CHICAGO, Illinois, July 9 (TNSeve) -- The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society has scheduled a conference session for Aug. 9, 2021, entitled "HIMSS21 | Las Vegas - The Year That Shook the World": According to the agency website: The past several months have not only brought emotional storylines front and center in healthcare, but it has shown how innovation and workflow can change - and change in a hurry! Every healthcare organization had to fundamentally modify how it deliver  more

MANCHESTER, North Carolina, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: A North Carolina-based tree thinning contractor who employed foreign forestry workers in Maine as fir-tippers has paid a total of $55,810 in civil money penalties to the U.S. Department of Labor to resolve violations of federal laws protecting migrant and seasonal workers, and preventing adverse conditions for U.S. workers. The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Administrative Law Judges orde  more

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine, July 9 -- MaineHealth issued the following news: Most people view a visit with the dentist as an understandable part of life that must be endured in order to maintain good oral health. But for those with developmental disabilities, a trip to the dentist can cause crippling anxiety making it challenging to provide the dental care they need. To address this need, Maine Behavioral Healthcare's Center of Excellence in Autism and Developmental Disorders and University of New   more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, July 8 -- The New England Journal of Medicine, a peer-reviewed medical journal from the the Massachusetts Medical Society that says it delivers research and interactive clinical content to physicians, educators and the global medical community, published research articles on the following topics in its July 8, 2021 edition: Perspectives: * Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy in BIPOC Communities -- Toward Trustworthiness, Partnership, and Reciprocity * Beyond the First Dose   more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following joint commentary with Drug Director Kirk Lane, R-Arkansas, to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette: * * * Rep. French Hill (AR-02) and Arkansas Drug Director Kirk Lane wrote a joint op-ed in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette (ADG) to raise awareness and present solutions on how we can work constructively on the opioid crisis. A full transcript of the op-ed can be found below: Fight addiction by Rep. French Hill and Kirk Lane We   more

BANGOR, Maine, July 9 (TNSPro) -- Husson University issued the following news release on July 6, 2021: After reviewing the academic result of the 2020-2021 school year, Husson University noticed an important trend among its students in the College of Business and the New England School of Communications. As a prelude to earning degrees, students are completing stackable credentials they can use to demonstrate mastery of a particular area of knowledge to potential employers. According to the U.  more

CALLAGHAN, Australia, July 9 (TNSRes) -- The University of Newcastle issued the following news: Two exciting new research studies that will look to identify those most at risk of developing dementia and then attempt to delay or stop its development are underway in the Hunter New England region. Dementia is a debilitating disease which progressively robs people of their faculties and has been resistant to treatment. All that may be about to change with the development of several new drugs which  more