AUSTIN, Texas, July 2 (TNSres) -- The American Botanical Council issued the following news release: * * * After six years of incubation as an ABC educational and advocacy program, the new SHI enhances collaborations promoting sustainable and regenerative practices * * * The nonprofit American Botanical Council (ABC) announces a new era in the evolution and activities of the ABC Sustainable Herbs Program (SHP). Effective in June, the ABC Sustainable Herbs Program has now become the independen more PR

LA JOLLA, California, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news: * * * Across four preclinical studies, Scripps Research, IAVI, and additional collaborators make headway in stimulating the rare antibodies needed to fight HIV. * * * LA JOLLA, CA and NEW YORK, NY - A major challenge in developing a vaccine for HIV is that the virus mutates fast--very fast. Although a person initially becomes infected with one or a few HIV strains, the virus replicates and muta more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Alliance for Automotive Innovation issued the following news release: * * * * EVs: 9.3 percent of new U.S. light-duty vehicle sales in Q1 2024 * EV market share down from Q4 2023 (10.2 percent of total market); up year-over-year (8.6 percent of total market) * 113 electric models now available for sale in U.S. - light truck sales 84 percent of EV market * Charging infrastructure lags: only one new public charging port added per 48 new registered EVs * 22  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSres) -- The America's Essential Hospitals issued the following news release: America's Essential Hospitals recently welcomed the largest class in the 36-year history of its Fellows Program: 50 rising leaders from 27 essential hospitals, who will explore best practices in leadership, diversity and inclusion, policymaking, and other topics. The fellows began their year-long program with a session at the association's annual conference, VITAL2024, June 17 to 19, in San Dieg more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSres) -- The American Immigration Council issued the following news release: New data analysis by the American Immigration Council found that migrant farm workers are playing a key role in feeding Americans, even as they are increasingly vulnerable to extreme heat. (Explore the data here (https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/h-2a-workers-us-agriculture).) The data analysis found that farm workers in the U.S. H-2A status--which covers temporary or seasona more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSres) -- The Center for a Humane Economy issued the following news release: * * * We can all celebrate Independence Day without causing terror for animals, humane groups assert * * * Animal Wellness Action, the Center for a Humane Economy, and the Animal Wellness Foundation are broadening public awareness about the potential hazardous effects of live fireworks displays -- even just once a year -- on local habitat and native wildlife. It's especially important to tone d more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center issued the following news release: Consuming raw milk or products made with it is riskier than drinking pasteurized milk. Yet fewer than half of U.S. adults know that drinking raw milk is less safe than drinking pasteurized milk and many Americans do not understand the risks of consuming raw milk, according to the Annenberg Public Policy Center's latest health survey. The survey finds that 47% percent of U.S. adu more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Satellite Industry Association issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: * * * Satellites Can Provide Vital Services for First Responders, Relief Agencies and Consumers if Terrestrial Networks Are Damaged or Unavailable * * * With the Atlantic hurricane season beginning last month and the National Hurricane Center forecasting above average activity for 2024, the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) today encouraged policy and lawmakers to continue  more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, July 2 (TNSres) -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following news release: Any notion that medicine was immune to the culture shocks in our nation was destroyed by the intersection of the George Floyd response and COVID-era policy, writes ophthalmologist Jane Lindell Hughes, M.D., F.A.C.S., in the summer issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Hughes serves as president of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons ( more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSres) -- The Association of American Universities issued the following joint statement on July 1, 2024: * * * The following is a joint statement issued by the American Association of Universities, German U15, Group of Eight (Australia), League of European Research Universities (LERU), RU11 (Japan), Russell Group (UK) and the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities. The statement reaffirms the principles of the Global Research-Intensive Universities Network (GRIUN), in more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 2 (TNSres) -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on July 1, 2024: * * * How AI Could Help Triage Emergency Department Care By Karen Blum Anyone who has been to an emergency department for a non-life-threatening event knows the pain of waiting for hours before a bed becomes available for hospital admission for further care. Now, two studies demonstrate that using GPT-4, a large language model created by OpenAI, holds potential f more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, July 2 (TNSres) -- AVIXA, the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association, issued the following news release: FAIRFAX, VA, USA and TEWKESBURY, GLOS, UK - AVIXA and IABM will host the next edition of UpStream on July 11 at London's QEII Centre. This unique one-day conference provides insight into how broadcast and media technologies can benefit enterprise AV end-users and the pro AV integrators who serve them. The event will feature presentations and panel discussions o more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 2 (TNSres) -- The National Beer Wholesalers Association issued the following news release: The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) released the Beer Purchasers' Index (https://nbwa.org/resources/beer-purchasers-index/) (BPI) for June 2024. As beer distributors across the country prepare for July 4th, America's top beer drinking holiday, they reported the highest June ordering levels in three years. The BPI's total beer index of 58 marked the highest June re more PR

