CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 10 (TNSOps) -- The Broad Institute issued the following news release: Over the past year, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has processed more than 15 million COVID-19 tests from nursing homes, colleges, health care facilities, homeless shelters, K-12 schools, and other organizations. Meanwhile, scientists in the Broad's Viral Genomics group have worked with local clinical and public health partners to analyze the viral genomes in dozens of COVID-19 positive  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report entitled "Research and Development in the Pharmaceutical Industry": At a Glance This report examines research and development (R&D) by the pharmaceutical industry. Spending on R&D and Its Results. Spending on R&D and the introduction of new drugs have both increased in the past two decades. * In 2019, the pharmaceutical industry spent $83 billion dollars on R&D. Adjusted for inflation, that amount is about 10   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 10 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on April 9, 2021: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that $2 million in state funding is anticipated to be approved next week by the State Bond Commission, which will be used to fund statewide repairs and maintenance works at Connecticut state parks, forests, and wildlife management areas. The announcement was made concurrent with the release of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environm  more

PORTLAND, Maine, April 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: A company that made media for growing plants in South Portland, Maine, has agreed to pay a $137,294 penalty to settle charges by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that it violated the Clean Air Act's chemical accident prevention rules. In the action, EPA alleged that Quick Plug N.A. failed to follow federal regulations in its use of toluene diisocyanate, an extremely hazardous substan  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 10 (TNSPol) -- The American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: The federal district court in New Hampshire is allowing an ACLU lawsuit challenging Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) immigration checkpoints in New England to proceed. While an individual CPB agent was dismissed from the case, the cou  more

NEW YORK, April 10 -(TNSPer) - Weill Cornell Medical College issued the following news: Dr. Katharine Hsu, an esteemed physician-scientist who specializes in immunology research and treatment of blood cancers, has been named director of the Tri-Institutional M.D.-Ph.D. Program, a joint program between Weill Cornell Medicine, The Rockefeller University and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Founded in 1972, the Tri-Institutional M.D.-Ph.D. Program awards a medical degree from Weill Cornell  more

NEW YORK, April 10 (TNSPer) -- The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center issued the following news release: Dr. Katharine Hsu, an esteemed physician-scientist who specializes in immunology research and treatment of blood cancers, has been named director of the Tri-Institutional M.D.-Ph.D. Program, a joint program between Weill Cornell Medicine, The Rockefeller University and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Founded in 1972, the Tri-Institutional M.D.-Ph.D. Program (https://mdphd.weill.  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 10 (TNSPol) -- The National Waste and Recycling Association issued the following news release: Steve Changaris, Northeast Region vice president for the National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA), was the featured panelist at the Eighth Annual New England Talking Trash Conference held virtually. The conference focused on waste issues and trends for Northeast states and industry stakeholders. Disposal capacity, construction and demolition developments and recycling w  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 9, 2021: U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. today issued the following statement after the Kansas Legislature passed a bill banning efforts to allow biological boys to compete in girls' sports: "As a doctor and a former coach, I find it un-American to allow biological boys to compete against biological girls when it comes to athletics. Growing up, sports taught me that there was a level playing fie  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 10 (TNSJou) -- The Washington University St. Louis School of Medicine issued the following news release: Genetic and genomic testing is driving advances in precision medicine. Such testing provides the data that, when combined with information about disease status and environmental factors, enable doctors to move away from one-size-fits-all treatment plans to personalized therapies tailored to individual needs. The Department of Pathology & Immunology at Washington U  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 10 (TNSAwa) -- The Washington University St. Louis School of Medicine issued the following news release: Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, has been awarded the George M. Kober Medal from the Association of American Physicians in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of gut microbiome research. Gordon, director of the Edison Family Center for Genome Sciences & Systems Biology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is considered to be the fat  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 10 (TNSRes) -- The University of Alabama Birmingham campus issued the following news: For decades, Americans have fought a losing battle with obesity. Between 1960 and 2010, the prevalence of adult obesity in the United States nearly tripled, to 36 percent from 13 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is not as if Americans do not recognize the problem. According to 2018 data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey  more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, April 10 (TNSPro) -- Western New England University issued the following news release: The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Western New England University has announced a new Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences degree for Fall 2021. The thesis-based MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences program can be completed in five full-time semesters (fall, spring, summer, fall, spring). The curriculum builds on science-related undergraduate degree programs, making it  more