WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Association of American Medical Colleges issued the following news: By Bridget Balch, Staff Writer Most programs have embraced the virtual format, but some specialties prefer in-person evaluations. If the COVID-19 pandemic hadn't forced much of the world to get comfortable with a virtual environment, Liza Smith, MD, doubts that many residency programs would rely on virtual platforms to interview prospective trainees. Today many only interview virtually. Smith, who   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 18 -- The Greater Boston Food Bank issued the following news release: The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) held its annual Women Fighting Hunger breakfast fundraiser at The Westin Copley Place in Boston on October 17, with 330 attendees raising $1.1 Million to support food security. The event is an annual celebration of GBFB's mission to end hunger here and empower families, raising funds to distribute healthy food across Eastern Massachusetts as 1 in 3 of the state's  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 11 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to the Wall Street Journal: * * * Legalize Magic Mushrooms? Massachusetts Should Just Vote No By Charles Fain Lehman Psychedelics have real therapeutic potential, but it's a dangerous mistake to allow everyday use. Massachusetts voters have a far-out opportunity on Election Day: They can make certain psychedelic drugs legal in the Bay State. If Question 4 passes on Nov. 5, Massachusetts would permit   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 18 -- The Project on Predatory Student Lending issued the following news release: * * * "MOHELA has repeatedly demonstrated that it cannot and will not fulfill its most basic obligations to borrowers and this action is a step toward accountability" * * * The Project on Predatory Student Lending (PPSL), the leading legal organization representing student borrowers against predatory for-profit colleges, applauded the Department of Education's announcement that it w  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: Scientists at the Wood Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have been working for years to find out what types of plastics have the shortest and longest lifespans in the ocean, and what types of plastic products, like straws and food wrappers, most commonly contribute to plastic pollution. With more biodegradable materials being developed, like cellulose diacetate (CDA)--a pla  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * Leading science institutions and partners will make the case for greater inclusion of the ocean at COP29 * * * More than a dozen of the world's leading ocean scientific, philanthropic, and other stakeholder organizations, led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, return to r  more