CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, June 15 (TNSjou) -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine issued the following ASM Weekly roundup: With the resurgence of scientific interest into the healing properties of psychedelics, current studies are investigating potential therapeutic breakthroughs in the treatment of substance use and mental health disorders. The landscape of addiction treatment faces new challenges, as evidenced during the Covid pandemic. With dual-diagnoses on the rise, promising new treat  more

NEW YORK, June 15 (TNSres) -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following news release: Hispanic Federation (HF) and The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving's Latino Endowment Fund are calling on all Latino residents in the Greater Hartford region to participate in a new survey aimed at understanding and addressing the needs of  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 15 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: Last week, Gov. Janet Mills signed into law a bipartisan measure sponsored by Rep. Sam Zager, D-Portland, that will study cross-laminated timber (CLT), also known as manufactured wood. "There is no cross-laminated timber manufacturer in either New England or the Mid-Atlantic region, and this resolve will help Maine seize the opportunity," said Zager. "The University of Maine has been a leader in developing,  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 15 (TNSjou) -- Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * New England Journal of Medicine study highlights potential for widening the heart donor pool * * * A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine confirms that circulatory death donor hearts that are reanimated and perfused with blood outside of the body are as safe and effective to transplant as brain death donor hearts preserved using traditional c  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news on June 14, 2023: Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) unveiled the Housing for Formerly Incarcerated Reentry and Stable Tenancy (Housing FIRST) Act, bold legislation to help people who are formerly incarcerated and those with criminal histories access safe and stable housing. The bill would help disrupt the prison-to-homelessness pipeline by removing unjust ba  more