PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 12 on the consumer price index in the Northeast region for October 2020: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast edged down 0.2 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Maureen McDevitt Greene noted that the recent decrease refle  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 (TNSRep) -- The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review issued the following announcement: The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) today released an Evidence Report assessing the comparative clinical effectiveness and economic value of supervised injection facilities (SIFs), as a means to reduce harm among people who inject drugs. "Before, during, and likely after Covid, the opioid epidemic has been destroying lives and communities," said David R  more

OAKLAND, California, Nov. 13 -- Kaiser Permanente issued the following news release: A sophisticated system that analyzes electronic data about hospital patients, identifies those at risk of deteriorating, and issues an alert to a centralized team of specially trained nurses resulted in a lower mortality rate, Kaiser Permanente researchers found. The evaluation of the Advance Alert Monitor, or AAM, used in 21 Kaiser Permanente Northern California hospitals, was published in the New England Jou  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Nov. 12: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it has implemented the EPA Lean Management System (ELMS) to 83% of the agency across the U.S. In EPA Region 1, the new system helped increase the number of sites brownfields sites that are now ready for redevelopment and improve management of Superfund site cleanups. "EPA's Lean Management System is delivering d  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) have sent a letter to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in support of Empire Wind's Port Infrastructure Improvement Plan to build what would become the nation's first offshore wind production hub at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. "A project at SBMT will be part of the ecosystem of working waterfront we foster in  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) have sent a letter to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in support of Empire Wind's Port Infrastructure Improvement Plan to build what would become the nation's first offshore wind production hub at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. "A project at SBMT will be part of the ecosystem of working waterfront we foste  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the Vice Chair of the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement after her subcommittee released its government funding legislation for fiscal year (FY) 2021 on Tuesday. Despite the process that failed to include a full committee markup - through her leadership on the subcommittee--Senator Shahe  more

KEENE, New Hampshire, Nov. 13 -- Antioch University New England issued the following news release: Clinical Psychology was well-represented by students and faculty at this year's annual meeting of the New England Psychological Association (NEPA) in October. The following posters were presented: PsyD students Dana Ludmer and Kelli Woodson: "Therapeutic Horticulture in Clinical Psychology" PsyD student Rebecca Moussa: "Want to Break You': Gendered Endearments in Colloquial Arabic" Rebecca also   more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- The University of Massachusetts-Amherst issued the following news: Visitors strolling the Boston Harborwalk along Fort Point Channel will now be able to visualize the scientific predictions for future flood levels and their proposed solutions, thanks to a new public art installation created by University of Massachusetts Amherst artist and landscape architect Carolina Aragon. Titled FutureSHORELINE, the installation on the eastern part of the channel across f  more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Nov. 13 -- Western New England University issued the following news release: On November 11, a small but attentive crowd enjoyed hearing from Dr. Steve Posner, longtime men's gymnastics coach at Springfield College, about his storied career as an All-America gymnast and national champion at California-Berkeley, before embarking on a remarkable 40-year college coaching career at Syracuse, SUNY Cortland, and Springfield. During his tenure, Dr. Posner produced 171 All-  more