WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The American University's School of Communication issued the following news: American University School of Communication (AU SOC) Professors Claudia Myers and Laura Hinson have partnered on a new short documentary, The Test, that premiered in August at the Rhode Island International Film Festival, the largest film festival in New England. The film is now making news on the festival circuit, winning Best Documentary Short at the Santa Fe International Film Festival. The Te  more

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, Nov. 9 -- Antioch University Midwest issued the following news: By Jessica "Jess" Ballen Alberto Soto, a core faculty member teaching in the PsyD in Clinical Psychology program offered on Antioch University's New England campus, recently published a book chapter entitled "Can Psychotherapies Be Effectively Adapted to Cultural Identity (Fit)?" in the APA Handbook of Psychotherapy. Soto's chapter is part of a collection that details what is known about psychotherapy and ho  more

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, Nov. 9 (TNSres) -- Antioch University New England issued the following news: Alberto Soto, a core faculty member teaching in the PsyD in Clinical Psychology program offered on Antioch University's New England campus, recently published a book chapter entitled "Can Psychotherapies Be Effectively Adapted to Cultural Identity (Fit)?" in the APA Handbook of Psychotherapy. Soto's chapter is part of a collection that details what is known about psychotherapy and how treatment c  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 9 -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2023: Best Buy Health and Mass General Brigham are collaborating to support a new model of healthcare delivery that serves patients where they want to be -- at home. Together, they will develop solutions to support the transformational movement of shifting healthcare to patients' homes by improving how quality and safe care are provided with technology and clinical expertise. Their first priority   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The Board of Pharmacy Specialties, an autonomous division of the American Pharmacists Association, issued the following news release: The Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) is pleased to announce the 2024 BPS Board of Directors officers and newly appointed members. BPS welcomes Cyrine-Eliana Haidar as 2024 BPS Chair, Gary C. Yee as 2024 BPS Chair-Elect, and Ruth E. Nemire as 2024 BPS Immediate Past Chair. BPS also welcomes Angela Bingham and Brian Erstad to the BPS Board   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - On October 28, 2023, the community once again emptied their medicine cabinets to help dispose of old, unwanted, and expired medications. Nationwide, DEA and its law enforcement partners collected 599,897 pounds of unneeded medications at 4,675 collection sites nationwide. Locally, the Washington Division, which includes the D  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - On Oct. 28, 2023, Arizona residents once again emptied their medicine cabinets to help dispose of old, unwanted, and expired medications. In total, DEA Arizona and its law enforcement partners collected 5,414 pounds of unneeded medications at 80 collection sites statewide. Nationwide, DEA and its law enforcement partners coll  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health issued the following testimony by Matthew Fiedler, a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, involving a hearing on Oct. 19, 2023, entitled "What's the Prognosis?: Examining Medicare Proposals to Improve Patient Access to Care & Minimize Red Tape for Doctors": * * * Chairman Guthrie, Ranking Member Eshoo, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for inviting me here today. My name is Matthew Fi  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Nov. 9 -- The New England Journal of Medicine, a peer-reviewed medical journal from the Massachusetts Medical Society that says it delivers research and interactive clinical content to physicians, educators and the global medical community, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 9, 2023, edition (Vol. 389, No. 19): Perspective: * How Should the FDA Evaluate Psychedelic Medicine? * Modernizing Federal Oversight of Laboratory-Developed Tests --   more

DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, Nov. 9 -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news release: UMass Law and Nichols College in Dudley, MA, have announced the signing of an agreement for a 3+3 joint degree program that will give Nichols students the opportunity to earn an undergraduate degree and a law degree in six rather than seven years. In this accelerated degree program, Nichols College students earn credits to complete the final year of their undergraduate degree  more