DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * New Guidance Introduces Framework for Assessing Cardiovascular Risk and Fitness for Duty in Tactical Athletes * WASHINGTON and DALLAS, Sept. 3, 2026 -Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading medical cause of duty-related deaths among tactical athletes, including military personnel, firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical responders, astronauts and pilots. These individuals face unique physical and en more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 5 -- California State University issued the following news release: * * * Cal State LA celebrates faculty excellence at the Employee Recognition and Service Awards Celebration Six Cal State LA faculty members were recognized for excellence in teaching and outstanding achievements during the university's first combined Employee Recognition and Service Awards Celebration on Sept. 4. The theme of the celebration was "A Sky Full of Stars: Every Star. Every Story. One Brilliant Community." The event also honored em more PR

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Sept. 5 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * ETCAMAH(R) (camizestrant) in combination with a CDK4/6 inhibitor approved in the US for 1st-line advanced HR-positive breast cancer Approval based on SERENA-6 Phase III trial results which showed combination reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 56% in patients with an emergent ESR1 tumor mutation Innovative treatment strategy has potential to reshape 1st-line treatment paradigm for patients in this setting - A more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * GLP-1 Use Among Young Children With Obesity in US Remains Rare but Is Rising Rapidly * Although the number of US children under age 12 with obesity being prescribed the weight loss drugs Saxenda, Wegovy, and Zepbound remains low, the number is 310 times higher in June 2026 than it was in 2019, when the drugs were initially prescribed, a new study shows. Led by researchers  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: Remembering Gloria Steinem * WASHINGTON (September 3, 2026) - Gloria Steinem, the pioneering feminist, journalist and activist who helped shape the modern women's rights movement, has died at 92. From her groundbreaking investigative journalism and co-founding of Ms. Magazine to her advocacy for reproductive rights, gender equality, and women's political participation, Steinem became one of the most recognizable voices of second-wave femini more PR

MENLO PARK, California, Sept. 3 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Ultrafast electrons and lasers open possibilities for better imaging and sensing technologies * By Emily Ayshford #Key takeaways: * A SLAC/Stanford University research team sent charged electrons into semiconductor samples, then used ultrafast laser pulses to optically probe the result. * Not only could the researchers detect high-energy particles in real time, they also found that the charge carriers within the material w more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 2 -- Texas A&M University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * School of Public Health doctoral student named a U.S. Senator Phil Gramm Doctoral Fellowship Award recipient Okeoghene Marcel Edafetanure-lbeh bridges research, community engagement and policy in the areas of antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic stewardship Ann Kellett, PhD Texas A&M University School of Public Health student Okeoghene Marcel Edafetanure-lbeh, whose work on patterns in antibiotic prescribing received national more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Improve 988 Services * Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force, introduced the bipartisan 988 Implementation Act, a comprehensive bipartisan legislative package that will provide states with federal funding and resources to build a crisis response infrastructure behind the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. The legislative more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 5 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * Study identifies stress-response cells, points to new treatment target UCLA researchers say antenna-like structures on support cells in the brain's fear center shrink under stress, and restoring them eases stress behaviors - A new study led by UCLA Health researchers has identified a specific type of brain cell and a tiny structure on its surface that changes when the body is under stress, which may help explain why stress can lead to anxi more PR

DENTON, Texas, Sept. 3 -- The University of North Texas posted the following news release: * * * UNT, major Denton County employers discuss workforce needs amid regional growth * DENTON (UNT), Texas -As Denton County continues to grow, leaders from some of the region's largest employers are focused on a common challenge: attracting and developing the talent needed to support the area's changing economy. Those issues took center stage at the Dallas Business Journal's Denton County Growth Summit, which was hosted on UNT's campus. UNT Presid more PR