RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 11 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * "It's Definitely Expensive": As NC Families Face Soaring Grocery Bills, Michael Whatley Doubles Down On Policies Driving Up Costs * As North Carolina families face skyrocketing food and grocery costs, DC insider Michael Whatley has doubled down on his support for policies that are driving up groceries costs. GROCERY PRICES ARE SKYROCKETING FOR NC FAMILIES: WTVD: "Another Raleigh resident said he has already made cuts. 'I don't know wha more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (TNSjou) -- The American College of Cardiology posted the following news release: * * * Cardiovascular Care for Older Adults Should Account for Cognitive Impairment and Frailty ACC Scientific Statement says conditions commonly coexist and can impact treatment decisions, recovery and quality of life - Older adults with cardiovascular disease (CVD) often have coexisting cognitive impairment and frailty, conditions that can significantly affect treatment decisions, recovery, independence and quality of life and should be c more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 10 [Category: Insurance] -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association posted the following news release: * * * APCIA: Wall Street Journal's Latest Headline Fails to Make Clear that Insurers Consistently Pay Auto Damage Claims * APCIA's President and CEO David A. Sampson sent the following letter to the editor to the Wall Street Journal responding to the article "If You Get in a Car Crash, the Risk Is Growing Your Insurance Won't Pay." Dear Editor, The Wall Street Journal is once again using a sensational more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 12 -- Springer Nature, a research, educational and professional publisher, issued the following news release: * * * BMC launches three open access journals to support the translation of research into clinical practice New OA journals expand publishing options for researchers and clinicians in immuno-oncology, fibrosis and neuroinflammation. - As researchers and clinicians work more closely to translate discoveries into patient benefit, BMC has launched three new full open access (OA) journals: Immuno-Oncology, Journal more PR

PRETORIA, South Africa, Aug. 11 -- Tshwane University of Technology posted the following news: * * * Exhibition gives voice to Artivism at GBVF Symposium * Art became a tool for activism in an exhibition featured at the Tshwane University of Technology's (TUT's) 3rd Annual Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Symposium, where artists used creative expression to challenge silence, confront inequality and advocate for social change. Period Poverty III (2024) by Jessica Philile Mawuiena Foli confronts the realities of period poverty and  more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 11 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Flesh-eating Screwworms Have Returned. Which New Technologies Could Stop Them? * They may look like any ordinary species of flies buzzing around on a given day, but the New World screwworm is quite extraordinary. Screwworm flies are highly destructive parasitic flies that feed on the tissue of warm-blooded animals, including humans (though the risk to humans is low). They burrow their way in a spiral (screw) pattern into wounds an more PR

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, Aug. 11 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: * * * High electricity prices could slow UK industry's move away from fossil fuels - study warns * The study, involving researchers from Loughborough University and Nottingham Trent University, examined how different UK industrial sectors changed their gas and electricity consumption in response to shifting energy costs and levels of economic activity between 1990 and 2020. It found that industrial demand for electricity was generally more sensitiv more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug. 11 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Iran: Jailed Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh goes on hunger strike * 11 August 2026 [UPDATE 11.08.2026] Reza Valizadeh, an Iranian-American journalist and former correspondent for Radio Farda, began a hunger strike on 8 June in Evin Prison, Tehran, to protest against the ongoing refusal by Iranian authorities to provide him with his identification documents. The International Federation of Journal more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 10 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Kilpatrick Continues Patent Litigation Team Growth * Prominent Partner Jonah Mitchell Joins in San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO (August 11) - Kilpatrick announced today the addition of Jonah Mitchell to the Firm as a Partner on the Patent Litigation Team. Mr. Mitchell joins the San Francisco office from Reed Smith, reuniting with patent litigators Seth Herring and Christine Morgan, who also joined from Ree more PR

PEPPER PIKE, Ohio, Aug. 12 (TNSrep) -- The Menopause Society, an organization that is dedicated to empowering healthcare professionals and providing them with the tools and resources to improve the health of women during the menopause transition and beyond, issued the following news release: * * * Social Disadvantage Greatly Amplifies Risk of Mortality in Women With Early Menopause New study shows that of all social disadvantage variables; unemployment has the strongest association with both all-cause mortality and incident dementia - CLEV more PR

BRONX, New York, Aug. 12 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news: * * * Power Is Meant to Be Shared: Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard '97 JD Returns to Fordham Law for a Conversation With Malcolm Gladwell By Maddie Futch For Fordham Law alumna Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard '97 JD, power isn't defined by the title one holds, but by how it's used to create opportunities for others. In her new book, Power Reimagined: My Mission to Get It, Grow It, and Give It Away, Sharif-Drinkard, senior vice president of business affairs at ABC New more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * Researchers stack RGB gratings to create bright color displays for AR glasses * 11 August 2026 # New approach improves the brightness and power efficiency of near-eye display, supporting more compact, lightweight designs WASHINGTON -Researchers have developed a full-color near-eye display that uses three stacked holographic gratings, each engineered to direct red, green or blue light. The new design could help advance more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 10 [Category: Insurance] -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association posted the following news release: * * * Setting the Record Straight: Auto Insurers Have a Long History of Fulfilling Promises to Policyholders and Paying Covered Claims * Auto insurers are deeply committed to their mission of helping their policyholders in their time of need and are dedicated to processing claims quickly, accurately, and fairly, but a recent Wall Street Journal article on auto liability and medical claims closed without more PR

SWANSEA, Wales, Aug. 11 -- Swansea University issued the following news: * * * Social media and self-harm: Study finds need for more control over content and safe spaces offering connection and support * There are increasing calls for tighter legislation and restrictions on social media use, particularly for children and young people. Evidence shows potential harms co-exist on social media platforms alongside opportunities for crisis support and connection. Now researchers based at Swansea University's National Centre for Suicide Preventio more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 11 -- Trinity University posted the following news: * * * This 'Woman of the Year' Got Her Start at Trinity * Trinity alumna Mary Ullmann Japhet '84 was named the San Antonio Business Journal's 2026 Woman of the Year. She built a career in journalism and communications, including 18 years with San Antonio Sports. Today, she leads Japhet Media, providing public relations and marketing support to San Antonio organizations and startups. Mary Ullmann Japhet '84, a Trinity University alumna and longtime San Antonio comm more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 12 -- The University of St. Thomas Houston campus issued the following news: * * * University of St. Thomas 2025-26 faculty awards The University of St. Thomas is proud to announce its 2025-26 faculty award recipients. St. Thomas Aquinas Excellence in Teaching Award: * Dr. Dan Hu Dr. Dan Hu is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of St. Thomas, where she has taught since 2022. She holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration-Finance from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, a Master of Science in Financi more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, Aug. 12 -- The University of Washington School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Healthcare workers reflect on COVID-19 stigma Frontline clinicians said that fear, burnout and public messaging influenced their feelings of blame and inadequacy during the pandemic. - A qualitative study of clinicians' COVID-19 experiences suggest that health-related stigma is not static and can change as scientific knowledge, public health policies and social attitudes evolve. A qualitative study exploring the percept more PR