WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The Arizona House Democrats issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: Amid staggering statistics of nearly 50,000 gun-related deaths and more than twice as many firearms-related injuries last year, Representatives Jennifer Longdon, Analise Ortiz and Stephanie Stahl Hamilton took part in the nation's largest-ever convening of state legislators at the White House to address gun violence earlier today. They joined nearly 100 lawmakers from around the country to bri  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following news release: Physicians targeted by bad-faith peer review often rely on assurances that the review is done solely for the purpose of improving patient care, and that they will be exonerated if they present the facts to an impartial hearing panel. "Unfortunately, in sham peer review the truth and the facts do not matter because the outcome is predetermined and the process is rigged," w  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: The current controversy over the alleged DNA contamination of COVID-19 vaccines involves complex issues, and also shows the difficulties in arriving at truth in today's polarized and politicized atmosphere, writes Jane Orient, M.D., in the winter issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. "The plasmid DNA contamination theory is not a sensa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Today, Arizona Senator and U.S. Navy combat veteran Mark Kelly joined his Senate colleagues for a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss Ukraine's progress in defending against Putin's invasion and the importance of U.S. support to their success. Kelly, who has traveled to Ukraine twice this year and met with Ukrainian pilots training in Tucson, released the following statement after t  more

PASADENA, California, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: NASA's NEOWISE has had a busy decade. Since its reactivated mission began on Dec. 13, 2013, the space telescope has discovered a once-in-a-lifetime comet, observed more than 3,000 near-Earth objects, bolstered international planetary defense strategies, and supported another NASA mission's rendezvous with a distant asteroid. And that's just a partial list of accomplishments.But all good things   more

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 13 -- Research Corporation for Science Advancement issued the following news: Research Corporation for Science Advancement is accepting applications for the first cohort of participants in its RCSA Fellows initiative, a new effort to increase faculty diversity in the physical sciences in the United States and Canada through job search preparation and community building. The initiative will support the academic career advancement of a group of postdoctoral scholars over a   more

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2023: During the COVID pandemic, the practice of medicine was usurped by mainstream media, politicians, and bureaucrats, who weaponized and politicized medicine and public health and imposed biomedical tyranny, writes San Antonio ophthalmologist Jane L. Hughes, M.D., in the winter issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Hughes serves as pre  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 13 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: New fellows, both from the College of Engineering, have made substantial contributions to academia, as well as creating inventions that have impacted fields from additive manufacturing to eyesight. The National Academy of Inventors has elected two University of Arizona faculty members to its 2023 class of fellows. Douglas Loy, professor or materials science and engineering, and Wolfgang Fink, professor of  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 14 -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson and Banner - University Medicine are pleased to announce the appointment of Julie G. Pilitsis, MD, PhD, MBA, as the new chair of the Department of Neurosurgery and physician executive for functional neurosurgery for the Banner Neurosciences service line, effective Jan. 8. Pilitsis joins the college from Florida Atlantic University, wh  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 13 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: By John Pastor Virginia Tech students showcased their sharpest ideas to turn biomedical breakthroughs into commercial opportunities during a dynamic "Shark Tank"-inspired event at the annual Health Sciences and Technology Hokie Pitch at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC in Roanoke. The competition, featuring participants from the Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program, centered on th  more