CHICAGO, Illinois, May 26 (TNSgov) -- The Alzheimer's Association issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: The Alzheimer's Association and members of the Association's Early Stage Advisory Group submitted comments to the FDA Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee, urging it to recommend traditional approval of Leqembi(TM) (lecanemab, Eisai). Leqembi was granted accelerated approval in January 2023 and the FDA will complete its review for traditional approval by  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 26 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is considered to be the gold standard to treat an episode of refractory depression. However, over the last decade, ketamine has proved itself as a rapid-acting and effective treatment option as well. Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine and the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center studied whether ketamine was noninferior to ECT for treat  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) in unveiling a bill to name a post office in her district after the late community leader and lifelong AAPI activist Caroline Chang (1940-2018). The bill would name the U.S. Postal Service office at 25 Dorchester Avenue in Boston after Chang, who played a significant role in advancing the livelihood of her neighbors in t  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) unveiled a bill to name a post office in her district after the late community leader and lifelong AAPI activist Caroline Chang (1940-2018). The bill would name the U.S. Postal Service office at 25 Dorchester Avenue in Boston after Chang, who played a significant role in advancing the livelihood of her neighbors in the Boston Chinatown community. The legislation is cosp  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: * * * EPA announces the largest investment ever in brownfields communities made by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $7,250,000 from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfields sites in Vermont while advancing environmental justice. EPA selecte  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: While it won't cure children of type 1 diabetes, the "bionic pancreas," an artificial intelligence-powered system cleared Friday, May 19, by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, will relieve youth and their parents of constant worries over estimating insulin doses and carb intake from food. "We don't want to call this a pump. It is more. It is AI for insulin   more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release and letter: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Chairman Thomas Massie (R-KY) sent a letter to Bank of America (BoA) CEO Brian Moynihan demanding information and communications between BoA, the FBI, and the Department of Justice related to the events of January 6, 2021. The Hou  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 26 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on May 25, 2023: On Thursday, Sen. Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick, and Rep. Kristen Cloutier, D-Lewiston, introduced a bipartisan bill that would create a statewide paid family and medical leave program for Maine. LD 1964, "An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Commission to Develop a Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program," which has over 100 cosponsors, was the subject of a public hearing before the   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 26 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Joshua S. Levy, issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: A Salvadoran national and former employee of the Taste of Brazil - Tudo Na Brasa restaurant in Woburn has pleaded guilty in connection with providing false identification documents to Brazilian employees of the restaurant who lacked work authorization. Marcos Chacon Gil, 39, pleaded guilty on May 23, 2023 to one count of transferring fa  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 26 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Joshua S. Levy, issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: A Mexican man pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring to distribute kilograms of fentanyl bound for Massachusetts from California. Ricardo Peinado Rivera, 31, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper scheduled sentencing for Aug.  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSpp) -- The Military Officers Association of America issued the following news: Sean Bowman survived an IED blast in Iraq in 2009. The medically retired Navy corpsman now suffers from hand tremors, migraines, and post-traumatic stress. But when he's out on the golf course, he finds himself at ease. "The peace and quiet. There's nature. There's wildlife. I'm out getting exercise. I'm getting fresh air. I'm learning how to cope with anxiety and frustration," Bowman said, mo  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office issued the following news on May 25, 2023: * * * The Audubon Society of Rhode Island and the New Bedford Whaling Museum teams join NOAA Fisheries, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, and Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary in sponsoring Whale SENSE. * * * Whale watching companies across New England, the mid-Atlantic, and Alaska are continuing to join and participa  more