CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, March 14 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * ASAM: HALT Fentanyl Act Makes Fentanyl-Related Substances Schedule I. Again. Rockville, MD (March 14, 2025) - Following the U.S. Senate's passage of The HALT Fentanyl Act, Brian Hurley, MD, MBA, FAPA, DFASAM, president of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), issued the following statement: "ASAM is disappointed to see The HALT Fentanyl  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Welcomes Expanded Religious Accommodations for Incarcerated Muslims at Montgomery County Correctional Facility Today, the Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) welcomed the successful expansion of religious accommodations for incarcerated Muslims at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility (MCCF). Following recent constructiv  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Welcomes Recognition of Ramadan on Senate, House Floors in Maryland State Legislature The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed the acknowledgment of Ramadan on the Senate and House floors this week by State Senator Clarence Lam and State Delegate Sean Stinnett. Their remarks served as a timely reminder of the i  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, March 14 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * From nonfiction to fiction: How a health care reporter wrote and sold her first novel In elementary school, Amanda Eisenberg fantasized about becoming an author. But she didn't think it was a viable career path, so she set her sights on journalism. "I was a very practical child," said Eisenberg, who went on to study journalism at the University of Maryland and put the   more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, March 14 -- The Association of Cancer Care Centers (formerly the Association of Community Cancer Centers) issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * ONCOLOGY LEADERS BARRETT AND ZON DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF CANCER CARE Washington DC - Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC) President Nadine Barrett today participated in a live discussion on the future of cancer care with Robin Zon, president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). The packed   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNSres) -- Resources for the Future issued the following working paper on March 14, 2025 by Dallas Burtraw, Karen Palmer and Nicholas Roy entitled "Policy Opportunities for Achieving Maryland's Clean Energy Goals". Maryland Explores Pathways to Achieve 100% Clean Energy Goals A new working paper from Resources for the Future (RFF) examines policy opportunities for Maryland to achieve its ambitious clean energy goals. The study, "Policy Opportunities for Achieving Marylan  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 15 -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * U.S. nurses oppose confirmation of Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services National Nurses United (NNU), the largest U.S. union and professional organization of registered nurses, calls on the U.S. Senate to reject the confirmation of Dr. Mehmet Oz as director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS oversees health coverage for 68 million older a  more