WESTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 18 (TNSres) -- Regis College issued the following news: * * * Fellowships Include $5,000 Scholarships to be Applied to Undergraduate and Graduate Tuition * * * Regis College announces the recipients of competitive Remick Fellow Scholarships that provide financial aid to support undergraduate and graduate students majoring in English or communication who are interested in pursuing a career in journalism or writing. Since its inception three years ago, more than $40  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Nov. 18 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: AstraZeneca's TRUQAP (capivasertib) in combination with fulvestrant has been approved in the US for the treatment of adult patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer with one or more biomarker alterations (PIK3CA, AKT1 or PTEN). Eligible patients will have progressed on at least one endocrine-based regimen in the metastatic s  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 17 -- The Connecticut Business and Industry Association issued the following news release: The membership of CBIA, the state's largest business organization, has elected 15 new members to its board of directors. The group is composed of business leaders from across the state, representing a wide range of industry sectors and sizes. The election results were announced at CBIA's annual meeting in Hartford on Nov. 15. The new directors begin serving their four-year te  more

BERLIN, Connecticut, Nov. 18 -- Eversource Energy, a provider of electricity and natural gas, issued the following news: As energy market volatility continues, Eversource customers can expect to pay less this winter than last on the supply portion of their bill. Energy prices hit historic highs in New England last year due to international factors that affect the seasonal cost of natural gas, which is used to produce roughly half of New England's electricity. Today the energy company filed new   more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 11 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: Research Highlights: The ORBITA- 2 study found that stents improved chest pain, exercise capacity and quality of life compared to a placebo procedure among patients, with stable chest pain, taking little or no chest pain medication. The effect of stenting was immediate and sustained throughout 12 weeks of follow-up. The research is a follow-up to the 2017 ORBITA study, the firs  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 18 -- The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry issued the following news on Nov. 16, 2023: In a ceremony at the Blaine House yesterday, Governor Janet Mills, Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) Commissioner Amanda Beal, Maine Forest Service (MFS) Director Patty Cormier, and Maine TREE Executive Director Logan Johnson, presented the prestigious 2023 Austin Wilkins Forest Stewardship Award to the University of Maine's School of Fo  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 11 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: Research Highlights: In a large, international clinical trial, people with obesity or overweight but not diabetes taking semaglutide for more than 3 years had a 20% lower risk of heart attack, stroke or death due to cardiovascular disease and lost an average of 9.4% of their body weight. Semaglutide is a GLP-1 medication primarily prescribed for people with Type 2 diabetes. It is  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 18 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2023: Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that it assisted more than 1,000 work-eligible migrants staying in emergency family shelters with obtaining work authorizations in the first week of its Work Authorization Legal Clinic in partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The number of people served at the clinic is expected to surpass 1,200 b  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Nov. 18 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2023: Massachusetts Electric Company and Nantucket Electric Company, which are part of National Grid, filed with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) a Comprehensive Performance and Investment (CPI) plan, as part of its required Rate Review filing, designed to deliver the fair, affordable and clean energy transition, reinforce the loc  more

SAINT JOHNSBURY, Vermont, Nov. 17 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2023: Twin States Clean Energy Link (Twin States) and the Northeastern Vermont Development Association (NVDA) today announced plans to partner on a $20 million benefits package to support economic growth and opportunities in the Northeast Kingdom (NEK). Twin States, a renewable energy transmission project proposed by National Grid and Citizens Energ  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Nov. 18 -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2023: The New England First Amendment Coalition joined several civil rights advocates today to help prevent police secrecy in a Massachusetts public records case. The case -- Mack v. Office of the District Attorney of the Bristol District -- involves an investigation into a fatal shooting by Fall River police. Family members are seeking records related to the investiga  more

DUDLEY, Massachusetts, Nov. 18 -- Nichols College issued the following news: "Know your numbers" is a common phrase recited by entrepreneurs and accountants alike, designed to inspire business owners and individuals to be mindful of their balance sheets. It's also a phrase that will be the focus of Professor Karin Curran's upcoming financial literacy course, taught with the help of Nichols students, to beginning farmers across New England. For Curran, who has taught accounting and finance for   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release: * * * NIH-funded findings suggest potential benefit of giving more blood to patients. * * * A National Institutes of Health-supported study found that the type of transfusion approach used to support adults who developed anemia after a heart attack did not make a significant difference in their likelihood of having another heart attack or dying wi  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 11 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: Research Highlights: A multinational trial compared examined outcomes in heart attack patients with anemia who received blood transfusions when their hemoglobin concentration levels were at 8 g/dL or 10 g/dL. While results did not reach statistical significance, the findings indicate blood transfusions for anemic patients hospitalized with heart attack to keep the hemoglobin con  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2023: A Worcester psychiatrist was convicted by a federal jury today of illegally prescribing controlled substances. Mohamad Och, 67, was convicted following an 11-day jury trial of three counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance. U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman scheduled sentencing for Feb. 16, 2024. Och was arrested and  more

CALLAGHAN, Australia, Nov. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Newcastle issued the following news: * * * Artificial Intelligence (AI) is supporting researchers with important exploration into new therapies for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and ulcerative colitis, made possible by a $98,700 grant from Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation. * * * Both complex, lifelong conditions, IBD and ulcerative colitis impact people of all ages, leading to a life of invasive procedures, long-term imm  more