaders in the medical device industry seek ways to optimize the application of ethylene oxide (EO) sterilization, it is more important than ever to ensure that medical device manufacturers and healthcare facilities are following up to date practices and have state of the art technology. The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AA more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 (TNSres) -- The American Psychological Association issued the following news release: * * * Nearly one-third of U.S. workers prefer working with people their own age * * * Younger workers are struggling with feelings of loneliness and a lack of appreciation at work and tend to feel more comfortable working with people their own age, according to a survey by the American Psychological Association. The 2024 Work in America survey, conducted online by The Harris Poll of mor more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSres) -- The Association of American Medical Colleges issued the following news: * * * Patients often miss appointments -- and health care workers miss work -- because there's no one to watch their kids. New programs test how on-site childcare might help. * * * By Bridget Balch, Staff Writer When Natalie Boyle was getting treatment for cancer, she was able to count on family who lived near her home in Dallas, Texas, and could afford a nanny to help care for her 18-mon more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 14 (TNSres) -- The Association of Fundraising Professionals issued the following news: Earlier this week, AFP released the 2024 Compensation and Benefits Report, which includes information on salary and benefits trends in the United States and Canada. Below are some of the highlights specifically for the Canadian fundraising sector. * * * Changes in Average and Median Salary The average fundraising salary in Canada decreased by 1.3% in 2023, from $99,814 to $98,487 more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 14 (TNSres) -- Rails-to-Trails Conservancy issued the following news release: * * * New poll results from Rails to Trails Conservancy and the Central Maryland Transportation Alliance show residents prefer connected, active communities * * * Baltimore voters are seeking balanced transportation spending, prioritizing connectivity and accessible ways to safely walk and bike, according to a new poll shared by Rails to Trails Conservancy (RTC) and the Central Maryland Tr more PR

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, June 13 (TNSres) -- The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association issued the following news release: The Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove's summer schedule offers events designed to deepen participants' faith and strengthen their understanding of God's Word. This summer, The Cove features seminars and retreats with ministry leaders, authors, and teachers including Will Graham, Gary Hamrick, Alistair Begg, and more. Specialized programs include concert events, Int more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, June 14 (TNSres) -- The Wildlife Society, an organization that says it inspires, empowers and enables wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation, issued the following news: * * * Short videos can affect people's perceptions of venomous reptiles * * * By Joshua Rapp Learn Are rattlesnakes fearsome venomous predators waiting to ambush every gardener? Do they attack everything that comes within a fan more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSres) -- The Center for Economic and Policy Research issued the following news release: As summer turns up the temperature in states below the Mason-Dixon line, low-income residents there brace for extreme heat and weather exacerbated by climate change. CEPR's new analysis (https://cepr.net/extreme-weather-2/) by Algernon Austin shows that extreme weather and natural disasters disproportionately harm low-income Southerners. They also live in states where governors are d more PR

LYONS, Nebraska, June 13 (TNSres) -- The Center for Rural Affairs issued the following news release: Advances in technology and lower installation costs continue to contribute to the growth of wind electricity generation in the U.S., especially in rural areas. According to a report from the U.S. Department of Energy and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the cost of installing wind turbines has fallen more than 40% since its peak in 2010. In 2022, wind energy provided 10% of total electric more PR