DENVER, Colorado, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association issued the following news release: The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) will train and encourage Hispanic pastors and church leaders at the "Summit de Evangelismo" (Evangelism Summit) in Denver on Aug. 3, 2024. This will be the first Hispanic-focused event hosted by the BGEA in Colorado. The Summit will feature a variety of teachers and speakers who will explore biblical topics like discipleship, uniting more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 3 (TNSres) -- The American Counseling Association issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: Bradley T. Erford, PhD, a Vanderbilt University professor and expert on psychoeducational tests and counseling outcomes research, has been named incoming editor of the Journal of Counseling & Development (JCD), a publication of the American Counseling Association (ACA). Erford will replace Matthew Lemberger-Truelove, PhD, a professor of counseling at the University o more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Illinois Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * Illinois Policy Institute analysis shows the contract and radical demands could cost Chicagoans $51.5 billion or more * * * As the Chicago Teachers Union pushes for a contract that could cost taxpayers $51.5 billion or more, no other major city has allowed such extreme or pricey demands. Almost none of CTU's extreme political demands were identified in teachers union contracts in New more PR

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, July 2 (TNSres) -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news: Not everything in the brain is meant to last. As our brains assemble, trillions of neural connections have to be built or torn down at the right time and place. Otherwise, the seeds of disorders like autism can take root. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Assistant Professor Gabrielle Pouchelon studies how the brain is wired early in life. In doing so, she hopes to find the origins of vario more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, July 2 (TNSres) -- The National Center for Atmospheric Research issued the following news release: * * * Increased atmospheric moisture produced weaker hurricane formation * * * Increased atmospheric moisture may alter critical weather patterns over Africa, making it more difficult for the predecessors of many Atlantic hurricanes to form, according to a new study published this month. The research team, led by scientists from the U.S. National Science Foundation National  more PR

HERNDON, Virginia, July 2 (TNSres) -- The National Association for Music Education issued the following news release: In June, the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) honored Lance Nielsen, executive director of Nebraskans for the Arts and a retired music educator, as the 2024 Lowell Mason Fellow. This distinction is one of music education's most important honors, designed to recognize the accomplishments of music educators, music education advocates, political leaders, industry pr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSres) -- The Armenian Assembly of America, an organization that says it promotes public understanding and awareness of Armenian issues, issued the following news on July 1, 2024: Today, a jointly issued fact-finding report by Freedom House titled "Why Are There No Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh?" concluded that "the documented actions of Azerbaijan meet the criteria for ethnic cleansing...inflicting it through means of extrajudicial executions, torture, arbitrary arrests an more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Greater Phoenix Chamber issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: The Greater Phoenix Chamber is proud to announce the launch of season 3 of our podcast, Let's Talk Business Phoenix, with host Todd Sanders, president and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Chamber. In the first episode of the season, released on Wednesday, July 3rd, hear the latest from Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego as she discusses key initiatives and goals halfway through the year. As ele more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSres) -- The National Communication Association issued the following news release: The National Communication Association proudly sponsored the 2024 Doctoral Honors Seminar (DHS), hosted at the University of Utah from June 4 to 7. This event, organized and led primarily by Dr. Andy J. King, but supported by several others in the Utah communication department, gathered 27 doctoral students and nine faculty mentors for learning, mentoring, and networking. Participants had t more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments issued the following news release: * * * New report provides data on population from 1900-2020 and employment from 1970-2020 * * * SEMCOG, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, has released a new report titled Historical Population and Employment by Minor Civil Division, Southeast Michigan. This report contains historical population and employment by minor civil division. It lists decennial populati more PR

