WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Stands With the State of Alabama and 21 Other States to Defend President Trump's Executive Orders Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, America First Legal (AFL), on behalf of Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and 21 other state Attorneys General, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Dis  more

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Feb. 27 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * ASAM Submits Comments Supporting Final Rule on Telemedicine Initiation of Buprenorphine Treatment for OUD On February 27, ASAM submitted comments to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that underscored ASAM's support for the Expansion of Buprenorphine Treatment via Telemedicine Encounter final rule. Once in effect, the rule will permanently preser  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Feb. 28 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Chesapeake Bay Foundation Urges Maryland General Assembly to Resist Environmental Budget Cuts Further cuts could jeopardize ongoing investments in local economies and undermine progress in Chesapeake Bay cleanup In an already contentious budget year for the Maryland General Assembly, the Department of Legislative Services (DLS) has made an alarming recommendation to steeply cut funding for   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Democrat "Rising Star" Governor Wes Moore Pushing Tax Hikes for Maryland Residents The "rising star" of the Democrat Party, Governor Wes Moore of Maryland, has introduced his plan to increase taxes on Maryland residents. In a recent budget proposal, Moore proposed adding two new tax brackets and eliminating numerous tax deductions, supposedly aimed at targeting the state's wealthiest c  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

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 28 -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Maine nurses win back thousands of dollars, following state DOL citation against Northern Maine Medical Center Nurses union initiated complaint The Maine Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a citation to Northern Maine Medical Center (NMMC) for regulatory violations, including misclassifying nurses as subcontractors, failing to pay nurses overtime, failing to pay nurses their wages in a time  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Feb. 28 -- The AFL-CIO AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) issued the following news release: * * * Maryland State Supervisors Vote Overwhelmingly to Join AFSCME Maryland Vote signifies one of the largest expansions of collective bargaining rights in Maryland in decades After three weeks of voting, nearly 5,000 supervisors employed by the State of Maryland have joined AFSCME Maryland, Council 3. This new bargaining unit is made up of sup  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