DENVER, Colorado, June 13 (TNSres) -- The American Water Works Association issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: * * * City of Janesville named winner of People's Choice Water Taste Test * * * The American Water Works Association (AWWA) announced today that the City of Charlottetown in Prince Edward Island won the Best of the Best Water Taste Test. The City of Janesville in Janesville, Wisconsin, was named the winner of the People's Choice Water Taste Test. The events, which we more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, June 13 (TNSres) -- City of Hope issued the following news release: City of Hope(R), one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S., and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU), the only Historically Black Graduate Institution west of the Mississippi River and one of only four Historically Black Medical Schools, announced the launch of a new partnership to educate a more diverse workforce in specialized medicine through inter more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, June 13 (TNSres) -- City of Hope issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: Treating prostate cancer with immunotherapy is currently difficult to do. But preliminary results from a first in-human phase 1 trial using a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy developed by researchers from City of Hope(R), one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, showed that patients with advanced prostate cancer had minimal side  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSres) -- The Satellite Industry Association issued the following news release: The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) today announced the release of its 27th annual State of the Satellite Industry Report (SSIR), a global summary of the commercial satellite industry. During 2023, the industry continued to grow at an unprecedented rate. For a sixth consecutive year, the commercial satellite industry launched a record number of commercial satellites into orbit. A total of  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 14 (TNSres) -- The Conference Board's Committee for Economic Development issued the following news release: Amid rising demand for data centers and computing power for artificial intelligence (AI), cloud storage, and crypto assets, analysts are predicting a significant rise in electricity demand, potentially overloading the US grid. A new report from The Conference Board, Smart Power: Will AI Spike Electricity Demand or Reduce It Through Efficiencies? (https://www.con more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, June 13 (TNSres) -- The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences issued the following news on June 12, 2024: * * * Current concentrations of the potent greenhouse gas are higher than all major model projections * * * Emissions of nitrous oxide, the third most important human-made greenhouse gas, rose 40 percent from 1980 to 2020, according to a new report by the Global Carbon Project. The new study, published today in the journal Earth System Science Da more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 (TNSres) -- Environment America Research and Policy Center issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: A panel of experts discussed the potential of offshore wind to provide clean, reliable energy to millions of Americans on Tuesday. The webinar (https://environmentamerica.org/center/events/why-america-should-go-big-on-offshore-wind/), organized by Environment America Research & Policy Center and the New England for Offshore Wind coalition, explained how, despite set more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 14 (TNSres) -- The Flinn Foundation issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: * * * Precision oncology/medicine, digital health, translational neurosciences to advance Phoenix Bioscience Core, new hubs * * * A new study of the Phoenix area's bioscience ecosystem has identified three areas poised for rapid growth and global impact at the Phoenix Bioscience Core and in surrounding regional hubs of research and innovation. The report, "Leveraging the Phoenix Re more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 14 (TNSres) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia issued the following news release: This Wednesday, a press conference was held on the steps of the Fulton County Jail to announce the formation of the "Community Over Cages" coalition in response to proposals to build a new $2 billion jail. The coalition aims to advocate for humane and effective criminal justice reform in Fulton County. Community Over Cages brings together community leaders, legal experts, acti more PR

APULIA, Italy, June 13 (TNSres) -- Habitat for Humanity International issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: Today, Habitat for Humanity International released an issue brief, Slum Blind: The overlooked links between climate migration and informal settlements (https://www.habitat.org/home-equals/issue-brief-climate-migration-informal-settlements). The brief focuses on the more than 215 million people who could be impacted by climate migration by 2050 and how it will affect the lowe more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 (TNSres) -- Consumer Reports issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: * * * Consumer Reports says HHS audit highlights the importance of FDA's efforts to reorganize its food safety program * * * A new report issued today by the Inspector General of Health and Human Services found that the Food and Drug Administration lacked the necessary policies and procedures to respond effectively to whistleblower complaints about contaminated infant formula that triggered a more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 14 (TNSres) -- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey issued the following news: Immunotherapy, a type of cancer treatment that uses a person's own immune system to attack cancer cells, is continuing to transform cancer treatment and care. Christian S. Hinrichs, MD, chief of the Section of Cancer Immunotherapy and co-director of the Duncan and Nancy MacMillan Cancer Immunology and Metabolism Center of Excellence at Rutgers Cancer Institute and RWJBarnabas Health, more PR

NEW YORK, June 13 (TNSres) -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release: Ahead of World Refugee Day, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the release of the UNHCR global trends report (https://www.unhcr.org/global-trends-report-2023), which shows that this is the worst of times for many displaced people with 120 million displaced globally. This number has more than doubled over the past ten years. According to the report, 6.9 million people are seeking more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 13 (TNSres) -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release: * * * For Drugs Used to Treat Diabetes, Plans Almost Always Require Prior Authorization or Other Utilization Management * * * Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace plans rarely cover GLP-1 drugs approved solely for obesity treatment, according to a new KFF analysis (https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/insurer-strategies-to-control-costs-associate more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, June 13 (TNSres) -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release: "Ordered Removed," a new report by LatinoJustice PRLDEF - a national civil and immigrant rights organization advancing equity and justice for Latino communities and beyond - and the Laredo Immigrant Alliance reveals that the asylum human crisis at the border is being aggravated by the lack of legal and translation services for increasing asylum cases at the Laredo Immigration Court. The US Department of more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 14 (TNSres) -- LULAC, the League of United Latin American Citizens, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: * * * Free onsite immigration legal consultations, citizenship drive, and Know-Your-Rights (KYR) trainings to be held at LULAC's 2024 National Convention and Exposition in Las Vegas * * * The League of United Latin America Citizens (LULAC), the largest and oldest Latino civil rights organization in the U.S., announced it will host a free onsite immig more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 (TNSres) -- The Electronic Frontier Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Guariglia to Work on Book About Government's Mass Surveillance * * * Matthew Guariglia, a Senior Policy Analyst at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), has been named a National Governing Institutions Fellow at the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. This multi-month residential fellowship is designed to support scholars working on research that can impact policy ma more PR