STANFORD, California, July 2 (TNSres) -- The Hoover Institution at Stanford University issued the following news release: The Hoover Institution Press has released The Boiling Moat: Urgent Steps to Defend Taiwan, a practical guide for Taiwan, the United States and its friends in the Indo-Pacific, and the wider world to deter the People's Republic of China (PRC) from annexing or blockading the island nation by use of force. Edited by former deputy national security advisor Matt Pottinger, contr more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, July 3 (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 on July 2, 2024: * * * More ice-free days may eliminate these populations * * * By David Frey Climate change is likely to wipe out two polar bear populations on northern Canada's Hudson Bay as warming temperatures usher in more i more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSres) -- The Investment Company Institute issued the following statement on July 1, 2024: * * * Today, Investment Company Institute (ICI) President and CEO Eric J. Pan released the following statement on the Japanese government's Basic Policy on Economic and Fiscal Management Reform 2024: "ICI welcomes the Japanese government's commitment to promoting the use of asset management services in Japan and increasing opportunities for Japanese households to invest for a secure more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSres) -- The National Women's Law Center issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: The White House today released a new issue brief (https://www.whitehouse.gov/cea/written-materials/2024/06/27/impacts-of-the-expiration-of-federal-child-care-stabilization-funding-and-the-mitigating-effects-of-state-level-stopgap-funding/) on the impact of the child care funding cliff that reaffirms and references findings first released by the National Women's Law Center (NWLC). T more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, July 2 (TNSres) -- The Center of the American Experiment, a 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 Last week, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announced that while "Real gross domestic product [GDP] increased in 39 states and the District of Columbia in the first quarter of 2024," Minnesota was one of more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, July 2 (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: * * * Researchers found neonicotinoids appeared to have the greatest impact * * * Insecticide use is a major factor causing a decrease in the size and diversity of butterfly populations across the Midwestern U.S., researchers fou more PR

LAUREL, Maryland, July 2 (TNSres) -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: Researchers from two Johns Hopkins divisions -- the Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, and the Whiting School of Engineering in Baltimore -- have collaborated to develop a navigation system that enables blind or visually impaired users to navigate their surroundings with greater confidence and accuracy. The system leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Journal of Marketing, a part of the American Marketing Association, issued the following news release: Researchers from Sichuan University, Tsinghua University, and University of California Davis published a new Journal of Marketing study that examines when and how a company's own delivery services affect customers' behaviors and online retailers' sales performance. The study, forthcoming in the Journal of Marketing, is titled "How Own Delivery Service more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 2 (TNSres) -- Mental Health America issued the following news release: * * * Toolkit features resources to help communities of color confront systemic barriers to mental health care and well-being * * * To commemorate Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Health Awareness Month, Mental Health America has released a free, downloadable toolkit (https://mhanational.org/bipoc/mental-health-month) to help individuals of color facilitate discussions about mental health i more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Milken Institute issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: The Milken Institute today announced the launch of the Africa Leaders Business Council. The newly established council brings together a group of thought leaders, entrepreneurs, investors and experts across business, technology, finance and investment, sustainability, and innovation to support the Institute's plan to deepen its network and engagements in Africa. Leaders on this council will len more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSres) -- MISMO, a subsidiary of the Mortgage Bankers Association, issued the following news: MISMO, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, published an update to the previously-published IRS Form 4506-C dataset [signup required to access report]. The revised dataset aligns with Form 4506-C, the IRS form used for requesting tax transcripts. This updated dataset includes a standardized set of data points that is compatible with the MISMO v3.5 reference m more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Missouri Pork Association issued the following news release: The Missouri Pork Association, in conjunction with the University of Missouri Extension, will host the 11th annual Swine Health Symposium on July 31, 2024 at Bradford Research Farm in Columbia. The program will be held from 8:45 am to 3:50 pm, and include many educational speakers, a pulled pork lunch, and a trade show from our sponsors. Attendance is free to the first 200 applicants. Topics more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 2 (TNSres) -- The National Apartment Association issued the following statement on July 1, 2024, with the Housing Solutions Coalition: * * * Statement from the National Apartment Association (NAA) and the Housing Solutions Coalition in reference to President Biden's mention of capping rents during the debate: "Decades of academic research from across the United States and around the world clearly show that rent caps - more commonly known as rent control -- reduce the more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 2 (TNSres) -- The National Association of State Energy Officials issued the following news: By Jasmine Xie On June 27, 2024, NASEO published the report, "Beating the Heat: Recommendations and Considerations for States to Support Cost-Effective Residential Cooling". This report supplements a four-part summer webinar series co-hosted by NASEO and the Center of Energy Poverty and Climate (CEPC) featuring expert-led discussions on the nexus of public health and adequate c more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 2 (TNSres) -- The American Geosciences Institute issued the following news release: Natasha Dacic is the 2024-2025 William L. Fisher Congressional Geoscience Fellow, chosen by the American Geosciences Institute (AGI). The Fisher Fellowship is a unique opportunity for a geoscientist to work as staff in a congressional office or committee for a year in Washington, D.C. Ms. Dacic expects to earn her Ph.D. in Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering in August 2024 at t more PR

