NEW YORK, Dec. 16 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following joint statement on Dec. 15, 2023: * * * In a Title IX case brought by cisgender plaintiffs challenging Connecticut's inclusive student athletic policy, the Second Circuit sent the case back to the district court for the district court to decide whether or not the policy violated T  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The Community Oncology Alliance issued the following news release: Clinical trials are important for discovering new cancer treatments, as well as new ways to detect, diagnose, and reduce the risk of developing cancer. Clinical trials can show researchers what does and does not work in ways that cannot be learned in the laboratory on non-humans. May is National Clinical Trials Month. It is fitting that this month's CPAN Advocacy Chat guest speaker was Dr. Dinesh Kapur, a  more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- LIMRA issued the following news release: Total individual life insurance new annualized premium increased 4% to $3.7 billion year-over-year, according to LIMRA's U.S. Retail Individual Life Insurance Sales surveys and estimates. Year-to-date (YTD), total new premium was $11.5 billion, level with the same period in 2022. 3Q-life-sales-sidebar.JPGThe total number of policies sold in the third quarter increased 4% over the results in third quarter 2022, w  more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, Dec. 15 -- LIMRA issued the following news release: Despite mixed results in the third quarter, new annualized premium for workplace life insurance, disability insurance and supplemental health products remain ahead of 2022's pace through the first nine months of 2023, according to LIMRA's workplace benefits sales surveys. Life Insurance Third quarter 2023 workplace life insurance new premium was $588 million, down 12%, compared with third quarter 2022. However, year-to-  more

NORWALK, Connecticut, Dec. 12 -- The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation issued the following news on Dec. 11, 2023: Welcome to our 2023 recap of the latest findings on myeloma treatments reported at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) meeting that kicked off Saturday in San Diego. Highlights from today included real-world data on the use of the bispecific antibody Tecvayli, health-related quality of life findings with the CAR T-cell therapy Abecma, the use of minimum residual disease neg  more

NORWALK, Connecticut, Dec. 13 -- The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation issued the following news: Day 2 of ASH represented the calm before the storm, as only a couple of abstracts on myeloma were featured on Sunday compared to the more than a dozen presentations that will be highlighted on Day 3. Updates from Day 2 included a real-world comparison of quadruplet versus triplet regimens in standard- and high-risk newly diagnosed multiple myeloma and an assessment of the real-world utilization   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 16 -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: In 1973, the land officially came into TNC in Connecticut's care so that it would be protected while supporting sustainable farming and education. From the start, this unique conservation project spanning New Milford and Bridgewater believed that protecting the planet and feeding its growing population could go hand-in-hand. Its 450 acres of working farmland are managed alongside 1,450 acres of natural areas with  more

WESTPORT, Connecticut, Dec. 13 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release: It is with profound sadness that we confirm our Save the Children colleague and his family were killed by an airstrike in Gaza. Sameh Ewaida, 39, was the proud father of four children Mohammad (12), Hebba (11), Zeina (3), and Zein (2). There are no words strong enough to express our outrag  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Dec. 15 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following statement on Dec. 14, 2023: * * * Almost 8 million children in Afghanistan - or one in three - will enter the new year facing crisis levels of hunger as increasingly freezing conditions threaten communities already reeling from drought, earthquakes, and economic hardship, said Save the Children. New f  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 12 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: Today, Connecticut climate and environmental groups released a policy paper in support of increased energy efficiency, solar power and available clean heat. Titled "Our Climate Can't Wait," the paper outlines Connecticut's clean energy shortcomings and offers suggestions on how legislators can steer the state towards its decarbonization goals. While neighboring states have made impressive prog  more