DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 14 (TNSjou) -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: * * * A new study in the journal Hypertension suggests lipoprotein(a) cholesterol may affect relationship between hypertension and cardiovascular disease risk Research Highlights: * A study of more than 6,000 men and women in the U.S. found that having elevated levels of lipoprotein(a), a type of "bad" cholesterol, in addition to hypertension increased a person's risk of developing cardiovasc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (TNSjou) -- The Gerontological Society of America issued the following news release: A new supplemental issue to The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, titled "The Impact, Experience, and Challenges of COVID-19: The Women's Health Initiative (WHI)," explores key areas on how older women initially responded to the threat of COVID-19, their concerns about the pandemic, and aspects of their prior health and well-being that may have infl  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 16 (TNSper) -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2022: Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Amy Grissom, William "Brent" McNeal, and Rosemary "Rose" Miles and the reappointment of Robert Melia and Donald Moran to the Florida Independent Living Council. Amy Grissom Grissom, of Monticello, is the Chief Executive Officer of Florida Agencies Serving the Blind. She is a former Contract Management Supervisor for the   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (TNSgov) -- The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies issued the following news release: The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies commends U.S. Senator-elect John Fetterman (D-PA) for hiring Allen R. Easton III as his legislative director. Easton is the first Black top staffer hired by a newly-elected senator in the 118th Congress. In November, the Joint Center launched its midterm hiring campaign, which includes a microsite that allows users to learn h  more

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, Dec. 10 (TNSper) -- The Medical University of South Carolina Foundation issued the following news release: The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) Board of Trustees held their regularly scheduled committee sessions and board meeting on Dec. 8 and 9, respectively. After a national search process, the MUSC Board of Trustees voted to approve Terrence E. "Terry" Steyer, M.D., MUSC Department of Family Medicine cha  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Dec. 15 (TNSjou) -- The National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute posted the following news release: * * * An NIH-supported research partnership aims to transform heart failure research to bring personalized therapies to patients * * * Every minute of every day the heart pumps about five quarts of blood - nearly 20 glassfuls - throughout the body. But when changes occur, such as the heart becoming weak or not filling adequately with blood, i  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (TNSper)(TNSconf) -- The University Professional and Continuing Education Association issued the following news: Based association for college and university leaders in professional, continuing, and online education, is pleased to announce the election of new officers and new directors to serve on the UPCEA Board of Directors. Elected in November, these individuals will assume their roles at the conclusion of the 2023 UPCEA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. on March 24  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Dec. 15 -- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist issued the following news release: Wake Forest University School of Medicine's Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity has joined an international initiative, led by the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, to build a resource that will expand Alzheimer's disease genetic studies in 13,000 people of African ancestry and Hispanic/Latinx groups. This work will address the social determinants of health and will lead  more