SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 21 (TNSPer) -- The Amalgamated Transit Union issued the following news release on May 20, 2021: Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) International Representative Stephan MacDougall has been appointed by International President John A. Costa with approval by the ATU General Executive Board as an ATU International Vice President. "I've known Steve for many years and worked with him on countless campaigns. His service to the labor movement and the ATU has spanned three dec  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 21 (TNSPol) -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association issued the following news release on May 20, 2021: The Rhode Island State House Corporations Committee is slated to hear H. 6324 and H. 6325 today, two special interest auto body repair bills that threaten to add costs related to parts, materials, sublet services, and a new "industry standard markup" loophole in a state that already costs more than any other to repair a car. The bills are the lates  more

FREDERICK, Maryland, May 21 (TNSJou) -- The National Institutes of Health's Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research issued the following news: An anti-HIV antibody called VRC01 does not protect people from acquiring HIV, according to findings from the Antibody-Mediated Prevention (AMP) Trials. The results were recently reported in the New England Journal of Medicine. While they indicate that this antibody alone is not a strong HIV-prevention measure, the data suggest that antibodies   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 21 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Nathaniel R. Mendell, issued the following news release on May 20, 2021: The U.S. Attorney's Office reached an agreement today with New England Orthopedic Surgeons (NEOS) in Springfield, Mass. to resolve allegations that the practice violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by turning away patients who were also being treated for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). "The Americans With Disabilities Act  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 21 (TNSJou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Paul Govern According to an innovative large-scale clinical trial reported recently in the New England Journal of Medicine, a single daily baby aspirin (81 mg) or a single daily adult aspirin (325 mg) are equally safe and effective for prevention of adverse cardiovascular events for patients with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Among the 40 medical centers that parti  more