BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 28 (TNSRes) -- The Massachusetts Medical Society issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2021: Health Care For All is releasing today two briefs on survey results conducted by the Altarum Healthcare Value Hub that outline how unaffordable care is driving health inequities in Massachusetts during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. While consumer concerns over health care costs have been documented, these surveys offer a more in-depth look at how these concerns  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Sept. 27 -- 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, including the following topics, in its Sept. 23, 2021 edition: Original Articles: * Evidence of Artemisinin-Resistant Malaria in Africa * Safety and Efficacy of NVX-CoV2373 COVID-19 Vaccine * Subc  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 28 (TNSJou) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following feature story: Researchers at NOAA Fisheries' Milford Laboratory have been using commercially available underwater video cameras to watch fish around oyster cages at shellfish farms. But what about species that are difficult to capture on camera? They combined the video approach with eDNA sampling techniques to detect more species. With colleagues at Rutgers University, they ha  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 28 -- The University of Massachusetts System issued the following news release: UMass Boston's Center for Survey Research has spent half a century tracking people's opinion on some of the commonwealth's biggest challenges and informing policymakers on what they can do to solve them. Most recently, the center captured the quickly evolving public opinions of the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines, presenting nuanced findings to help public officials work to stem the sprea  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has directed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to aid recovery efforts for farmers, ranchers and residents affected by Hurricane Ida. USDA staff in offices across the country are ready to respond with a variety of program flexibilities and other assistance to producers and communities in need. "Hurricane Ida cut a $50 billion path of destruction from the Gulf   more