Friday - November 22, 2024
Federal Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Saturday October 19, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Disaster Recovery Centers Open in Avery and McDowell Counties
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: RALEIGH, N.C. Two Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) will open Saturday, Oct. 19 in Newland (Avery County) and Old Fort (McDowell County) to assist North Carolina survivors who experienced loss from Tropical Storm Helene. This is the second DRC to open in McDowell County; the first McDowell County DRC is located in Sylva. The Avery County DRC is located at: Ma  more

National Institute of Child's Health and Human Development: Science Update - NIH Researchers Upgrade Wearable Device for Monitoring Placental Oxygen Levels
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child's Health and Human Development issued the following news: * * * Prototype includes sensors for monitoring maternal vital signs and fetal movements * * * Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have refined a wearable device that monitors placental oxygen levels--pairing it with sensors that monitor a pregnant person's breathing, heart rate, and uterine cont  more