WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSPol)(TNScapv) -- The Alliance for Aging Research issued the following joint news release with 131 organizations on Sept. 9, 2021: The Alliance for Aging Research ("Alliance") and 131 other organizations representing older Americans, patients, family caregivers, people with disabilities, diverse communities, and healthcare providers delivered a letter to key House and Senate committee leaders calling for meaningful reforms to address the heavy burden of out-of-pocket cost  more

CANBERRA, Australia, Sept. 10 -- The Australian Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities' Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development issued the following news release: The ageing timber truss bridge over the Rouchel Brook on Rouchel Road is being replaced by a new dual-lane concrete structure that will give motorists and freight operators a more reliable and efficient journey into the future. The existing bridge, which was built in the 1930s and had a   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New England Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 9, 2021, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Danbury - May 2020": Workers in the Danbury, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.22 in May 2020, about 8 percent above the nationwide average of $27.07, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Willia  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2021: The Center for Biological Diversity, Conservation Law Foundation and Defenders of Wildlife filed additional legal claims against the National Marine Fisheries Service today for failing to prevent critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from getting tangled up and killed in lobster gear. Entanglement in commercial fishing gear is the leading cause of death for right  more

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine, Sept. 10 -- MaineHealth issued the following news: Memorial Hospital's newest pediatrician has some simple advice for new parents. "Babies don't come with an instruction manual. Follow your baby's lead. When your baby is hungry, feed it. When your baby is crying, soothe it. They're going to be the boss. All I ask is that you love your baby." Dr. Kathryn Fekete comes to Memorial Hospital's Mt. Washington Rural Health Primary Care by way of the United States Army, where sh  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 (TNSPol) -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: The New England First Amendment Coalition recently joined a group of newsrooms and advocacy organizations to call for permanent live audio access to the U.S. Supreme Court. "Providing live audio access to cases during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has convincingly demonstrated the public's appetite to observe the operations of the Court," the groups wrote in a Sept. 8 l  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 10 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following feature story: NOAA Fisheries has awarded $2.2 million to partners around the country to support 12 innovative bycatch reduction research projects through its Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program. Bycatch is catch that fishermen do not want, cannot sell, or are not allowed to keep. Bycatch of various species-fish, marine mammals, or turtles-can have significant biological, economic, a  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 10 (TNSJou) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news on Sept. 9, 2021: By Leigh Ann Roman Researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center were part of a multisite study that found that early intervention by mobile stroke units (MSUs) improves outcomes for stroke patients. The study results were published today in The New England Journal of Medicine. The UTHSC Mobile Stroke Unit was a participating site in the   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 10 (TNSPer) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: After a national search, Zachary Doerzaph has been appointed executive director of the nation's second largest transportation institute -- Virginia Tech Transportation Institute -- effective Oct. 1, 2021. "Zac Doerzaph is a nationally recognized transportation researcher with extensive leadership experience in large team projects from different sponsors. His intimate knowledge about Virginia Tech's institutiona  more