WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Society for Vascular Surgery issued the following news release: The American College of Cardiology and Society for Vascular Surgery are collaborating on a single vascular registry to harness the strengths of both organizations in improving care and outcomes of patients with vascular disease. "The combined strengths of ACC and SVS will provide a clear choice for clinicians, researchers, industry and the Food and Drug Administration when looking for data on the managem  more

LEWISVILLE, Texas, June 24 -- BayMark Health Services issued the following news: BayMark Health Services has announced the acquisition of Norton Health Care, an office-based opioid treatment (OBOT) provider with a location in Norton, Massachusetts and a second in Salem, New Hampshire. The programs offer medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid addiction with buprenorphine and Suboxone(R), as well as counseling, in a physician's office setting. Established in 2003, Norton Health Care provi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 -- The Boston Foundation issued the following news release: The Boston Foundation announced $250,132 in grants to Greater Boston nonprofit organizations through the Foundation's My Summer in the City initiative. The grants, to 26 organizations, will support summer programs that host thousands of Boston students each summer, and provide jobs and opportunities to young people who are traditionally excluded from many summer youth programs, either because of language,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 24 -- Boston University School of Law issued the following news: On July 1, Mandie LeBeau joins Boston University School of Law as the new assistant dean for career development & public service. An attorney who earned a JD from Suffolk University Law School and a bachelor's degree in political science from Spelman College, LeBeau has more than fifteen years of experience as a career development professional specializing in the legal industry. The Record recently spo  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 25 -- The Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center issued the following news release: A team of international researchers has learned that dose escalation of hydroxyurea treatment for children in Uganda with sickle cell anemia is more effective and has similar side effects than a lower fixed dose of the same drug. The study, known as NOHARM MTD (Novel use Of Hydroxyurea in an African Region with Malaria - Maximum Tolerated Dose), focused on children in Uganda, but t  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Federal Housing Finance Agency issued the following news release: U.S. house prices rose in April, up 0.2 percent from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI). House prices rose 5.5 percent from April 2019 to April 2020. The previously reported 0.1 percent increase for March 2020 remains unchanged. For the nine census divisions, seasonally adjusted monthly house price changes from March 2020 to April 2020 ranged   more

HOLYOKE, Massachusetts, June 25 -- ISO New England issued the following news release: Wholesale power prices averaged $16.48 per megawatt-hour (MWh)/* in the Day-Ahead Energy Market in May 2020, down 32% compared to the previous year and marking the lowest since the current market structure launched in 2003. Real-Time Energy Market averages fell to $17.97/MWh, the lowest May price and the third-lowest month overall since 2003. Drivers of wholesale electricity prices In general, the two main d  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine issued the following news release: Harvard's Animal Law & Policy Clinic, along with a coalition that includes the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, has petitioned the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to include cephalopods--octopus, squid, and cuttlefish--among the animals entitled to humane treatment by those involved in federally funded research. The Clinic is representing the New England Anti-Vivisection So  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following statement on the independent investigation regarding the COVID-19 outbreak at the Soldiers' home in Holyoke: "The investigation into the COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers' Home reveals that veterans died and became infected due to shocking failures in basic infection control by the Home and a Department of Veterans' Services that neglected its responsibility to oversee the Home. "Everyone re  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) sent a letter urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to finalize the National Organic Program 'Origin of Livestock' Rule, which would close a loophole that has put small organic dairy producers at a disadvantage and discredited the organic label. Senators Collins and Leahy worked to secure language in the fiscal year (FY) 2020 Agricul  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: After a U.S. Department of Labor investigation, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island has entered a consent judgment and order requiring Los Andes Restaurant and its owners to pay $729,895 in back wages and liquidated damages to 128 employees to resolve overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). They will also pay a civil money penalty of $45,104. An investig  more

SYDNEY, Australia, June 25 -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news release: Medication prescribed to one in five chronic kidney disease patients is ineffective, a major clinical trial has found. Allopurinol does not prevent worsening of kidney disease - despite up to 20 per cent of kidney disease patients being prescribed the medication, results of a major clinical trial have revealed. Researchers from UNSW and The George Institute for Global Health collaborated with re  more

BRISBANE, Australia, June 25 -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: A major clinical trial has found the drug Allopurinol does not prevent worsening of kidney disease. University of Queensland researchers at the Translational Research Institute have found Allopurinol is ineffective in treating the condition, despite up to 20 per cent of kidney disease patients being prescribed the medication. Queensland Kidney Transplant Service Medical Director Professor David Johnson, wh  more