JACKSON, Mississippi, June 14 (TNSres) -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has signed legislation into law establishing a state-sponsored cannabis research program at the University of Mississippi. Senate Bill 2888 seeks to facilitate and fund medical cannabis research, including "research related to the efficacy and potential health effects of various cannabis delivery methods, including vaporizing, inge more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 13 (TNSres) -- The Missouri Hospital Association issued the following news release: According to new data from the Missouri Hospital Association, Missouri's hospitals provided more than $1.3 billion in uncompensated care in 2022. Uncompensated care is the combined total of charity care and bad debt reported by hospitals at cost. Although uncompensated care traditionally has been a key indicator of hospitals' role as a safety net for the communities they serve, it more PR

BETHLEHEM, Pennsylvania, June 14 (TNSres) -- The National Association of Colleges and Employers issued the following news release: New college graduates are clear about what they are looking for in a job and in an employer: economic security tops their wish list, according to a new study conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Among the nearly 2,300 bachelor's degree level graduates taking part in NACE's annual student survey, economic security is defined as job stabil more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSres) -- NetChoice, a coalition of trade associations that says it makes the internet safe for free enterprise and expression, issued the following news release: A new survey sponsored by NetChoice and conducted by Morning Consult found that 73 percent of registered voters agree that the U.S. government should not continue doing business with companies that are frequently hacked or whose products are hacked regularly. The survey comes just one day before Microsoft Vice Ch more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 (TNSres) -- The Animal Welfare Institute issued the following news release: The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and other animal protection and conservation organizations are calling on the Norwegian government to expand testing of all whale meat sold for human consumption and update health advisories, after a new analysis revealed the presence of contaminants that can lead to a range of harmful effects and health issues. These include developmental problems, endocrine dysfun more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 (TNSres) -- The Progressive Policy Institute issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Roughly 20% of federal investment in postsecondary education supports workforce development for fields like construction, manufacturing, and more, according to a new report on federal workforce funding levels released today. The report, Building a Stronger Workforce: Federal Spending on Postsecondary Education and Training, produced by the Progressive Policy Institute, the Associ more PR

NEW YORK, June 13 (TNSres) -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: Today, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Citi Foundation are pleased to announce a new report "Resilient Futures: Building Towards Economic Resilience for Conflict-Affected Populations." This report, which was made possible with support from the Citi Foundation, reflects on seven years of progress to date and outlines key recommendations for practitioners and policymak more PR

