SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 13 -- Landmarks Illinois issued the following news release: Landmarks Illinois has announced the winners of the 2023 Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards, an annual program honoring exceptional preservation efforts across Illinois that is celebrating its 30th Anniversary this year. Projects in Aurora, Chicago, DeKalb, Maywood, Marion and Peoria have won awards for the adaptive reuse and rehabilitation of our state's historic places   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 13 -- The American Hospital Association issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 2023, by President and CEO Rick Pollack: * * * Caregivers and other health care professionals are the heart of our nation's health care system and deserve an environment free from violence. Hospitals are places of healing, which is why they are using a range of innovative strategies to create safer spaces for their workers and patients, including focusing on technology and training to   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 13 -- The AIDS Foundation of Chicago issued the following news document on Sept. 12, 2023: By Tyline Burgess, Communications Manager In an era defined by its rapid dissemination of ideas and the amplification of diverse voices, the symbiotic relationship between advocacy and pop culture has emerged as a captivating and potent force. As societal conversations evolve, so too does the media landscape, with popular culture becoming an increasingly influential platform for   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The American Medical Association issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: As expectations grow for congressional action to address questionable business practices of the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) industry, the American Medical Association (AMA) today released an update to its analysis of market competition among PBMs that provide middlemen services in the drug supply chain and their vertical integration with health insurers. The AMA analy  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 13 -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release: * * * Study with HCSC and two other surgical organizations will evaluate ways to provide safe pain control resources directly to patients * * * A new quality improvement project led by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) will evaluate the most effective ways to help patients safely manage pain after surgery and reduce the risk of opioid dependence. While opioid prescribing has gone down in   more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Sept. 13 -- The Biophysical Society issued the following news release: The Biophysical Society is pleased to announce that Christy F. Landes, PhD, of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will receive the 2024 Kazuhiko Kinosita Award in Single-Molecule Biophysics. Landes will be honored at the Society's 68th Annual Meeting, being held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from February 10-14, 2024. Landes is being recognized for her exciting developments of single mole  more

DOWNERS GROVE, Illinois, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- CompTIA issued the following news release: The emergence of decentralized digital identity as a powerful new tool to safeguard personal information is the subject of a new whitepaper published by CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the information technology (IT) industry and workforce. Produced by the CompTIA Blockchain and Web3 Advisory Council, "Decentralized Digital Identity & Self-Sovereignty" examines how this method of sharing personal in  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 12 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following statement on Sept. 11, 2023: * * * STATEMENT BY HOWARD A. LEARNER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ENVIRONMENTAL LAW & POLICY CENTER The U.S. EPA is now reviewing Ohio's inadequate plan for reducing agricultural pollution that causes recurring toxic algal blooms in Western Lake Erie. Rep. Marcy Kaptur's September 7th letter to U.S. EPA urges the agency to use its full authority under the Clean Water Act to ensure t  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 13 -- The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society issued the following news: HIMSS is proud to recognize Northern Light Health as a 2023 HIMSS Davies Award recipient, the second Davies Award for the organization. Comprising of 10 member hospitals with 987 licensed beds, a single physician-led medical group, eight nursing homes with 585 long-term beds, and 37 primary care locations, Northern Light Health is Maine's only integrated healthcare system. As pa  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 13 -- Shedd Aquarium issued the following news release: Shedd Aquarium's Wild Reef Exhibit is now home to three young critically endangered bowmouth guitarfish pups (Rhina ancylostoma). The pups were born in Taiwan last summer after the mother was inadvertently caught in a fishing net. The arrival of these pups demonstrates the mounting pressures facing our ocean and will allow Shedd and partners to contribute more directly to the conservation of this species in the wil  more