WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Doctors for America issued the following news release: Doctors for America (DFA) has filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to reject North Carolina's attempt to impose onerous and unnecessary restrictions on the FDA-approved abortion medication mifepristone. Doctors for America urges the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to put patients over politics and fully affirm FDA's clearly established preemption authority. While Doctors for   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 29 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The Everyday Ut Prosim series celebrates how Hokies live out the spirit of service on campus and off a spirit that ignited after Hurricane Helene hit the area on Sept. 27. Since then, students, staff, and faculty have mobilized to provide service to affected communities in Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Here are a few of their stories. "I'm not going to go empty handed" When a musician friend invited Scott Pat  more

CARY, North Carolina, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry issued the following news release: INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, is now accepting abstracts for the 18th annual World of Wipes(R) (WOW) International Conference, taking place from July 21-25, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. Industry professionals are invited to submit abstracts on wipes products, raw materials, markets, and technologies until February 7, 2025. Professionals in the wi  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 29 -- The National Community Pharmacists Association Foundation issued the following news release: COLUMBUS, Ohio (Oct. 27, 2024) - Amina Abubakar, president of Avant Institute and owner/manager of Avant Pharmacy & Wellness Center with locations in North Carolina, has received the Sharlea Leatherwood Memorial Trailblazer Award from the National Community Pharmacists Association Foundation as part of NCPA's Annual Convention, being held Oct. 26-29 in Columbus, Ohio. T  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: When extreme weather events occur, can we tell if they're directly attributable to climate change? A new study used the 2023 heat wave in Texas and Louisiana as a test case for establishing processes that tease out whether particular weather events are climate related. "Our main goal with this project is to be able to tell communities that are affected by extreme weather events wheth  more

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia, Oct. 30 -- Operation Blessing, an organization that says it is dedicated to alleviating human suffering, issued the following agency statement on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * NORTH CAROLINA - When Hurricane Helene unleashed its fury, countless families faced upheaval, including the Thomas family. They suffered in many ways. Their workshop was destroyed. In addition, they lost access to clean water. But because of YOU, hope wasn't lost. With your support we were able to help s  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 29 -- The National Community Pharmacists Association issued the following news release: COLUMBUS, Ohio (Oct. 27, 2024) - A team of student pharmacists from the University of Texas at Austin was named the winner of the 21st annual Good Neighbor Pharmacy NCPA Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition. A team from the University of South Carolina was the runner-up, and a team representing the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill finished as the second runne  more