ROSEMONT, Illinois, Dec. 20 -- The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology issued the following statement on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * Medical Mutual latest insurance provider to limit anesthesia reimbursement * * * The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) issued the following statement following Medical Mutual's change in reimbursement policy for anesthesia: "In an ideal world, health insurers would assist their customers with health care costs rather than inflate their prof more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 20 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: CHICAGO Maria Cahill and April Dawkins will seek the 2026-2027 American Association of School Librarians (AASL) presidential term during the 2025 American Library Association (ALA) election. Cahill is a Professor at the University of Kentucky where she teaches courses in school librarianship and leadership studies. She has served AASL through involvement on numerous committee more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 19 -- The American Gas Association issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Energy (DOE) released a pre-publication Federal Register final rule eliminating non-condensing instantaneous natural gas water heaters from the market in the 11th hour of the Biden Administration's tenure. While AGA and its members support efforts to conserve energy, the new rule unnecessarily would eliminate cost effective non-condensing natural gas water heaters from th more PR

ITASCA, Illinois, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics issued the following news release: Children who are not given "the talk," a conversation had in Black families centered on staying safe during encounters with police, are shown to have twice the amount of severe anticipatory stress of direct or vicarious police brutality when compared to their peers who did receive the same guidance, according to an analysis of a Baltimore City survey. The study, "The Role of 'The Talk'  more PR

PARK RIDGE, Illinois, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The American Society of Safety Professionals issued the following news release: The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP), the world's oldest professional safety organization, is encouraged by newly released fatality data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The BLS reported today that 5,283 fatal work injuries occurred in 2023, a 3.7 percent decrease from the previous year's total of 5,486. The fatal occupational injury rate of 3.5 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest civil rights and advocacy organization, and the Law Office of Maria Kari today announced the filing of a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of State for failing to evacuate American citizens, American legal residents, and the family members of Americans trapped under Israeli bombardment in Gaza. * * * [NOTE more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The Consumer Federation of America issued the following news release: Yesterday, a unanimous Federal Trade Commission and the Illinois Attorney General's Office announced a record-setting enforcement action against a massive Illinois auto dealer group. Leader Automotive Group will pay $20 million for repeatedly defrauding scores of car buyers, even after it was notified that it was being investigated. "The FTC and Attorney General Raoul dese more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The American Bar Association issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: A new report launched today by the American Bar Association Center for Human Rights and the Clooney Foundation for Justice's TrialWatch initiative found Kenyan authorities have used the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (PFGM) Act to disproportionately punish victims of FGM, not perpetrators -- turning the law against the very people it is designed to protect. While Ke more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 20 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: Yesterday afternoon, the United States Senate passed by unanimous consent H.R. 6492, the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act, a precedent-setting piece of bipartisan legislation that would significantly improve the public land and water recreation experience for millions of Americans nationwide. Led by Senators Manchin and Barrasso more PR