HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 15 -- AAA Greater Hartford, an affiliate of AAA Club Alliance, issued the following news release: AAA is expecting more than 60,000 emergency rescue calls this winter - just in the Greater Hartford area alone - calls that will pose greater risk and more complex because of COVID-19. With that in mind, and with the potential for an extreme weather event this week, AAA is reminding motorists that now is the time to make sure your vehicle is winter road ready so you won'  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 15 (TNSJou) -- Emory University's Woodruff Health Sciences Center issued the following news release: In a randomized, controlled trial of more than 1,000 adults hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia, treatment with the anti-inflammatory drug baricitinib resulted in faster recovery and a greater likelihood of clinical improvement, when combined with the antiviral drug remdesivir. The results of the international ACTT-2 (Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial), sponsored by the   more

KAMPLA, Uganda, Dec. 15 (TNSJou) -- Makerere University issued the following news: "Malaria is a terrible disease. It affects you beyond discharge. Once treated for malaria, you are susceptible to more infections, and the chances for re-admission are very high." Uganda's fight against malaria has received a boost after medical researchers recommended that a wonder drug that has produced positive results in Uganda, Kenya and Malawi be embraced globally. Results of the study showed that treatme  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 11 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,430) involving Public Service Company of New Hampshire dba Eversource Energy: Petition for Licenses to Modify, Construct, and Maintain Electric Lines Over and Across the Merrimack River between Nashua and Hudson Order Nisi Granting License This order grants Eversource a license to replace a static electric line over and across the Merrimack River between Nashua and Huds  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 15 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 26,431) involving Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. dba Liberty Utilities: 2020 Default Service Solicitations Order Approving Solicitation Process and Resulting Rates APPEARANCES: Michael J. Sheehan, Esq., on behalf of Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. d/b/a Liberty Utilities; and Christopher R. Tuomala, Esq., on behalf of Commission Staff. T  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 15 (TNSPer) -- The University of Massachusetts-Amherst issued the following news: Several staff members in UMass Amherst's International Programs Office were recently appointed to leadership positions with NAFSA: Association of International Educators. NAFSA is the world's largest professional association dedicated to international education. With over 10,000 members, NAFSA strives to increase awareness of and support for the contributions of international education  more