NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- Mount Sinai Health System issued the following news release: * * * AI Chatbots Can Run With Medical Misinformation, Study Finds, Highlighting the Need for Stronger Safeguards Researchers suggest ways to reduce risk of chatbots repeating false medical details * New York, NY (August 06, 2025) - A new study by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai finds that widely used AI chatbots are highly vulnerable to repeating and elaborating on false med more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 7 -- Albertus Magnus College issued the following news release: * * * Albertus Magnus College Alumna Pays It Forward with $2 Million Gift Commitment Continues Momentum for Launch of College's Centennial Campaign * New Haven, Conn., August 6, 2025 - Albertus Magnus College is pleased to announce a $2 million gift commitment from alumna Karen Korzi Noetzel '78 and her husband Mark. The Noetzels' unrestricted gift will support the College's most pressing needs and  more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * Staying Active May Slow Brain Changes in Early Parkinson's Disease MINNEAPOLIS -- People with early Parkinson's disease who stay physically active by walking, doing household chores and participating in recreational activities may experience slower brain changes and maintain better memory and attention over time, according to a study published on August 6, 2025 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 [Category: Medical] (TNSjou) -- The American College of Cardiology posted the following news release on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * Air Purifiers May Reduce Heart Risks for People Exposed to Traffic Pollution Study finds in-home HEPA air filters significantly lowered systolic blood pressure in adults with elevated readings * Using portable high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) purifiers at home can significantly lower systolic blood pressure (SBP) in adults with elevated baselin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSrpt) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * State and Local Policymakers Should Advance Policies Prioritizing Stability and Dignity to Solve Homelessness Punitive Policies Pushed by Cicero Institute and Trump Administration Are Expensive Failures By Mari Castaldi Our communities are safer when each person has a stable place to call home. Policies that improve access to housing assistance together with robust, voluntary servi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSrpt) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * State-Funded Rental Assistance Can Reduce Homelessness and Increase Economic Security By Mari Castaldi and Urvi Patel Key Findings * Rental assistance increases housing stability and reduces homelessness * State policymakers should fund rental assistance programs alongside increasing housing supply and expanding tenant protections to comprehensively address housing affordability  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The American Society of Hematology issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * Effective Therapy for MDS is Vastly Underused, Especially in Female and Non-White Patients Over half of eligible patients do not receive recommended therapies or complete the full course of treatment; white males are most likely to get the right treatment at the right dose * Most patients with high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) do not receive guideline-recommended treatme more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Affordable Programs Prevent Youth Substance Misuse While overdose deaths in the U.S. sharply declined in 2024, they remain high. Almost 90,000 Americans died from drug overdoses between October 2023 and September 2024. Overdose death rates are particularly high in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people. The earlier someone starts substance use, the more lik more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following Fed Notes article by Samara Beach, William Gamber and Patrick Moran: * * * Wealth Heterogeneity and Consumer Spending 1. Introduction Economists have become increasingly interested in the effects of household heterogeneity on macroeconomic dynamics./1 Changes in the distribution of income and wealth, coupled with advances in data and computation, have brought questions about how heterogeneity affects macroeconomic dynamics to the more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Aug. 7 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: * * * Critical hope: Research integrated into classes to launch the next generation of environmentalists By Michele Coffill How do you teach a class about an obstinate problem like climate change? How do sustainability educators engage students who might feel hopeless? Becky Williams, assistant professor of interdisciplinary studies, found a pathway that she now integrates into several of her classes. W more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R40760) on Aug. 5, 2025, entitled "House Office of Congressional Conduct: History, Authority and Procedures" by Congress specialist Jacob R. Straus. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The House Office of Congressional Conduct (OCC; formerly the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE)) was established on March 11, 2008, with the passage of H.Res. 895. In the 119th Congress (2025-2026), the House rea more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Aug. 7 -- The International Chiropractors Association issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * ICA Council on Upper Cervical Care Applauds North Carolina Board's Inclusion of CBCT in Chiropractic Scope The International Chiropractors Association (ICA) and its Council on Upper Cervical Care are proud to announce a major milestone: Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) is now included within the chiropractic scope of practice in North Carolina. This breakt more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- Mount Sinai Health System issued the following news release: * * * Mount Sinai Researchers Develop Promising AI-Driven Surgical Education Model to Improve Quality of Resident Training Study suggests significant cost savings and reductions in errors * New York, NY (August 06, 2025) = Mount Sinai researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of teaching surgical trainees a difficult procedure using artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and an extended-reality  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * SCAI, HRS Publish First Multi-Society Guidelines to Guide Transcatheter Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO) for Stroke Prevention The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) have published the first rigorous, evidence-based, multisociety recommendations to guide the use of transcatheter left atri more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray, Patient Storytellers, and Providers from WA and Idaho Discuss Recent Republican Attacks on Abortion and Access to Health Care, Efforts to Reverse Cuts * Republicans just passed $1 trillion in health care cuts and are kicking roughly 15 million people off their health care; Republican bill bans Planned Parenthood from receiving federal Medicaid reimbursement funding--threatening to  more PR

ATHENS, Georgia, Aug. 7 -- The University of Georgia issued the following news: * * * UGA president honored by Academy of Legal Studies in Business Jere W. Morehead presented with ALSB Distinguished Career Achievement Award * TThe Academy of Legal Studies in Business presented University of Georgia President Jere W. Morehead with the Distinguished Career Achievement Award during its annual conference on July 31. The award recognizes members of the ALSB who serve as exemplars of excellence  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: * * * Environmental science program study University of Phoenix Academic and Environmental Science Program leaders co-author study exploring role of virtual field experiences Authors from University of Phoenix include Dr. Dianna Gielstra, Dr. Jacquelyn Kelly and Dr. Tomas J. Oberding providing science and education theory research insight * University of Phoenix College of General Studies anno more PR