OAK BROOK, Illinois, June 13 (TNSres) -- The National Insurance Crime Bureau issued the following news release: Two leaders in their respective industries are joining forces to protect insurers and our communities from questionable third-party roadside and vehicle service providers to deter insurance fraud. The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), the nation's premier not-for-profit organization dedicated to preventing and prosecuting insurance fraud and crime, and Agero, the leading white-l more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 14 (TNSres) -- The Center for American Women and Politics issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: Primary elections were held on Tuesday in four states: Maine, Nevada, North Dakota, and South Carolina. Full context about women in the 2024 elections, including candidate lists, summaries, and historical comparisons, are available via the Center for American Women and Politics' (CAWP) Election Watch (https://cawp.rutgers.edu/election-watch). Among the m more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 (TNSres) -- Oil Change International issued the following statement on June 13, 2024: * * * In response to the outcome of the June UN climate talks (SB 60), Laurie van der Burg, Oil Change International Public Finance lead, said: "Today, Bonn sputtered to an end with barely a procedural outcome. While lives are being lost in unbearable heat waves in Sudan, last year's breakthrough COP agreement to transition away from fossil fuels was barely mentioned in these negotiations more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSres) -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, issued the following news release: * * * Palm-sized light field camera could improve autonomous driving, classification of recycled materials and remote sensing * * * Researchers have used inkjet printing to create a compact multispectral version of a light field camera. The camera, which fits in the palm of the hand, could be useful for many applications including autonomous driving, classification of recycled materials a more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 13 (TNSres) -- Oxfam America issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: With funds equivalent to just 2.9% ($35.7 billion) of their combined annual military spending, Group of Seven (G7) countries could help end world hunger and solve the debt crisis in the Global South, reveals new Oxfam analysis ahead of the G7 Summit in Borgo Egnazia, Italy. Eradicating world hunger in all its forms would require $31.7 billion more annually from donors, and Oxfam estimat more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSres) -- The PAN Foundation issued the following news: There are 25 to 30 million people in the United States living with a rare disease, according to the National Institutes of Health, or roughly the combined population of Sweden, Norway and Finland. Treating chronic and rare diseases often comes with high out-of-pocket costs, and in the U.S., even those who have health insurance coverage are worried about the price of managing their health. In this article for Rare Re more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, June 14 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following news release: The Pardee RAND Graduate School is now accepting applications for its inaugural Master of National Security Policy Program (MNSP). The recently launched program is the cornerstone of the school's new campus in the Washington, D.C., area and is designed to shape the next generation of national security policy researchers, thought leaders, and problem solvers. "Our graduate school is a direct extension of RAND' more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSres) -- The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board issued the following news release: The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) today adopted amendments (https://assets.pcaobus.org/pcaob-dev/docs/default-source/rulemaking/docket-052/2024-007-adoptingrelease.pdf?sfvrsn=28f44e9e_2) to two PCAOB auditing standards, AS 1105, Audit Evidence, and AS 2301, The Auditor's Responses to the Risks of Material Misstatement, addressing aspects of audit procedures that i more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 13 (TNSres) -- PennEnvironment issued the following news release: * * * New tool shows 10 home energy tips for local residents to reduce carbon footprint while saving money on utility bills * * * The PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center announced a partnership with the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus (PLBC) to distribute their new toolkit (https://environmentamerica.org/pennsylvania/resources/savings/) for reducing global warming pollution and savin more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 (TNSres) -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, issued the following news release: * * * Technology eliminates optical-electronic conversions, holds promise for revolutionizing edge intelligence * * * Researchers have demonstrated a new intelligent photonic sensing-computing chip that can process, transmit and reconstruct images of a scene within nanoseconds. This advance opens the door to extremely high-speed image processing that could benefit edge intelligence for ma more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: New University of Pittsburgh research points to a potential approach to reducing the risk of diabetes associated with widely prescribed antipsychotic medications. The study presents early evidence in support of co-administering antipsychotic medications that block dopamine receptors in the brain alongside drugs that stop antipsychotics from blocking those same receptors  more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, June 14 (TNSres) -- Center of the American Experiment, civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies that make Minnesota a freer, more prosperous and better-governed state, issued the following news: By John Phelan, Economist Back in 2022, the state Legislature established the "frontline worker pay program." To be eligible, workers must have worked one or more "frontline" jobs -- those requiring in-person attendance, like nurses, janit more PR

NEW YORK, June 14 (TNSres) -- The Roosevelt Institute, an organization that focuses on corporate and public power, labor and wages and the economics of race and gender inequality, issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: * * * New guide to money and banking policy post- 2008 financial crisis and the subsequent era of monetary liberalism. * * * The 2023 financial crisis exposed vulnerabilities in the American monetary system, raising critical questions about the role of banks, regu more PR

NEW YORK, June 13 (TNSres) -- The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: Today, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a New York-based privacy and civil rights group, released Seeing is Misbelieving: How Surveillance Technology Distorts Crime Statistics, a report detailing NYPD's manipulation of crime data and its effects on law enforcement policy in New York City. Driven by selective over-policing of certain offenses an more PR

