NEW YORK, Feb. 18 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Public Comment Opposing Proposed Funding Restrictions on Gender-Affirming Care for Youth Receiving Medicaid and CHIP * Submitted via Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov February 17, 2026 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-2451-P Re : [ CMS-2451-P] RIN 0938-AV73 Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Fe more PR

NEW ALBANY, Indiana, Feb. 18 -- Indiana University's Southeast campus issued the following news: * * * Regionals at the Rotunda: Elizabeth Van Tyle-Marksbury and Stella Wade Eight IU Southeast students have been selected to present their research findings at the second annual Regionals at the Rotunda on Wednesday February 18, 2026, at the Indiana State House in Indianapolis. The event will bring standout student researchers and their faculty mentors together to demonstrate how each regional c more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 19 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * VCU professor's research on recovery and relapse makes an impact in court By Sian Wilkerson School of Education professor and counselor Daniel Gutierrez has partnered with public defenders in Washington state to emphasize factors that drive clients' long-term success. As an assistant federal public defender in Washington state, Lindsay McCaslin has seen it time and again with clients wh more PR

HELSINKI, Finland, Feb. 18 -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release: * * * Wood relaxes even in virtual form - A combination of scent and visual stimuli boosts recovery * A study carried out by the University of Helsinki and Natural Resources Institute Finland investigated how the scent of wood and walls that mimic wood affect people's recovery and mood indoors. The focus was on the effects of a scent representing Scots pine, virtual wooden walls and their combination. more PR