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National MS Society: New Study Underscores Importance of Knowing How Medications Affect Cognition
NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news:

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New Study Underscores Importance of Knowing How Medications Affect Cognition

Medications showed both positive and negative effects on cognition in a study of 260 people with MS. Carefully assessing medications is important to individualizing treatment and preventing the adverse effects of taking multiple medications.

Lead author Dr. Jeeyeon Kim (University of Michigan) is funded by the National MS Society through a Mentor-Based Postdoctoral Fellowship in Rehabilitation Research award to coauthor Dr. ... Show Full Article

Infectious Diseases Society: ACIP - Statement on Changes to HBV Birth Dose Vaccine Recommendation
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 6 -- The Infectious Diseases Society of America issued the following statement on Dec. 5, 2025:

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ACIP: Statement on Changes to HBV Birth Dose Vaccine Recommendation

The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and its undersigned partner organizations - the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition ... Show Full Article

Clean Fuels Submits Comments to CARB Following Land Use Change Public Forum
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Dec. 6 -- Clean Fuels Alliance America issued the following news release:

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Clean Fuels Submits Comments to CARB Following Land Use Change Public Forum

Clean Fuels Alliance America along with the California Advanced Biofuels Alliance (CABA) submitted formal comments to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) following the agency's recent public forum on biofuels and land use change.

In its filing, Clean Fuels emphasized the importance of using the most accurate science to inform land use change modeling and policy decisions under California's Low Carbon Fuel ... Show Full Article

Clean Fuels Alliance America: New Study Finds California's Soybean ILUC Values Are Outdated
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Dec. 6 (TNSrpt) -- Clean Fuels Alliance America issued the following news release:

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New Study Finds California's Soybean ILUC Values Are Outdated

A recent study commissioned by Clean Fuels Alliance America and Farmers Fueling the Future finds that California's indirect land use change (ILUC) assumptions for U.S. soy-based biodiesel and renewable diesel are outdated lacking modern agricultural practices and current science.

The analysis, Land Use Change Emissions Associated with Soybeans: Considerations for California's LCFS, conducted by Life Cycle Associates ... Show Full Article

APhA Voices Concern Over Hepatitis B Recommendation Change
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The American Pharmacists Association issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025:

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APhA voices concern over hepatitis B recommendation change

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) is deeply disappointed by today's vote by the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to remove the universal recommendation for administering the hepatitis B vaccine birth dose for infants born in the United States. This reversal rolls back a highly effective, evidence-based public health measure that has been in place since 1991.

Since the universal birth-dose ... Show Full Article

AICPA Advises Simplification of Passthrough Entity Reporting Requirements
NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- The American Institute of CPAs issued the following news release:

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AICPA Advises Simplification of Passthrough Entity Reporting Requirements

Washington, D.C. - In a letter to the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) made recommendations to simplify the tax reporting requirements for partnerships and S corporations (collectively, passthrough entities, or PTEs). The suggestions include recommendations to help alleviate time compression constraints currently impacting the ability of tax practitioners to ... Show Full Article

AICPA Advises Simplification of Passthrough Entity Reporting Requirements
NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants issued the following news release:

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AICPA Advises Simplification of Passthrough Entity Reporting Requirements

Washington, D.C. - In a letter to the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) made recommendations to simplify the tax reporting requirements for partnerships and S corporations (collectively, passthrough entities, or PTEs). The suggestions include recommendations to help alleviate time compression constraints currently impacting ... Show Full Article