BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 (TNSres) -- Brigham and Women's Hospital issued the following news release: * * * KEY TAKEAWAYS * After implementing a new hospice transition program, 210 out of 388 patients (54.1 percent) at Brigham and Women's Hospital transitioned to hospice from the emergency department (ED) within 96 hours, compared to 61 of 270 patients (22.1 percent) in the control period. * Across all groups, the presence of a Medical Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment plan (MOLST), wa  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- The Greater Boston Food Bank issued the following news release: * * * Platinum Seal of Transparency on Candid & Four-Star Rating on Charity Navigator * * * The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB), the largest hunger-relief organization in New England, has been awarded the Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid (formally known as GuideStar) and a four-star rating from Charity Navigator. Very few nonprofit organizations receive both distinctions, putting GBFB am  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 5 -- The Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group issued the following statement on July 3, 2024: A new report (https://www.asyousow.org/reports/2024-plastic-promises-scorecard) from As You Sow shows that vague promises from many companies are not doing enough to reduce plastic pollution. Grist reporter Joseph Winters summarizes: "...dozens of the world's largest companies are falling short on both ambition and action to ensure plastic packaging doesn't end up in  more

YARMOUTH, Massachusetts, July 9 (TNSres) -- The International Fund for Animal Welfare issued the following news release: The Latin American region is a consistent source of shark fin products, feeding the overwhelming demand in Asian markets, according to a new report released today by IFAW. But in a surprising twist, the analysis of 17 years of customs trade data also shows the region to be the main consumer of shark meat exported from Asian trade hubs. The report, Meat on the menu and fins f  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 (TNSres) -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: "Real" financial effort by rich countries to provide climate finance to Global South is less than a third of what the reported figure seems to suggest Rich countries have again effectively short-changed low- and middle-income countries as part of international climate change negotiations by as much as $88 billion in 2022, the latest year of newly reported figures, says Oxfam. Rich countries say they mob  more