WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following written testimony by Joseph Selsavage, interim CEO and CFO of 23andMe Inc., from a June 10, 2025, hearing entitled "Securing Americans' Genetic Information: Privacy and National Security Concerns Surrounding 23andMe's Bankruptcy Sale": * * * Chairman Comer, Ranking Member Lynch, other members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. My name is Joseph Selsavage, a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 20 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Cardiology posted the following news release: * * * American College of Cardiology Issues Guidance on Weight Management Drugs * The American College of Cardiology has issued a Concise Clinical Guidance (CCG) document to aid clinicians in the use of medication for weight management in patients where treatment may provide cardiovascular benefit. Obesity is a chronic, progressive disease that affects over 1 billion people worl more PR

TUSTIN, California, June 21 -- The California Policy Center, an organization that says it focuses on education reform, workplace freedom, government transparency and governance, issued the following commentary on June 20, 2025: * * * The Hypocrisy of San Francisco's Hetch Hetchy Reservoir By Edward Ring, Director, Water and Energy Policy When it comes to self-congratulatory, performative environmentalism, San Franciscans probably lead the pack. They declared a "climate emergency," and then,  more PR

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, June 20 -- Cedarville University issued the following news: * * * Cedarville University Meets Growing Demand for Nurse Practitioners With Accredited DNP Program By Rich Stratton A shortage of health care professionals in the United States could alter the way medical professionals care for patients. The Association of American Medical Colleges projects a shortage of 64,000 physicians by the end of the year. Similarly, BOS Medical suggests a 500,000 shortage of registered n more PR

WASHINGTON, June 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. 2025-08) entitled "Predictors of Medicaid Reporting Instability and Implications for Examining the Medicaid Unwinding." The paper was written by Kevin C. Heslin and Sharon M. Stern. Here are excerpts: * * * Abstract Medicaid coverage numbers have decreased since April 2023, when the federal government ended the continuous coverage requirement that prohibited states from disenrolling people during more PR

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on June 20, 2025: * * * A Glimmer of Transatlantic Tech Consensus: Child Safety Washington and Brussels, at loggerheads over digital regulation, share a common desire to protect children online. By Elly Rostoum and William Echikson It's an area of agreement across the Atlantic Ocean: the internet harms children, and regulation is required. The problem is determining what to do. Companies and regu more PR

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on June 20, 2025: * * * Fixing Germany's Defenses: Some Proposals Germany's new government is seeking to shake off decades of complacency and wishful thinking on European defense. How can it succeed? By Arndt Freytag von Loringhoven and Leon Mangasarian After 80 years of military restraint, Germany marked a watershed moment in May with the first permanent foreign deployment of a German unit since more PR

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following written testimony by Margaret Hu, a law professor and director of the Digital Democracy Lab at College of William and Mary, from a June 10, 2025, hearing entitled "Securing Americans' Genetic Information: Privacy and National Security Concerns Surrounding 23andMe's Bankruptcy Sale": * * * Good Morning, Chairman Comer, Ranking Member Lynch, and Members of the Committee: I am Margaret Hu, Davison M more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Statement on HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy's Assault on Vaccine Science WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement in response to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy's politically motivated assault on vaccine science at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): "Secretary K more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 20 [Category: Health Care] -- The Fox Chase Cancer Center, a part of Temple University Health System, posted the following news: * * * Fox Chase Cancer Center Dietitian, Researchers Create Pilot Program For Educating Clinicians on Chemosensory Dysfunction * Kara Stromberg, MS, RD, LDN, CDCES, Director of Clinical Nutrition and Nutrition Research at Fox Chase Cancer Center PHILADELPHIA (June 20, 2025) -- A pilot program developed to educate healthcare provid more PR

RARITAN, New Jersey, June 21 -- Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine (formerly the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson) issued the following news release: * * * IMBRUVICA (ibrutinib) receives positive CHMP opinion for the treatment of patients with previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) who would be eligible for autologous stem cell transplant Pending the European Commission final decision, regimen offers a new standard of care for eligible MCL patients/1,2 Po more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 20 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Island rivers carve passageways through coral reefs * Volcanic islands, such as the islands of Hawaii and the Caribbean, are surrounded by coral reefs that encircle an island in a labyrinthine, living ring. A coral reef is punctured at points by reef passes -- wide channels that cut through the coral and serve as conduits for ocean water and nutrients to filter in and out. These wa more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 20 [Category: BizHealth & Beauty] -- Johnson and Johnson posted the following news release: * * * IMBRUVICA(r) (ibrutinib) receives positive CHMP opinion for the treatment of patients with previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) who would be eligible for autologous stem cell transplant * BEERSE, BELGIUM (20 June 2025) - Janssen-Cilag International NV, a Johnson & Johnson company, today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use ( more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, June 20 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Jorge Morales '26 Named a 2025 Beinecke Scholar * Jorge Morales '26, a double major in history and anthropology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs with a minor in English and textual studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded the highly competitive Beinecke Scholarship. Morales is one of only 20 students nationwide to receive this prestigious award, which supports exc more PR

