WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (TNSOps) -- The National Football League Players Association issued the following news release: Pharaoh Brown has been named the Week 18 NFLPA Community MVP after he hosted a holiday dinner at Covenant House Texas, where he also donated $4,000 and provided gift cards for each resident. "Being named the NFLPA Community MVP means the world to me," Brown said. "As a father myself, I know how important it is for communities to look after the well-being of our youth. I'm proud to  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 7 (TNSRep) -- The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2022: * * * - Tirzepatide has a novel dual GIP and GLP-1 receptor agonist mechanism of action and is seen as an add-on type 2 diabetes therapy; tirzepatide would achieve common thresholds for cost-effectiveness if priced between $5,500 - $5,700 per year -- - At the January 20 virtual meeting, ICER's independent appraisal committee will review the evidence, hear  more

NORWICH, Connecticut, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: This week, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) helped announce the launch of CareerConneCT, a new workforce training program in Connecticut that's being fueled by the American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319). The CareerConneCT program is modeled after the Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board's (EWIB) Manufacturing Pipeline Initiative (MPI), and utilizes $70 million from the State's total American Re  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 7 (TNSJou) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: A worldwide study on the impacts of bottom trawling, which accounts for a quarter of the world's seafood harvest and can negatively affect marine ecosystems, has found that seabeds are in good health where trawl fisheries are sustainably managed. The research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS) by a team including co-author Jeremy Collie, Professor of Oceanography  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Jan. 8 (TNSJou) -- The University of Washington's School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * The FDA has approved 28 of the more than 1,000 such diagnostics commercially available worldwide. * * * In brief: A clinical practice article in the New England Journal of Medicine distills available data and clinical experience into a compendium about rapid diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The appendix identified nearly all FDA-ap  more