WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * Housing Chartbook Q2 2024 By Thomas Kingsley, Director of Financial Services Policy Home prices are expected to remain elevated and inventory low heading into the third quarter, typically peak real estate season. Director of Financial Services Policy Thomas Kingsley provides an up-to-date survey of mortgage rates and originations, housing permits and starts, construction, vacanc more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The American Chemical Society issued the following agency statement on Aug. 26, 2024: * * * In June 2024, a landmark Alzheimer's research paper was retracted due to fraud allegations. Did we waste billions of dollars and thousands of hours of scientists' time? Maybe not. There are now two potentially helpful drugs on the market targeting the subject of the paper: amyloid beta. This video breaks down the amyloid-beta hypothesis, the fraud itself and where we  more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * How to Cover the New Race-Free Lung Function Calculator By Jyoti Madhusoodanan A centuries-old device is still used in modern clinics to estimate a person's lung function. The spirometer measures how much air a person can breathe in and forcefully breathe out, and how fast they do so. Their lung function is then calculated relative to a predicted normal r more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following news: By Jyoti Madhusoodanan Colorectal cancer is among the main causes of cancer-related deaths in the U.S., and preventive screenings are a critical tool in catching the disease in its early stages. Clinicians often use risk prediction tools to identify those at greater risk of the disease. Some of these algorithms include race as a variable, a practice that has been deeply debated over th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * Remote Identity Proofing: Better Solutions Needed to Ensure Equitable Access By Symonne Singleton Many Medicaid participants use an online portal to apply for the program and access their accounts. Some state Medicaid agencies require or prompt applicants to verify their identity, a process known as identity proofing, as part of securing online access.[1] Agencies  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- Common Sense Media issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * Common Sense Media's reviews of Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity caution that real-time search features may mislead young users into thinking responses are fact-based * * * Today, Common Sense Media published a new set of reviews that assess the ethical use, transparency, safety, and potential risks of popular AI chatbots, including Google's Gemini and Anthropic's Claude, more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following commentary on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * Goldwater Urges Federal Court to Strike Down California's Restrictions on Telehealth By Patrick Bailey Imagine having a rare medical disorder or being a physician with a highly specialized practice devoted to the treatment of patients with unique, sometimes debilitating or life-threatening conditions. Now, imagine that you're a patient who can't communicate with your physicia more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- American Student Assistance issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: Employers (https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/employee-relations/employers-say-students-arent-learning-soft-skills-college) today report a "skills gap" among young workers, with nearly three out of four reporting they have a hard time finding new employees with the durable skills their companies need. A new report (https://www.asa.org/research/new-report-best-practices- more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Aug. 27, 2024, to War on the Rocks: * * * Don't Ever Invade China: Xi Jinping Prioritizes Border, Coastal, and Air Defense By Shanshan Mei and Dennis J. Blasko Just as the U.S. National Defense Strategy lists homeland defense as the first priority (PDF) (https://media.defense.gov/2022/Oct/27/2003103845/-1/-1/1/2022-NATIONAL-DEFENSE-STRATEGY-NPR-MDR.PDF) of the Department of Defense, China's na more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * Cultivating the Magic Sauce for Surviving Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest By Mahshid Abir I read Bobby Grams' touching commentary (https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.118.005444) about his experience as a bystander with a smile on my face--and hope. I have heard this story first hand from Bobby and his wife Karen and cannot help but think how every part of the chain of s more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- Teach Plus, an organization that empowers teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students' success, issued the following news release: Jackson, Mississippi, August 27, 2024--Teach Plus, a national teacher leadership organization, has selected a diverse group of 24 educators from around Mississippi for its 2024-2025 Policy Fellowship. The 6th cohort of Policy Fellows will focus on a range of issues during the u more PR

NYON, Switzerland, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The Union of European Football Associations issued the following news release: * * * Nielsen Sports study highlights tournament's highly positive economic and social impact on host country and host cities. * * * According to a holistic study conducted by Nielsen Sports, the world's leading provider of sports data measurement and fan insight, the economic impact of UEFA EURO 2024 for Germany and the ten host cities amounts to Euros7.44bn. More than 90%  more PR