CASTLETON, Vermont, June 3 (TNSAwa) -- Castleton University issued the following news: In 2020 the Castleton Alumni Association recognized the accomplishments of Stephen Earley '69 with the University's Outstanding Alumni Award. This award was to be presented to Earley at the annual Castleton Gala in June 2020 which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will instead be presented at a small campus awards gathering in August. Established in 2005, the Outstanding Alumni Award recognizes  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46805) on June 2, 2021, entitled "Consumption of Prescription Opioids for Pain: A Comparison of Opioid Use in the U.S. and Other Countries". The report was co-authored by health policy analyst Johnathan H. Duff, global health and international development analyst Sara M. Tharakan, senior research librarian Ada S. Cornell, research librarian Carla Y. Davis-Castro and research assistant Paul D. Romero. * *  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46805) on June 2, 2021, entitled "Consumption of Prescription Opioids for Pain: A Comparison of Opioid Use in the U.S. and Other Countries": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 3) Physician Behavior and Patient-Related Factors Prescribing Practices Prescribing practices influence opioid use, and research consistently shows that U.S. health care providers prescribe more opioids, at higher doses, more frequ  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46805) on June 2, 2021, entitled "Consumption of Prescription Opioids for Pain: A Comparison of Opioid Use in the U.S. and Other Countries": * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 3) Sociocultural Factors Health Care Systems Differences in the structure and financing mechanisms of health care systems may influence rates of opioid use in medical care./150 The United States uses a number of payers for health c  more

NEW YORK, June 3 (TNSJou) -- The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center issued the following news release on June 2, 2021: New research from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) medical oncologist Dean Bajorin, MD, and colleagues found that patients who received nivolumab (Opdivo(R)) after bladder cancer surgery reduced their overall risk for high-grade bladder cancer recurrence. This research was published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. In this phase III randomized stud  more

PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire, June 3 (TNSRes) -- Plymouth State University issued the following news: How bees pollinate flowers might be interesting, but why should the average person care? Professor Maria Sanders maintains that "finding the story behind the data" is key to making science more relevant, and this insight is central to PSU's partnership with NH Audubon in an ongoing webinar series examining environmental ethics. "Exploring Connections to and Stewardship of the Natural World" is supp  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release: Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-Long Island, Queens) led 22 Members of Congress from the states most affected in an urgent call to authorize the North Atlantic Rail Corporation (NARC) to receive federal funds to design, build, and oversee a high-speed rail (HSR) project across the Northeast. The first of its kind, the bold and forward-thinking project would increase frequency and reliability of travel across the   more

NEW YORK, June 3 -- The United Nations issued the following news release on June 2, 2021: The new Permanent Representative of Samoa to the United Nations, Fatumanava-o-Upolu III Dr Pa'olelei Luteru, presented his credentials to the Secretariat today. Prior to his latest appointment, Mr. Luteru was ambassador to Belgium and the European Union and bilaterally accredited to the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. He   more