DURHAM, North Carolina, April 4 (TNSres) -- The American Society of Echocardiography issued the following news release: The April issue of JASE includes, "Temporal Trends in Right Ventricular to Pulmonary Artery Coupling in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Mitral Valve-in-Valve Replacement for Degenerated Mitral Bioprostheses." Author Akhil Narang, MD, FASE, remarks, "Transcatheter Mitral Valve-in-Valve Implantation (TMViV) offers a safe and minimally invasive alternative for patients at high   more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, April 4 -- The Campaign for Southern Equality issued the following agency statement on April 3, 2024: * * * In 2023, there was a massive wave of legislation in states across the country to ban or restrict access to gender-affirming for transgender youth. Gender-affirming care bans targeting youth continue to be passed in 2024, with some states proposing policies that would make previously-passed youth gender-affirming care bans even more restrictive. Concerningly, mu  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, April 4 (TNSres) -- The Center for Responsible Lending issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: After decades of protecting borrowers from high-cost, payday lenders, Maryland lawmakers are poised to eliminate longstanding consumer protections in a bill that lets nonbank earned wage advance (EWA) lenders create an industry-defined financial category that allows them to charge triple-digit interest rates and unlimited junk fees on payday-style loans to hardworki  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 4 -- Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals issued the following news release: The niche investment conference will connect technology company executives, investors, and M&A consultants for the opportunity to discuss potential partnerships. Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP(R)) is inviting 200+ participants to its new HITEC Technology Investment Conference, an event designed to provide investors with a comprehensive understanding of the h  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, April 4 (TNSres) -- The Center for Responsible Lending issued the following news release: * * * Consumers experienced a 56% increase in checking account overdrafts after using an advance product * * * Today, the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) released a report with new data showing that consumers who took out small loans using cash advance apps paid triple-digit annual interest rates, experienced high levels of repeat reborrowing, and incurred more bank overdraf  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 4 (TNSres) -- Small Business Majority issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: * * * New poll finds strong support for licensing reform measures that would help to expand the candidate pool and boost opportunities for entrepreneurship * * * Today, Small Business Majority released new research that reveals strong support for licensing reforms that could expand North Carolina's small business workforce. More than 8 in 10 North Carolina small business o  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 4 -- LIBRE Initiative issued the following statement on April 3, 2024, by Strategic Director Jeffrey Baldwin on Vice President Kamala Harris: * * * "Despite what Vice President Harris would like to have us believe, the Latino community in North Carolina is hurting. Bidenomics has been disastrous for Latinos. Full stop. Inflation means that Latino families are being forced to pay more and get less for everyday goods and services. As a result, North Carolina families  more