SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 27 [Category: BizMedia] -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: * * * Empower Students with Free Resources to Thrive in Today's Digital World from the New Digital Citizenship Initiative by Discovery Education with Verizon and Fortinet Charlotte, NC (Thursday, February 27, 2025) -- Discovery Education, the creator of essential K-12 solutions used in classrooms around the world, today announced the launch o  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Feb. 27 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Testifies in Support of the 2025 Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act ANNAPOLIS, MD -- Governor Wes Moore today testified in front of the House Appropriations and Ways and Means Committees in support of the Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act o f 2025, part of the Moore-Miller Administration's 2025 legislative agenda to reform Maryland's tax code, grow the economy, and i  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Feb. 27 -- Virginia Tech posted the following news: * * * Ira Blader among 65 fellows elected to American Academy of Microbiology More stories from the College of Science More stories from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine The American Academy of Microbiology has elected Ira Blader, head of the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, to its 2025 class of fellows, recognizing his si  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 27 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * New Study Supports Caution Regarding Use of Steroids A new study of more than 2,900 patients provides evidence that it's likely best to use as little corticosteroid medicine as possible when treating people who have lupus pericarditis, a common heart complication of the autoimmune disease Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). This study, funded by the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National H  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 27 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Novel Bone Marrow Transplant Can Cure Sickle Cell Disease A bone marrow transplant process co-developed by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center is safe and curative for adults with sickle cell disease, according to results of a trial completed at Johns Hopkins and about 20 additional cancer centers nationwide and in London. The treatment, available at multiple U.S. medical center  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Feb. 27 -- Virginia Tech posted the following news: * * * One in 10 Americans is living with a rare disease More stories from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences More stories from the College of Science More stories from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine More stories from the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine More stories from the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC Rare Disease Day is observed on Feb. 28 -- always th  more