TUCKER, Georgia, July 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Poultry and Egg Association (USPOULTRY) issued the following news release: The 2024 National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry is specifically tailored to poultry facility and corporate safety personnel, providing key insights on important industry topics and government policy. The conference, sponsored by the Georgia Tech Research Institute/ATRP and the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), is scheduled for Aug. 19-21 at the Hilton Sa more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 3 (TNSres) -- The National Electrical Manufacturers Association issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has announced the publication of a new resource to help utilities optimize data, modernize grid infrastructure, and manage the energy transition in real time. "Distribution Automation in the Energy Transition" explores the ways distribution automation (DA) technologies support the creation of an elec more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSres) -- UsAgainstAlzheimer's, an organization that says it advocates for research that will speed treatments and drive changes that matter most to people living with Alzheimer's disease, issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: Early-stage Alzheimer's patients have another choice in slowing their disease today, with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of donanemab. UsAgainstAlzheimer's celebrates this new choice for patients. The study showed that i more PR

ALISO VIEJO, California, July 3 (TNSres) -- The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses issued the following news release: * * * Lakshman Swamy is a pulmonary and critical care physician with faculty appointments at Harvard Medical School and University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School * * * The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) recently appointed Lakshman Swamy, MD, MBA, physician co-editor-in-chief of American Journal of Critical Care (AJCC), its interdisciplinar more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Animal Welfare Institute issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) released a new report today that documents how state-level farmed animal welfare laws continue to be minimally enforced, even though such laws could substantially improve the lives of many of the 9 billion farmed animals raised and killed in this country each year. No federal law explicitly regulates the on-farm treatment of animals (except the small more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Alzheimer's Association issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: * * * * As U.S. workforce ages, cognitive impairment in workplaces is on the rise * New paper from Alzheimer's Association and Bank of America encourages companies to create and foster dementia-friendly workplaces * * * A new white paper released today by the Alzheimer's Association and Bank of America offers guidance aimed at helping U.S. employers navigate a growing concern more PR

QUINCY, Massachusetts, July 2 (TNSres) -- The National Fire Protection Association issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: In an effort to help wildland urban interface (WUI) communities better protect their homes against wildfire, the Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF)--the research affiliate of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)--commissioned a comprehensive survey of residents, fire departments, and local governments in California and Oregon to explore percept more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSres) -- The National Women's Law Center issued the following news release: The Biden administration released a supplemental funding request to Congress last week that reiterated the administration's request for $16 billion in emergency child care funding. The administration's request for $16 billion in emergency child care funding, which they first called for last October, comes after child care advocates, including the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) and Child Care f more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSres) -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, issued the following news release: * * * Researchers use two lasers for two-photon polymerization, increasing practicality of this 3D printing approach for consumer electronics, biomedical applications and more * * * Researchers have developed a new two-photon polymerization technique that uses two lasers to 3D print complex high-resolution structures. The advance could make this 3D printing process less expensive, helping  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Williams Institute issued the following news release: A new report by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law surveyed a segment of the Chinese population and found over half (53%) of respondents agree that LGBTQ people should be accepted by Chinese society. People who were familiar with an LGBTQ person, younger, female, and had a higher education were more likely to show favorable attitudes toward LGBTQ people. In addition, 62% of responden more PR

