CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 16 -- The American Bar Association issued the following news release and a letter on Sept. 14, 2023: American Bar Association President Mary Smith sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee leaders Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Charles Grassley (R-IA) strongly supporting S. Res. 333, a bipartisan resolution to designate 2024 as the Year of Democracy and urging the Senate to pass it as soon as possible. "As you well know, democracy is foundational to American society and the   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 16 (TNSres) -- Feeding America issued the following news release: * * * Feeding America Report Reveals Hunger in the US Remains an Urgent Crisis Despite Progress During Pandemic * * * Nearly 9 in 10 (88%) people facing hunger agree that federal and local governments should treat food insecurity as an urgent crisis despite headlines asserting an improving economy and lower unemployment rates, according to a new Feeding America report. Feeding America's nationally repr  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 16 (TNSres) -- The American Bar Foundation issued the following news release: The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF) have selected their new Fellows Officers for the 2023-24 fiscal year. The Fellows of the ABF is an honorary organization of attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated dedication to the welfare of their communities. Fellows support the research of the ABF through annual contributions and  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 16 -- The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society issued the following news: Cleveland Clinic London has earned Stage 6 validation on the HIMSS EMRAM Maturity Model, becoming the first private hospital in the UK to receive this achievement and one of eight hospitals in the UK to Stage 6 and above. EMRAM, the Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, measures clinical outcomes, patient engagement and clinician use of EMR technology to strengthen organizati  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 16 -- The American Bar Foundation issued the following news release: The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has elected two new board members to its Board of Directors. Patty A. Ferguson-Bohnee and the Honorable Peter M. Reyes, Jr. were both elected to serve a five-year term, beginning September 1. Ferguson-Bohnee and Reyes both bring to the board years of expertise in the practice of law and extensive histories of leadership. As ABF Board members, they will join a group of  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 16 -- The National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners issued the following news: The NBOME is partnering with more than 115 patient care and health education organizations--including the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the American Medical Association, and the Coalition for Physician Wellbeing--to recognize September 17 as National Physician Suicide Awareness (NPSA) Day. Held annually, the mission of NPSA Day is to break down the culture of si  more