WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * District of Columbia: Budget Proposal Calls for Significant Increase in Marijuana Sales Tax Rate * Washington, DC: District officials are considering a budget proposal that includes provisions significantly raising sales taxes on retail cannabis purchases. Language ( Medical Cannabis Tax Rate Amendment Act of 2026 ) in the proposed 2027 fiscal year budget seeks to increase the tax rate on the  more PR

BASEL, Switzerland, June 12 (TNSjou) -- Roche, a biotech company, issued the following news release on June 11, 2026: * * * FDA grants Priority Review for Roche's Tecentriq for a certain type of stage III colon cancer * Filing acceptance is based on the phase III Alliance ATOMIC study showing Tecentriq plus chemotherapy reduced recurrence or death risk by 50% versus chemotherapy alone/1 * Nearly one in three patients with stage III colon cancer relapse within five years, highlighting a critical need for new adjuvant treatment options/2,3 * more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48980) entitled "Noncompetitive Federal Contract Awards: Other than Full and Open Competition" by Dominick A. Fiorentino, government organization and management analyst and David H. Carpenter, legislative attorney. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY In the context of federal procurement, Congress has long been interested in the view that increased competition among potential vendors could result in (1) lower prices, (2) higher quality goods a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Secures Key National Security and New Hampshire Wins in Annual Defense Bill * **A top member of U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, Shaheen built on her years-long legacy of securing key New Hampshire priorities and policies that address America's top security challenges** **Shaheen supported several key oversight measures to ensure the Administration better consults with Congress, as well as an amendment that would have lowered more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Steptoe, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Steptoe Names John Abramic as Leader of Intellectual Property Group Steptoe LLP has named John Abramic leader of the firm's Intellectual Property (IP) practice group. A nationally recognized IP litigator, John brings extensive experience across high stakes patent and trade secret disputes, post grant proceedings, and appeals. John has served as lead counsel in complex IP matters nationwide, including in federal district courts, the International Trade Commi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Study: Patients With Hypermobility Disorders Experience Less Pain, Consume Fewer Opioids Following Medical Cannabis Treatment * London, United Kingdom: Patients with hypermobility spectrum disorders (e.g., Ehlers-Danlos syndrome) experience clinically meaningful reductions in their pain and consume fewer opioids following the use of cannabis-based medicinal products (CBMPs), according to observa more PR

MIAMI, Florida, June 11 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Two Miller School Trailblazers Retire After Nearly 100 Years of Combined Service * Dr. Patricia Byers and Dr. David Roth retired from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, concluding nearly a century of combined service marked by groundbreaking advances in trauma care, surgical nutrition and transplant nephrology. Nearly five decades ago, Patricia Byers, M.D., and David Roth, M.D., met during a clinical surgical rotati more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * Taking a second look at surgery eligibility for patients with lung cancer who smoke UC study says patients who smoke and don't quit before surgery still have positive outcomes By Cedric Ricks, 260-415-8554, cedric.ricks@uc.edu Researchers at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine have found that patients who continue to smoke ahead of lung cancer surgery have a higher risk of pulmonary complications, but their short-term mortality  more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: * * * Moran Eye Center Researchers Identify Which Eye Infections Pose the Greatest Threat to Vision Eye surgery today is safer than ever, yet ophthalmologists must remain watchful for a rare but serious complication that can threaten sight within days: a bacterial eye infection called endophthalmitis. Now, clinician-scientists at the University of Utah's John A. Moran Eye Center have identified which types of endophthalmitis pose the gr more PR