WASHINGTON, March 25 (TNSxrep) -- The American College of Cardiology posted the following news release: * * * Fewer Seniors with Heart Disease Report Skipping Meds After Medicare Reforms Survey shows less cost-related medication rationing after Inflation Reduction Act took effect in 2024 * Medicare beneficiaries with heart disease or major cardiovascular risk factors reported less cost-related medication non-adherence--skipping or reducing doses, delaying prescription fills or foregoing medications due to cost--after new provisions went in more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 (TNSxrep) -- The American College of Cardiology posted the following news release: * * * When Temperatures Drop, Heart-Related Deaths Rise Study links cold weather with 40,000 excess cardiovascular deaths per year in the United States * On the heels of one of the coldest winters in memory for large swaths of the country, new research highlights an often overlooked cost of cold weather: months with lower temperatures see significantly greater rates of death from heart attacks, strokes and coronary artery disease than mi more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, March 25 -- The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada issued the following news: * * * American College of Surgeons and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada renew collaboration on accredited professional development Renewed collaboration expands opportunities for Royal College Fellows to earn Section 3 MOC credits through ACS learning and self-assessment programs. * The American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada have renewed their collaboration  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 25 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Augmenting citizen science with computer vision for fish monitoring * Each spring, river herring populations migrate from Massachusetts coastal waters to begin their annual journey up rivers and streams to freshwater spawning habitat. River herring have faced severe population declines over the past several decades, and their migration is extensively monitored across the region, primarily through traditional visual counting and v more PR

NEW YORK, March 25 -- The City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy posted the following news release: * * * Building better systems for disability inclusion in education and research * Photo: (From left to right) STEPS2 Health Educators Ariel Davis, Jordan Fogle, and Abigail Winokur As part of the NIH-Funded Socialization To Enrich Participation & Support Sexuality (STEPS2) Health Education study, two CUNY SPH researchers have published papers that spotlight trauma-informed sex education and data inte more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 25 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news release: * * * Data teaming at Roberts Academy transforms reading instruction for students with dyslexia By Jenna Somers When a young student writes "F-L-O-T-E" for "float," teachers at the Roberts Academy and Dyslexia Center at Vanderbilt University see the progress and potential behind her thinking. "Her incorrect spelling of 'float' is brilliant!" says Samantha Gesel, assistant director of the Roberts Academy and assistant professor of the practice of sp more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 25 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers develop new model for predicting noise feedback loops from supersonic jets * The research could help develop methods for reducing intense noise that threatens aircraft and ground crews Researchers from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and the Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion, or FCAAP, are helping to solve a safety challenge in military aviation: the extreme noise generated by supersonic jets more PR

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 25 -- The University of North Texas Health Fort Worth posted the following news: * * * From classroom to clinical literature: UNT Health's Steadfast journal gains ground in second volume * At UNT Health, a student journal born as an ambitious experiment is beginning to look more like an institution. The second volume of SteadFAST, the academic journal produced by the university's physician assistant program, signals a shift from novelty to permanence, faculty members and contributors say. Each student in the progra more PR

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, March 25 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Immunotherapy boosts chemotherapy in combating stage 3 colon cancer * ROCHESTER, Minn. - Colon cancer is the third most prevalent form of cancer in the U.S., and its incidence is increasing among younger adults, particularly those younger than 50. While colon cancer screening has helped prevent and detect it before spreading, major advancements in treating colon cancer have been limited. Now, new research led by Mayo Clinic C more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues Urge HHS Director Kennedy to Return to Data-Based, Cost-Effective Preventive Health * U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) led several of his Senate colleagues in calling for a return to evidence-based, cost-effective preventative health services after a key federal oversight group has been dormant for over a year. In a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the Senators raise concerns that the Unite more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 24 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Living in Historically Redlined Neighborhoods May Reduce One's Ability to Conceive A pair of studies are the first to examine how the decades-old discriminatory mortgage lending practice may contribute to current-day reproductive health problems, which disproportionately burden Black residents and other communities of color.  Living in a historically redlined neighborhood may reduce a person's ability to become pregnant, accord more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 26 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Maryland Department of Agriculture Announces Next Steps to Address Rural Veterinary Shortage The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) today announced the release of recommendations developed in partnership with the Farm Journal Foundation to address the shortage of rural and food-systems veterinarians across the state. The recommendations build on a statewide assessment and outline immediate next steps focus more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 26 (TNSjou) -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * An online intervention can help cancer patients share genetic testing results with family Platform addresses opportunity to identify family members at increased cancer risk who may benefit from genetic testing * When a person with cancer finds out they carry an inherited genetic variant that puts them at higher risk of cancer, the results can help inform their treatment or steps to more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following written testimony by Patrick Howe, executive vice president of Nuclear Care Partners, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "Strengthening Federal Workers' Compensation Programs: Ensuring Integrity, Efficiency, and Access": * * * Thank you, Chair Mackenzie, Ranking Member Omar, and members of the Subcommittee. I am Patrick Howe, and I serve as Executive Vice President, Nuclear Care Partners (NCP). Our company provides spec more PR

SWARTHMORE, Pennsylvania, March 25 -- Swarthmore College posted the following news: * * * Physics Major Hannah Poon '27 Co-Authors Biology Education Activity * When Hannah Poon '27 first encountered a 1905 paper by zoologist George Wagner, she wasn't looking for her next publication. She was captivated by a series of meticulous, hand-drawn diagrams documenting the behaviors of Hydra -tiny, 1-millimeter freshwater polyps that cling to rocks in riverbeds. In those sketches, she saw not just careful observation, but possibility. That possibi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Senators Blunt Rochester, King, Colleagues Urge HHS Secretary Kennedy to Return to Data-Based, Cost-Effective Preventive Health U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) joined Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and 17 of their Senate colleagues in calling for a return to evidence-based, cost-effective preventative health services after a key federal oversight group has been dormant for over a year. In a letter to Secretary of more PR

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, March 25 -- The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Three Consecutive Years of Torchbearers for the Herbert College of Agriculture * Food Science Student Named Among UT's Top Spring Graduates KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - University of Tennessee, Knoxville, leadership surprised senior food science student Alice-Grace Beavers last week with the 2026 Torchbearer Award, the highest honor for a UT student. From Athens, Tennessee, Beavers will graduate in May with a bachelor's more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust released the following testimony by Tony Rice, senior director of trade policy for the U.S. Dairy Export Council and the National Milk Producers Federation, from a March 17, 2026, hearing entitled "Pier Pressure: Regulation and Competition in Maritime Shipping": * * * Chairman Fitzgerald, Ranking Member Nadler, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today on the maritime supply chain c more PR

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, March 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Maryland School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * UMD psychologist taps small-town roots to treat rural Maryland teens Public health research changes lives: for Caroline County students battling substance use and other disorders, researcher leads with empathy Story by John Tucker, Maryland Today. Noah Triplett grew up in the one-stoplight town of Tyro, N.C., where cows seemed to outnumber people and the hot teen hangout was Walmart. He's lost several childhood a more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, March 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news: * * * Do cycling desks drive students to the vending machine? By Beatrice St-Cyr-Leroux An UdeM research team finds that cycling while learning increases sugary drink consumption afterward. Cycling desks, which let users pedal while typing, are gaining traction as a way to increase daily physical activity and reduce the health risks associated with a sedentary lifestyle. In recent years, they have become increasingly popular in universities. Howe more PR