Tipoffs for Maine (New England)
Gilead Sciences, a Coalition of LGBTQ Plus, Human Rights-Focused Organizations Mobilize to Address Monkeypox Public Health Emergency
FOSTER CITY, California, Aug. 10 -- The National Center for Lesbian Rights posted the following joint news release:
Gilead Sciences, Inc., GLAAD, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), and NMAC today announced immediate action in response to the emerging monkeypox virus (MPV) outbreak, which is disproportionately impacting the LGBTQ+ community, particularly men who have sex with men (MSM), as well as those who
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National Wildlife Federation: 'Bold, Bipartisan' Bill Poised for Senate Vote
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 9 (TNSreact) -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release:
Conservationists are increasingly hopeful that a bipartisan bill aimed at helping at-risk wildlife will pass the Senate and be signed into law in the coming weeks.
The Recovering America's Wildlife Act, which passed the House with a bipartisan vote in June, would dedicate $1.4 billion annually to locally-led efforts to help at-risk wildlife species nationwide. In Connecticut, this w
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Rep. Pappas Joined by New Hampshire and Maine Congressional Delegations to Raise Alarm in Response to DoD Plans to Restructure PNSY Health Clinic
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 9, 2022:
Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) led members of the New Hampshire and Maine congressional delegations in requesting a briefing from the Department of Defense regarding its restructuring plans for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard's Naval Branch Health Clinic. Joining Representative Pappas are U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Maggie Hassan (NH), Angus King (ME), Susan Collins (M
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University of Maryland School of Medicine: Study Confirms Typhoid Vaccine Safety, Immune Response in Children
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Maryland School of Medicine issued the following news:
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Vaccine does not interfere with routine measles-rubella vaccine in Malawian children
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A new study, published in The Lancet Global Health, finds the typhoid conjugate vaccine, Typbar TCV(R), provides immunity for up to three years in children as young as nine months old in Malawi. The research - conducted by the Blantyre Malaria Project, Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust,
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