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Journals Media Newsletter for 2026-04-18 ( 5 items )  
60 Day prescriptions are saving millions. Why aren't more Australians getting them? (10)
NEWTON, New South Wales, April 16 [Category: Health Care] -- The George Institute for Global Health issued the following news release: * * * 60 Day prescriptions are saving millions. Why aren't more Australians getting them? * A landmark government policy designed to slash the cost of medicines for millions of Australians is falling well short of its potential because GPs and pharmacists have been slow to adopt it, new research has found. The study, published today in the Medical Journal of Australia, examined uptake of Australia's 60-day more PR

Gut Bacteria Predict Skin Cancer Recurrence, but Only When Matched for 'Microbial Fingerprint' (10)
NEW YORK, April 17 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Gut Bacteria Predict Skin Cancer Recurrence, but Only When Matched for 'Microbial Fingerprint' * T he specific mix of bacteria living in a person's gut can predict the chances that melanoma will recur after surgery and immunotherapy, a treatment that helps immune cells target cancer cells. This is according to a new study led by researchers from NYU Langone Health and its  more PR

ICYMI: Baldwin's New Bill to End Sports Blackouts, Cut Streaming Costs Draws National Attention (10)
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Baldwin's New Bill to End Sports Blackouts, Cut Streaming Costs Draws National Attention * WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced a new bill to stop professional sports leagues from blacking out games for fans, end the complicated web of streaming services, and cut costs for viewers across the country. The For the Fans Act will ensure that local sports fans can watch their favorite sports team in one more PR

Jamestown Foundation Posts Commentary: Potential for Kurdish Militants to Capture Territory in Iran (10)
WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on April 17, 2026, by reporter and analyst Wladimir van Wilgenburg in its Terrorism Monitor: * * * Potential for Kurdish Militants to Capture Territory in Iran Executive Summary: * The Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan--made up of 2,500 to 10,000 lightly armed fighters--recently formed amid reports that the United States and Israel were considering offering support to a Kurdish operation in Western Iran. * The fighters in this coalition are dr more PR

Victoria's Ice Age megafauna gets a new member thanks to a 120-year-old museum fossil (10)
LONDON, England, April 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, posted the following news release: * * * Victoria's Ice Age megafauna gets a new member thanks to a 120-year-old museum fossil Palaeontologists have used an Ice Age fossil found 120 years ago in an underground cave to reveal extinct giant echidnas roamed south-eastern Australia during the Pleistocene Epoch, filling a major knowledge gap in the continent's prehistoric fauna. New research by Museums Victoria Research Institute scientists Tim Zie more PR