CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association issued the following news release: NEW YORK, Thursday, November 14, 2025 - The Muscular Dystrophy Association today announced the agenda including tracks and Chairs for the 2025 MDA Clinical & Scientific Conference being held March 16-19, 2025, in Dallas, Texas. Read the full agenda here (https://www.mdaconference.org/mda-conference-2025/agenda/). "The 2025 MDA Clinical & Scientific Conference will be our most expansive   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 15 -- The Alzheimer's Association issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: The Alzheimer's Association welcomes today's decision by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to recommend the approval of Leqembi(R) (lecanemab) for marketing in Europe. Today's action is a reversal of the agency's negative July decision. "This is an important step toward Europeans having access to a proven treatment that changes the underlying course of Alzheimer's. While not a cure,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, issued the following news release: Today, America First Legal (AFL) released new documents and data from its investigation into the Biden-Harris Administration's disastrous immigration policies, including the flood of migrant criminal gangs into American communities, revealing how mass resettlement has turned cities like Chicago into struggling border towns. AFL obtained data from the Chicago Police D  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 14 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: The American Library Association (ALA) has reopened its search for an executive director in partnership with executive search firm Isaacson, Miller. The search will be led by a steering committee comprising ALA member leaders.  The selected candidate will succeed Interim Executive Director Leslie Burger, who was appointed in November 2023. ALA's Executive Board chose to rela  more

DUARTE, California, Nov. 15 -- City of Hope issued the following news release: * * * As Illinois faces higher cancer mortality rates for most cancer types, a broad coalition of cancer organizations calls for all Illinois cancer patients to have a fundamental right to the latest cancer treatments * * * CHICAGO -- A coalition of leading cancer organizations is joining key state lawmakers in calling for the passage of the Illinois Cancer Patients Bill of Rights, a resolution and call-to-action   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The Alzheimer's Association issued the following news release: A group of researchers and community members worked together to write a position paper to help researchers understand how best to partner with communities to encourage and advance dementia research that is inclusive and brings in people from all walks of life. "Public and Participant Involvement as a Pathway to Inclusive Dementia Research" by Sarah Walter, MSc, Program Administrator, Alzheimer  more

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The Joint Commission, an organization that says it assists public health agencies, health care organizations, health ministries and others to improve the quality and safety of patient care, issued the following news release: * * * With natural disasters on the rise, alert provides recommendations to preserve patient safety * * * Climate change has exponentially increased the number of weather and climate-related disasters since 1980. The United  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The National Women's Law Center issued the following news release: Senate Democrats confirmed two more federal judges as soon as they came back into session this week: April M. Perry to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and Jonathan Hawley to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. "We commend Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Senate Democrats for prioritizing t  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 13 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: The American Library Association's Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table (GNCRT) and REFORMA, The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking, are thrilled to announce their Collaboration Core List for 2024. The list highlights high-quality graphic novels that showcase Spanish-speaking and Latino stories and creators. GNC  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release: CHICAGO--After two years of work, a task force created by the Illinois General Assembly released a report recommending that the state ease the burden of government licensing. The Comprehensive Licensing Information to Minimize Barriers (CLIMB) Task Force was created to investigate how occupational licensing of low-to-moderate-income occupations relates to economic inequities in Illinois and to   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 14 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: For the 36th year, NMMA is leading the USA Pavilion efforts at the upcoming Marine Equipment Trade Show (METSTRADE), the world's largest and best attended business-to-business leisure marine equipment trade show in the world. The USA Pavilion is the third largest country pavilion at the show and will feature over 60 U.S. companies and is the place where U.S. marine  more