WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-22-1759) on Aug. 31, 2022: Unemployment rates were lower in July than a year earlier in 383 of the 389 metropolitan areas, higher in 5 areas, and unchanged in 1 area, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A total of 91 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 2 areas had rates of at least 10.0 percent. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over  more

HYANNIS, Massachusetts, Sept. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2022: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), joined by Congressman Bill Keating, and state and local officials, announced a $255,000 grant to the Massachusetts Department of Health to support beach water quality monitoring and public notification efforts throughout the state during the remainder of 2022 and into the 2023 beach season. "Clean and healthy beaches are crit  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 1 (TNSrpt) -- The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2022: * * * Greater weight loss was seen with semaglutide and with phentermine/topiramate; less weight loss was seen with liraglutide and with bupropion/naltrexone The value of semaglutide used for weight loss would achieve common thresholds for cost-effectiveness if priced between $7,500 - $9,800 per year; phentermine/topiramate and bupropion/naltrexone alre  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following news on Aug. 31, 2022: The MBTA launched the Quality, Compliance, and Oversight Office to address the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) findings contained in the Safety Management Inspection report. MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak also detailed the MBTA's progress to date on addressing the report's findings, several of which the MBTA has already completed or is undertaking now.   more

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 1 (TNSpar) -- The University of Hartford issued the following news: The University of Hartford has expanded its partnership with Trinity Health Of New England to launch a new education alliance that will strengthen the health system's workforce. UHart will provide professional and educational development opportunities to support Trinity Health Of New England's goals of talent development, learning, and growth for employees. Both online and in-person classes wi  more

UNIVERSITY CITY, Pennsylvania, Sept. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2022: * * * New commentary outlines several strategies, including helping people connect to key services * * * Health systems can play important roles in helping Black communities build wealth, according to Penn Medicine and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) experts in a commentary published today in the New England Journal of   more