BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 13 (TNSRep) -- The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review issued the following announcement on March 12, 2021: The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) today released an Evidence Report assessing the comparative clinical effectiveness and value of belimumab (Benlysta(R), GlaxoSmithKline) and voclosporin (Lupkynis(TM), Aurinia) for the treatment of lupus nephritis (LN). The FDA approved belimumab on December 17, 2020 and voclosporin on January 22, 20  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 13 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release: In line with President Biden's directive, Governor Janet Mills announced today that her Administration is accelerating the schedule of Maine's vaccination plan to make all Maine adults eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine by May 1. "From the day we received our first shipment of vaccines, we have been determined to get as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible, focusing our limited supply first on those  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 13 -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: As the Legislature nears 'cross over,' the traditional midpoint of its annual session and a moment of legislative reckoning, a broad coalition of Vermonters is urging legislators to support several key initiatives that will help the state achieve a vibrant economic recovery from COVID while addressing climate change and other pressing environmental challenges. The health of our families, economy, and communities  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Pat Wood III, president and CEO of Hunt Energy Network, at a hearing entitled "Reliability, Resiliency, and Affordability of Electric Service" on March 11, 2021: * * * Sixteen years ago, as Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), I last testified before this Committee in support of what became the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Among other things, that law responded to t  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by James B. Robb, president and CEO of North American Electric Reliability Corp., at a hearing entitled "Reliability, Resiliency, and Affordability of Electric Service" on March 11, 2021: * * * The bulk power system is undergoing major transformation that must be understood and planned for to preserve reliability. A rapidly changing generation resource mix is driving this transformation. Tr  more

ORONO, Maine, March 13 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Franco American Programs at the University of Maine will collaborate with four other institutions in the region to launch the first-ever online, bilingual portal to Franco American archives and history collections from repositories across North America this spring. Franco American Digital Archives/Portail franco-americain, formerly known as the Franco American Portal project, will offer access to various prima  more