WILMINGTON, Delaware, June 13 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: AstraZeneca's FARXIGA(R) (dapagliflozin) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to improve glycemic control in pediatric patients with type-2 diabetes (T2D) aged 10 years and older.1 The FDA approval was based on positive results from the pediatric T2NOW Phase III trial.2 FARXIGA was previously approved in the US in adults with T2D as an adjunct  more PR

WILMINGTON, Delaware, June 11 (TNSres) -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * Decision based on LAURA Phase III trial results which extended median progression-free survival by more than three years TAGRISSO also granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation in US in this setting * * * AstraZeneca's supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for TAGRISSO(R) (osimertinib) has been accepted and granted Priority Review in the US for the treatment of adul more PR

DOVER, Delaware, June 12 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: Attorney General Kathy Jennings and 42 other attorneys general reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. The consent judgment filed in this lawsuit addresses allegations that Johnson & Johnson deceptively promoted and misled consumers in advertisements related  more PR

DOVER, Delaware, June 12 -- Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control issued the following news: Delawareans looking for ways to decrease home energy costs will be able to get information on several new and existing programs available through the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) at public meetings planned in each of the three counties this month. DNREC's Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy is hosting three public information session more PR

DOVER, Delaware, June 11 -- Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control issued the following news: The annual sign-up period for the Kent Conservation District's Cover Crop Cost-Share Program - funded in part by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control - has opened and is to continue through Aug. 30. The popular cost-share program provides Kent County farmers with assistance to offset seed, labor, and equipment costs when planting fall cover  more PR

DOVER, Delaware, June 14 -- Gov. John C. Carney, D-Delaware, issued the following news on June 13, 2024: Governor John Carney on Thursday signed House Substitute 2 for House Bill 350, creating the Diamond State Hospital Review Board. "Rising health care costs are having a significant impact on Delaware families and state taxpayers, and we've been committed to addressing this since the start of my time as Governor," said Governor Carney. "House Bill 350 will help lower the growth of health care more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 15 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news on June 14, 2024: Today, Governor Kevin Stitt announced that the White House has approved the state's request for disaster assistance for Oklahoma counties hit hard by recent tornadoes and severe storms last month. The disaster assistance benefits individuals and business owners impacted by severe weather that occurred from May 19-28 in Blaine, Caddo, Custer, Delaware, Jackson, Mayes, Muskogee, and Roge more PR

DOVER, Delaware, June 15 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: A Florida appellate court has upheld AG Kathy Jennings' authority to continue advocating for funding for Nemours Children's Hospital. "The consequences of this case could be a game changer for kids in Delaware," said AG Jennings. "Anyone whose child has received care at Nemours Hospital understands how exceptional they are. That's the hallmark of A.I. duPont's legacy, and it more PR

ALBANY, New York, June 13 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following ruling awarding additional intervenor funding (Case No. 22-T-0558) on June 12, 2024: * * * Application of New York Power Authority and Clean Path New York LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the Construction of Approximately 178 miles of Transmission Lines and Associated Facilities from Delhi, New York, to Queens, New York. RULING AWARDING ADDITIONAL, INTERVENOR  more PR

DELAWARE, Ohio, June 13 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: Ohio Wesleyan University senior Bolu Ogunye of Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, has been awarded a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study French language and culture at Les Cours de Civilisation Francaise de la Sorbonne in Paris. "One of my goals for the future is to work with the World Health Organization (WHO) studying the role of social determinants in all areas of health care," said Ogunye,  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 11 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: A bill that would increase awareness of perinatal and postpartum depression and treatment options was a topic of discussion today as mothers and maternal health advocates rallied with members of the House on the bill's importance and the House passed it. Introduced by state Reps. Elizabeth Fiedler, D-Phila., Gina Curry, D-Delaware, and Lisa Borowski, D- Delaware, H.B. 2127  more PR

LONDON, England, June 11 -- GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline), a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: GSK plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) today confirms that the Company has taken the first step to seek appeal of the recent Daubert ruling, made by the Delaware Superior Court, which permits plaintiff expert testimony as part of the Zantac (ranitidine) litigation in Delaware. GSK strongly disagrees with the Delaware Superior Court's ruling and has filed an application with the court to  more PR