NEW YORK, June 13 (TNSres) -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release: The reported decision by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to include the Israeli security forces, Qassam Brigades (Hamas) and Al-Quds Brigades (Islamic Jihad) in this year's UN report on Children and Armed Conflict is a vital step towards holding these actors to account for dev more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 (TNSres) -- The Water Environment Federation issued the following news release: The Water Environment Federation's second annual Circular Water Economy Summit (CWES) will take place in Dallas, Texas, July 15-17. This unique event gathers industrial and municipal water experts dedicated to sustainable solutions for water challenges. "WEF has always been where the water sector connects, and we're focusing now on engaging with the professionals who understand the water needs a more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 14 (TNSres) -- The National Association of State Boards of Education issued the following news release: New NASBE analysis sees shift in emphasis for state strategic plans for K-12 education that were developed post-pandemic. Most state boards of education develop strategic plans to crystallize a long-term vision for K-12 public education, setting goals and strategies around postsecondary readiness, quality education, and student success. However, a new NASBE analysis more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 (TNSres) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: * * * Reproductive Rights are LGBTQ+ Rights: According to a Guttmacher report, more than 1 in 6 (17.1%) abortion patients in the US identify as LGBTQ+. By protecting access to Mifepristone and blocking further restrictions to abortion access across the country, the benefits of this decision will significantly impact the LGBTQ+ community. * * * Today, the Human Rights Campaign, the  more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, June 14 (TNSres) -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: Adults who consume cannabis to treat a medical condition overwhelmingly say that it improves their symptoms, according to survey data published in the Harm Reduction Journal. Researchers surveyed over 3,300 Australian adults who self-identified as medical cannabis consumers. Seventy-three percent of respondents said that they primarily consumed prescription canna more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, June 14 (TNSres) -- The Sydney Opera House issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: In a special event at the Sydney Opera House, theoretical physicist and cosmologist Paul Davies, philosopher and cognitive scientist Ines Hipolito and neuroscientist Brett Kagan will appear in conversation on Saturday 17 August to delve into how AI will impact human intelligence and our understanding of consciousness. Hosted by the University of Sydney's Dr Sandra Peter, a renowned more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 (TNSres) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following federal budget report on June 13, 2024: By Chuck Marr, Samantha Jacoby and George Fenton A high-stakes tax policy debate will accelerate this year through 2025 over the pending expiration of the individual income and estate tax provisions of the 2017 Trump tax law. Policymakers should use this opportunity to work toward a tax code that raises more revenues, is more progressive and equitable, and sup more PR

ORLANDO, Florida, June 14 (TNSres) -- The American Diabetes Association issued the following news release: From June 21-24, the American Diabetes Association(R) (ADA) will host the 84th Scientific Sessions in Orlando, FL. The ADA's Scientific Sessions is the world's largest diabetes meeting, convening more than 11,000 leading physicians, scientists, researchers and health care professionals from around the globe. The hybrid meeting will feature the latest scientific findings in diabetes, includ more PR

NEW YORK, June 13 (TNSres) -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release: Ahead of World Refugee Day, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the release of the UNHCR global trends report (https://www.unhcr.org/global-trends-report-2023). "Today's UN figures show that this is the worst of times for many IRC clients. 120 million people have been displaced globally. This number has more than doubled over the past ten years. The figures are shocking--the hum more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, June 14 (TNSres) -- The Toyota Mobility Foundation issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: MaRS Discovery District and the Toyota Mobility Foundation today announced the seven Canadian startups selected to participate in the Mobility Unlimited Hub inaugural cohort in Toronto. These ventures are poised to revolutionize personal mobility and bring innovative solutions to market. After receiving over 50 applications from across the country, MaRS and Toyota Mobility F more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 (TNSres) -- Truth Initiative issued the following statement on June 12, 2024, by CEO and President Kathy Crosby: * * * The announcement by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the creation of a federal multi-agency task force to crack down on the sale of illegal e-cigarettes marks an important step in protecting our nation's youth from the dangers of these illicit youth-appealing products. Over the past several years, illegal e-ciga more PR

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, June 14 (TNSres) -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news: They say you can't go home again. Try telling that to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Professor John Moses. The chemist recently returned to his hometown of Wrexham, a city in the northeast corner of Wales, near the country's border with England. There, he received a hero's welcome as he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from Wrexham University at the school's 2024 graduation cer more PR