WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (TNSJou) -- The American Association for the Advancement of Science issued the following news: The devastating effects of the coronavirus pandemic have served as a wake-up call to the scientific community, offering it the opportunity to emerge more effective at addressing society's most pressing needs, according to speakers at last week's AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy. Hosted each year by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the policy foru  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 24 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 23: At last night's debate, Donald Trump presented Maine people with more lies and deflections, and proved over and over that if he is re-elected, he will not move a muscle to solve the problems that Maine's working families face. From his lie that the United States is "rounding a turn" on the pandemic, to reaffirming his commitment to "terminate" the Affordable Care Act, to mocking the kitchen table  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following news release on Oct. 23: National Labor Relations Board Chairman John F. Ring and General Counsel Peter B. Robb announced today the appointment of Thomas Goonan to serve as Regional Director for the Agency's Region 4 Office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Region 4 is responsible for conducting elections, investigating unfair labor practice charges, and protecting the right of workers to act collectively to improve th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Katherine Clark (MA-05), along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and representatives Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08) sent a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) New England Regional Administrator, urging the reconsideration of 8 different community proposals to reduce overflight noise stemming from Boston Logan Airport  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Oct. 23: Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) today joined Congresswoman Katherine Clark (MA-05) and Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08) in writing to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) New England Regional Administrator, urging the reconsideration of 8 different community proposals to reduce overflight noise stemming from B  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Oct. 24 -- The University of New England issued the following news release: Throughout the novel coronavirus pandemic, Maine has experienced the worst COVID-19 racial disparity in the country, and Black and African American Mainers have been impacted at an egregiously disproportionate rate. While public discourse focuses on people with "underlying health conditions" as being at greater risk of contracting COVID-19, this hides the realities of systemic racism and economic ineq  more

CALLAGHAN, Australia, Oct. 24 (TNSMon) -- The University of Newcastle issued the following news: Australia's largest and longest operating women's health survey has secured $8.5m in funding. The Federal Government Department of Health funding will support the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH) for another three years. ALSWH partners, the University of Newcastle and the University of Queensland, have collected important data on women's health status and trends from across   more

GENEVA, Switzerland, Oct. 24 -- The United Nations World Health Organization issued the following news release: The results of a new clinical trial, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, show that dexamethasone--a glucocorticoid used to treat many conditions, including rheumatic problems and severe COVID-19-- can boost survival of premature babies when given to pregnant women at risk of preterm birth in low-resource settings. The WHO ACTION-I trial resolves an ongoing controv  more