ASHBURN, Virginia, July 2 (TNSres) -- The National Recreation and Park Association issued the following news release: Almost all U.S. adults (91 percent) have a preferred strategy or activity that helps manage stress, according to the latest National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Park Pulse poll. There are numerous opportunities to unwind with local parks and recreation, whether through participating in arts and crafts as a family, exploring the local trail system, or taking an exerci more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Center of the American Experiment, a 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 Sarah Montalbano, Policy Fellow Last week, Pew Research Center released new polling that shows that "relatively few Americans" believe the U.S. should phase out fossil fuels entirely. Instead, about 7 out of 10 favor a mix of ener more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, July 2 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on July 1, 2024 to the National Interest: * * * The Uncertain Russia-North Korea Relationship By Bruce W. Bennett The United States and South Korea have ample reasons to worry about the new agreement between Russia and North Korea. The agreement involves a mutual defense commitment between Russia and North Korea as well as military-technical cooperation. However, details matter, and the details of that agreemen more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, July 2 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on July 2, 2024: * * * Sustaining the Transatlantic Alliance: 75 Years of RAND Insights on NATO By Stephen J. Flanagan, Anna M. Dowd and Stephanie Pezard NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington provides an opportunity for stock-taking about the state of the Alliance, reviewing its beginnings, transformation, and adaptations, and for reflecting about the path ahead. For seven decades, RAND has been at the f more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, July 2 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following news release: * * * Population's Needs Remain High * * * A yearlong count of unsheltered people in three parts of Los Angeles found no growth over the period, although areas with substantial encampment resolution activities did see temporary drops lasting two to three months on average, according to a new RAND report (https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA1890-4.html). The study of unsheltered people conducted du more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, July 2 (TNSres) -- The American Public Health Association issued the following news release: * * * Experts say the court's failure to definitively act puts pregnant women, hospitals, doctors and public health nationwide at risk * * * Last week the Supreme Court ruled that, at least temporarily, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act's basic guarantee of hospital emergency care will once again go back into effect for pregnant women in Idaho. Its decision thus bar more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Sustainable Forestry Initiative issued the following news release: The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) is proud to have participated in the 26th International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) World Congress, the global gathering of forest stakeholders, from June 23 to 29, 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden. SFI was represented by Lauren Cooper, Chief Conservation Officer at SFI and Dr. Healy Hamilton, Chief Scientist at SFI, both of whom had an oppo more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, July 2 (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: * * * Researchers compared the way that snow machine noise silences bird songs in Yellowstone National Park * * * By Joshua Rapp Learn The mountain soundscape of Yellowstone can be idyllic, with nothing but the chirps of bluebir more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 2 (TNSres) -- The Strategic Management Society issued the following news: SMS is pleased to announce that the Strategy Research Foundation (SRF) is now accepting proposals for its grant-funding programs. The Strategy Research Foundation aims to support scholars in advancing knowledge within the field of strategic management. The purpose of the SRF is to aid the development of scholars who generate new knowledge in the field of strategic management -- knowledge that will  more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, July 3 (TNSres) -- Santa Fe Institute issued the following news release: Getting individuals to act in the best interest of society can be a tricky balancing act, one that often walks a fine line between trying to convince people to act of their own volition, versus passing laws and regulations that make these actions compulsory. In a new paper, published in the journal PNAS Nexus, SFI External Professor Stefani Crabtree (Utah State University) and Science Board Fellow S more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSres) -- The American College of Cardiology issued the following news release on June 30, 2024: * * * Researchers call for monitoring of quality, outcomes in era of private equity ownership * * * Over the past decade, 342 cardiology clinics have been acquired by private equity firms, with over 94% of those occurring between 2021 and 2023, according to a study published today in JACC, the flagship journal of the American College of Cardiology, and presented at the Academ more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 2 (TNSres) -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued the following news: The Simon Wiesenthal Center has expressed profound concern over the alarming escalation in anti-Semitic incidents in Germany, as reported by the Federal Association of Research and Information Centers on Antisemitism (RIAS). Key findings of the report from the RIAS are as follows: 1. A record 4,782 antisemitic incidents were documented in 2023, marking an 80% increase from the previous year. 2. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSres) -- The Progressive Policy Institute issued the following news release: Liberal democracy in the United States faces unprecedented challenges from both ends of the political spectrum. On the right, actions to undermine the peaceful transfer of power and suggestions to suspend the Constitution pose severe risks. Meanwhile, on the left, cultural forces on campuses are creating an environment where liberal students increasingly find it acceptable to block opposing views. more PR

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 2 (TNSres) -- The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Today, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, the largest and oldest livestock association in the Southwest, opened the application window for the 2025 National Cattlemen's Beef Association's Young Cattlemen's Conference. Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association will select up to three applicants to attend the summer 2025 conference. Ap more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following statement on July 2, 2024, by principal climate scientist Kristina Dahl: * * * The Biden administration today announced a proposed rule to protect U.S. workers from extreme heat--the deadliest climate impact. This first-ever national heat safety standard would require employers to provide workers with access to shade, water, and rest breaks; create and routinely update emergency response plans; more PR