BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 26 (TNSJou) -- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center issued the following news release: Even as tens of thousands of Americans test positive for COVID-19 each day, physicians still aren't sure why some people experience mild to no symptoms while others become critically ill. New research led by Robert E. Gerszten, MD, Chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) sheds new light on the genetic risk factors that make i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The Council on Foreign Relations issued the following discussion paper entitled "Addressing the Effect of COVID-19 on Democracy in South and Southeast Asia" by Joshua Kurlantzick, senior fellow for Southeast Asia: Here are the excerpts: INTRODUCTION South and Southeast Asia have demonstrated mixed results in combating the coronavirus pandemic, yet the COVID-19 pandemic has been a political boon for illiberal leaders. (Illiberal leaders undermine open societies and free   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases issued the following statement on Nov. 25: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the National Institutes of Health, today announced that the fourth iteration of the Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial (ACTT-4) has begun to enroll hospitalized adults with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who require supplemental oxygen. The NIAID-spon  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 26 -- The New England Foundation for the Arts issued the following commentary on Nov. 24 by Erin Genia, multidisciplinary artist, educator and organizer: Cultural supremacy lies at the heart of the institutional racism that saturates our country. It has been used as a tool by the dominant culture to disparage, expropriate, and erase other cultures; force acculturation; and set itself as the standard. It is so pervasive that it is nearly invisible to those living unde  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Nov. 26 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: Garry Rayno analyzes how long it took Governor Sununu to issue a mask mandate and questions if New Hampshire's COVID numbers might be considerably lower if Sununu had issued the mandate sooner when neighboring states Vermont, Maine, and Massachusetts did. Key points: "The five other New England states instituted restrictions as cases exploded beginning in late September and October, but Go  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 26 (TNSAwa) -- Northeastern University issued the following news on Nov. 25: Two Northeastern leaders recently received fellowship awards with the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a lifetime honor for their exceptional contributions to their fields. Carla Brodley, dean of the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern, and founding executive director of the Center for Inclusive Computing, was chosen for her outstanding national service t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, along with U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), recently urged the Department of Defense (DOD) to conduct rapid antigen COVID-19 tests for military servicemembers, their families, civilians, and contractors to help detect asymptomatic carriers of the virus and to ensure military readiness. In a letter to the DOD,  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union issued the following news release on Nov. 25: Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) - which represents 1.3 million food and retail workers - announced a new agreement with ShopRite on hazard pay for nearly 50,000 union grocery workers in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut. The deal recognizes the ongoing risks ShopRite workers have faced as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, and  more