HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Mosquito-transmitted virus infections are on the rise and their spread is accelerating in Texas, Florida and elsewhere in the American South. With the rise of mosquito-borne illnesses, infectious disease experts at Baylor College of Medicine and Stanford School of Medicine are warning of the possible re-emergence of yellow fever in the southern portion of the U.S. Their perspective piece on the virus'   more

LONDON, England, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- GlaxoSmithKline, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2023: GSK plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) today announced the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive opinion recommending approval of Jemperli (dostarlimab) in combination with carboplatin-paclitaxel (chemotherapy), for the treatment of adult patients with mismatch repair deficient (dMMR)/microsatellite   more

BANGOR, Maine, Oct. 17 -- Husson University issued the following news release: Husson University President Robert Clark has announced he will be stepping down from his position at the end of 2024. He is currently the longest serving president at any four-year college or university in Maine. Clark became president on January 1, 2010. During his presidency, more than ten thousand students graduated from the university. In his tenure, he has led efforts to strengthen Husson University's academics  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 17 -- The New Hampshire Department of Cultural Resources Division of Historical Resources issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources has announced that the Scammon Farm Historic District in Stratham has been listed to the United States Secretary of the Interior's National Register of Historic Places. Richard Scammon (1623-1691) came from England with his family first to Boston and then to Portsmouth in 1665, settling in wh  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2023: National Grid today is announcing the kickoff of a landmark study to support the electrification of commercial fleets, mapping out truck charging needs across nearly 3,000 miles of major highways in the U.S. Northeast. Funded by a $1.2 million grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the two-year effort to build a Northeast   more

BEDFORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2023: Senator Maggie Hassan today met with members of New Hampshire's Jewish community and Ambassador Meron Reuben, Consul General of Israel to New England, in the wake of Hamas's terrorist attack on Israel. During today's conversation, hosted by the Jewish Federation of New Hampshire, Senator Hassan stressed that the United States stands strongly with Israel and the Jewish peop  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- The Sports and Fitness Industry Association issued the following news release: The Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) is launching a new Super Regional Series in November, offering a unique localized opportunity for SFIA members, partners, and industry leaders to meet about business insights and topics driving today's sporting goods and fitness environment. This series links major markets to better serve the 700 brands, manufacturers, retai  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Dominican man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to reentering the United States and distributing fentanyl after previously being deported. Juan Carlos Santos-Ocasio, a/k/a "Cristhian Aybar-Done," 40, was indicted on one count of distribution and possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and one count of unlawful reentry o  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A New York man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to trafficking drugs and firearms. Jason Lebberes, 31, of Tuckahoe, N.Y., pleaded guilty to one count of distributing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine; one count of transferring a firearm to an out-of-state resident; and one count of transferring a machinegun. U.S. District Court Judge Patti B.  more