WILMINGTON, Delaware, Jan. 12 (TNSjou) -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2023: AIRSUPRATM (albuterol/budesonide), formerly known as PT027, has been approved in the US for the as-needed treatment or prevention of bronchoconstriction and to reduce the risk of exacerbations in people with asthma aged 18 years and older. The approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was based on results from the MANDALA and DENALI Phase III trials.1  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 12 (TNSjou) -- Brown University issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2023: * * * A study in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that pharmacies can offer a safe and accessible treatment starting point for patients with opioid use disorder and keep them better engaged than usual care with a physician. * * * A study from researchers at Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital and the University of Rhode Island found that pharmacists -- not just phy  more

NEW LONDON, New Hampshire, Jan. 12 (TNSper) -- Colby-Sawyer College issued the following news: Colby-Sawyer College has hired Eden Wales Freedman of Dubuque, Iowa, as its next academic vice president and dean of faculty. Wales Freedman, who currently serves as vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty at Clarke University in Dubuque, Iowa, will begin her role July 1 following the retirement of current Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculty Laura Sykes. Wales Freedman comes t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 12 (TNSjou) -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2023: * * * Study led by Boston area hospitals demonstrates a need for better tools, increased measurement of patient harm and improved implementation systems * * * More than 30 years ago, findings from the Harvard Medical Practice Study (HMPS) helped bring public awareness to the problem of patient safety. Since the publication of the HMPS results, new strategies for preventing spec  more

BERKELEY, California, Jan. 12 (TNSpp) -- The National Association of Science Writers issued the following news: The National Association of Science Writers congratulates Genevive Bjorn, Izzy Bloom and Jennifer Tsai, Melba Newsome, and Shady Grove Oliver on receiving the latest NASW Diversity Reporting Grants to pursue their freelance reporting projects. Launched in 2020 during the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NASW Diversity Reporting Grant was created to support freelance science writers  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 12 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2023: Governor Ned Lamont today announced a comprehensive statewide strategy funded by federal and state dollars to provide energy assistance to Connecticut residents in the short-term and improve affordability and reliability in the long-term. Short-Term Late last month, Governor Lamont announced the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) will allow all participating househol  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 12 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2023: Governor Dan McKee today sent the following cabinet names for advice and consent to the Rhode Island Senate. Peter Alviti Jr., Director, Rhode Island Department of Transportation Peter Alviti joined RIDOT in 2015 and quickly worked with the Governor, the legislature, and Rhode Island's congressional delegation to create RhodeWorks, a plan to sustainably fund the state  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Rachael S. Rollins, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2023: A Boston man was sentenced today for using others' identities to fraudulently obtain over $65,000 in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits. Wilson Radhames Peguero Brea, 53, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 28 months in prison and one year of supervised release. In October 2022, Peguero pl  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Jan. 12 (TNSconf) -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: The New England First Amendment Coalition is continuing its series on state open meeting laws with a new class on executive sessions. This class features NEFAC's Tim White, an investigative journalist for WPRI in Providence. White will share a story about a government agency holding an executive session, a secret meeting allowed only under certain circumstances. White w  more

ORONO, Maine, Jan. 12 (TNSper) -- The University of Maine System issued the following news release: Award-winning Maine broadcast journalist and news anchor Tory Ryden has been named strategic advisor and director of external affairs for the University of Maine System (UMS), effective Jan. 16. Ryden has more than 35 years of on-air experience, most recently at WCSH News Center Maine in Portland, where she has been a news anchor, reporter and special news series producer since 2016. Her broadca  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 12 (TNSconf) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: A new center for research computing will launch Jan. 23 on the University of Rhode Island's Kingston Campus. Recently passed by the URI Faculty Senate, with support and final approval from Vice President for Research & Economic Development Peter Snyder and Interim Provost Laura Beauvais, the URI Center for Computational Research was established with a mission to support, promote and grow high-  more