BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 25 (TNStalk) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following statement on May 24, 2023: * * * The ACLU of Louisiana released the following statement upon the Senate Health and Welfare Committee's deferral of House Bill 648, a bill that would have banned gender-affirming care for transgender children in Louisiana: "The Senate Health and Welfare Committee has chosen to protect Louisiana's transgender children by rejecting HB648. "This is a po  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 (TNSpconf) -- AIDS United issued the following news release: AIDS United's Mackenzie Flynn presented her research at the 2023 STD Engage conference, which was held in New Orleans, Louisiana, May 15-19. Below is the narrative of the poster she presented. HIV criminalization refers to laws that either criminalize otherwise legal conduct or increase the penalties for illegal conduct based upon a person's HIV-positive status -- this includes nonmalicious HIV transmission, perce  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 24 (TNSres) -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release: * * * Over 25 Gigawatts of New Clean Power Installed in 2022, but Hurdles Are Delaying Over 60 Gigawatts Through Q1 2023 * 11% growth in the now nearly 140 gigawatt (GW) development pipeline reflects promise of new federal policies, while historically low Q4 2022 and Q1 2023 installations demonstrate lingering headwinds * Total clean power installations declined in 2022 for th  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 26 (TNSawa) -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: The ALA Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) is pleased to announce Amanda Jones, as the recipient of the 2023 John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award for notable contributions to intellectual freedom and demonstrations of personal courage in defense of freedom of expression. Jones, a school librarian in Louisiana, spoke up against censorship and book bans at her local public library, addre  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 (TNSrpt) -- Detention Watch Network issued the following news release: A new report from Detention Watch Network and the Immigrant Legal Resource Center calls attention to a troubling pattern in the U.S. carceral system: jails and prisons nationwide are closing for one purpose, only to reopen and cage a different group of people. The report, The Carceral Carousel, dives into case examples from Louisiana, California, Arizona, New Jersey, Texas, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania, wh  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNStalk) -- The Family Research Council issued the following statement and letter: * * * Family Research Council president, and former Louisiana state legislator, Tony Perkins released the following statement regarding Louisiana's Stop Harming Our Kids Act: "I urge the Louisiana Senate leaders to discharge HB 648 from committee. The Stop Harming Our Kids Act is necessary to protect Louisiana's children from the use of experimental drugs and surgeries that leave minors with  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 22 (TNSres) -- The Heart Rhythm Society issued the following news release: * * * Findings from two new studies highlight the success of left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP), or his-bundle pacing (HBP) as an alternative to biventricular pacing (BVP) for patients requiring cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). The results add to the growing body of evidence supporting new pacing methods and were presented as late-breaking clinical trials during Heart Rhythm 2023.  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 22 (TNSres) -- The Heart Rhythm Society issued the following news release on May 20, 2023: * * * New data from a randomized clinical trial show a novel ear-clip effectively uses nerve stimulation to treat postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS). The self-administered therapy offers a noninvasive solution for patients who do not respond to existing treatment options. Novel treatment offers non-pharmacological approach for treating common blood circulation disorder * *  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 22 (TNSres) -- The Heart Rhythm Society issued the following news release on May 20, 2023: * * * Findings from a new clinical trial support use of implantable cardiac monitors (ICM) as a standard of care in managing patients with complex cardiac arrhythmias like atrial fibrillation (AF). Continuous monitoring of common arrhythmia leads to early intervention and improved rhythm control * * * Findings from a new clinical trial support use of implantable cardiac mon  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 22 (TNSres) -- The Heart Rhythm Society issued the following news release on May 21, 2023: * * * Results from a pivotal clinical trial found a leadless pacemaker can deliver cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) among patients who were not able to be treated with conventional CRT and epicardial leads. The novel WiSE CRT system removes the possibility of lead complications and provides physicians with more freedom to target the pacing site within the endocardium of  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 22 (TNSjou) -- The Heart Rhythm Society issued the following news release: * * * On May 20, 2023, the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), and Latin American Heart RhythmSociety (LAHRS) released a new clinical practice guideline on cardiac physiologic pacing strategies to restore ventricular synchrony and improve cardiac performance. New guidance covers recommendations on pacing device indications, pre/during/post implant evaluatio  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 25 (TNSgov) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release on May 24, 2023: The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, thanks members of the Louisiana Senate Health & Welfare Committee for voting to involuntarily defer HB 648, a dangerous attack on age-appropriate, best-practice health care for transgender youth. HB 648 would have banned physicians from provi  more