MANCHESTER, England, June 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Manchester scientists are world's most cited on deadly fungal disease University of Manchester scientists studying invasive aspergillosis are both the world's most cited and the most prolific on the topic, according to an analysis published by Guangxi university in the journal Medicine. The University tops both the global league table of publications and citations at 177 and 12,313 more PR

MANCHESTER, England, June 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Manchester-led study identifies fair paths to net zero for developing countries New research led by The University of Manchester has outlined a more equitable way to plan the transition to low-carbon energy systems that reduces regional disparities in access to energy and water services. As nations around the world aim to meet climate targets set by the Paris Agreement, the research more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, June 20 (TNSjou) -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: * * * Smoking leaves lasting mark on teeth, research reveals Evidence of the permanent impact of smoking on people's teeth has been uncovered by researchers for the first time. Researchers from Northumbria University have discovered that smokers have tell-tale signs of their smoking habits ingrained deep within their teeth, which remain even after a person has quit. Their findings, wh more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 20 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Rewriting a scientific law to unlock the potential of energy, sensing and more * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A research team from Penn State has broken a 165-year-old law of thermal radiation with unprecedented strength, setting the stage for more efficient energy harvesting, heat transfer and infrared sensing. Their results, currently available online, are slated to be published in Physica more PR

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Ossoff Statement on Okefenokee Swamp Land Deal * The Atlanta Journal-Constitution This is an external link : "Historic land deal halts mine planned next to Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp" Atlanta, Ga. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff released the following statement. "This step toward protecting the Okefenokee Swamp is great news for all Georgians and our beloved natural treasure. "For years, I've be more PR

STONY BROOK, New York, June 21 (TNSjou) -- The State University of New York's Stony Brook University issued the following news release: * * * Study Suggests an Expanded Role of the Brain's Thalamus Findings published in Neuron reveal that the region shapes cortical dynamics * STONY BROOK, NY, June 20, 2025 - Research that is taking a closer look at activity in the thalamus - a region long considered a relay station for the brain and involved in consciousness and motor activity - reveals the more PR

SWANSEA, Wales, June 20 (TNSjou) -- Swansea University issued the following news: * * * Study highlights why some people find it harder to recognise faces of people from other races While many people pride themselves on never forgetting a face, it's just not so easy for others. Now researchers at Swansea University are examining why it can also be more difficult for some individuals to recognize the faces of people from racial groups different to their own. Professor Jeremy Tree and Dr Alex  more PR

SWANSEA, Wales, June 20 (TNSjou) -- Swansea University issued the following news: * * * Up to 40 years to get diagnosed with lupus: research highlights devastating impact of delays on patients New research by Swansea University and Cambridge University has revealed the causes and devastating impacts of delays - that can last decades - in diagnosing lupus, an auto-immune condition. The average diagnostic delay - time from first lupus symptoms to lupus diagnosis - among study participants was  more PR

NORWICH, England, June 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * Anti-aging drug Rapamycin extends lifespan as effectively as eating less The anti-aging drug Rapamycin has the same life-extending effect as eating less, according to new research from the University of East Anglia and University of Glasgow. Dietary restriction has long been considered one of the most reliable methods for increasing lifespan across species. But if fasting for hours sounds un more PR

NORWICH, England, June 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * Sea ice plays important role in variability of carbon uptake by Southern Ocean New research reveals the importance of winter sea ice in the year-to-year variability of the amount of atmospheric CO2 absorbed by a region of the Southern Ocean. In years when sea ice lasts longer in winter, the ocean will overall absorb 20% more CO2 from the atmosphere than in years when sea ice forms late or di more PR

EXETER, England, June 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: * * * Arctic peatlands expanding as climate warms By Alex Morrison Peatlands across the Arctic are expanding as the climate warms, new research shows. Scientists used satellite data, drones and on-the-ground observations to assess the edges of existing peatlands (waterlogged ecosystems that store vast amounts of carbon). The study - led by the University of Exeter - found peatlands in the European and more PR

EXETER, England, June 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: * * * New test could save lives from deadly fungal infection which spiked during pandemic By Louise Vennells A new lateral-flow test could one day save lives across the world through early detection of a deadly fungal disease which dramatically spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic. The test is being developed for mucormycosis, caused by inhaling the spores of Mucorales fungi, which are ever-present in o more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, June 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: * * * Good cognitive health lowers risk of Alzheimer's disease later in life - but genetics can weaken that protection People with better cognitive health are at lower risk of later Alzheimer's disease, but genetics can interfere with this, according to a new study. The study - led by the University of Glasgow and published in the journal npj Dementia - describes how genetics may play a significant ro more PR

WOLVERHAMPTON, England, June 20 -- The University of Wolverhampton issued the following news release: * * * International research collaboration clinches top prize at prestigious Cambridge conference An international research collaboration between the University of Wolverhampton and the University of Milan has won a poster competition, held as part of the Syn2025 conference held at the University of Cambridge. The conference, themed 'Facing the Complexity of Synucleinopathies', brought toget more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 21 (TNSjou) -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Want broccoli or ice cream? FSU scientists uncover complexities in how your brain chooses By McKenzie Harris Why do we crave sweet treats over healthier options? While it comes down to how our brains process taste and what we expect from the food in front of us, a new study from Florida State University shows that more brain regions are involved in the process than previously thought. A team more PR