CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 26 (TNSPol) -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release: About half of patients with appendicitis do not need an appendectomy procedure up to four years after receiving a course of antibiotics, according to final results of the Comparison of Outcomes of antibiotic Drugs and Appendectomy (CODA) trial. The study findings were presented today at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) virtual Clinical Congress 2021, simultaneous with online publicat  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 26 (TNSOps) -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following statement: * * * According to the New England Aquarium, the North Atlantic right whale population has dropped from 366 to 336 animals in 2020, an eight percent decrease from 2019. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) released the following statement in response. "We cannot allow this downward spiral to continue," said Erica Fuller, Senior Attorney at CLF. "Like the now extinct passenger pigeon, scie  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Oct. 25, 2021: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selections of awardees in the U.S. Clean Energy Education & Empowerment (C3E Initiative). These nine accomplished women have demonstrated outstanding leadership and accomplishments in clean energy. The U.S. C3E Initiative--celebrating its 10th year--is led by DOE in collaboration with Stanford University's Precourt Institute for Energy, the Tex  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued the following testimony by Raj Chetty, public economics professor at Harvard University, and director of the Opportunity Insights, for an Oct. 21, 2021, hearing entitled "A Strong Foundation: How Housing is the Key to Building Back a Better America": * * * Thank you for the invitation to discuss the importance of affordable housing to economic mobility. I appreciate the opportunity to testify today. Providing affordable hous  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 26 (TNSOps) -- The American College of Emergency Physicians issued the following news release: The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is pleased to recognize outstanding leadership across emergency medicine during ACEP21, the world's largest emergency medicine conference. The annual awards honor emergency physicians for achievements and contributions to the specialty in a range of categories, including policy, education, advocacy, communications, and res  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Oct. 26 (TNSJou) -- The University of Washington's School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * The nonsurgical approach is now an accepted first treatment. An online tool can help patients decide which option is right for them. * * * Antibiotics are now an accepted first-line treatment for most people with appendicitis, according to final results of the Comparing Outcomes of antibiotic Drugs and Appendectomy (CODA) trial and an updated treatment guideline  more