BETHESDA, Maryland, April 29 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Society, an organization that says it inspires, empowers and enables wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation, issued the following news: * * * 2025 TWS Elections The ballot for The Wildlife Society's 2025 elections includes nominees for the positions of vice president and representatives for the North Central, Northwest and Western Sections. Elec  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 30 -- The Association of University Centers on Disabilities issued the following news on April 29, 2025: * * * A Call to Action: Preserving the Administration for Community Living Today, April 29, the Education and Workforce Committee in the House of Representatives is marking up a Resolution directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to send documents relating to the elimination of the Administration for Community Living (ACL) to the House. AUCD beli  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 30 -- Kennedy Krieger Institute issued the following news release: * * * Crisis Prevention Program Offers Support for Autistic Children and Their Families In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute have developed and tested a virtual mental health crisis prevention program designed specifically for families of autistic children. The pilot trial, published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, found that the 3-session pare  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 30 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * AI-Based Liquid Biopsy Shows Promise for Detecting Brain Cancer A new liquid biopsy approach developed by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center investigators could revolutionize brain cancer detection by identifying circulating DNA fragments from tumors and immune cells in blood samples, potentially enabling earlier diagnosis. A description of the work was published April 29 in Cancer Discovery. The  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Massive Coalition of Unions, Non-Profit Groups, and Local Governments File Omnibus Challenge to Unconstitutional Reorganization of Federal Government Reorganization and Massive Reductions in Force Across Federal Agencies Violate Core Constitutional Concepts of Separation of Powers WASHINGTON - A coalition that includes nationwide labor organizations, vit  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Service Employees International Union issued the following news release: * * * Massive Coalition of Unions, Non-Profit Groups, and Local Governments File Omnibus Challenge to Unconstitutional Reorganization of Federal Government Reorganization and Massive Reductions in Force Across Federal Agencies Violate Core Constitutional Concepts of Separation of Powers A coalition that includes nationwide labor organizations, vital non-profit groups, and local cities and cou  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 30 -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * National Nurses United urges passage of Medicare for All Act At Congressional bill introduction, leaders of nation's largest union of registered nurses tout life-saving benefits of expanding Medicare Registered nurses with National Nurses United (NNU) are reaffirming their support for the Medicare for All Act, following the bill's reintroduction in Congress today by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 30 -- The National Medical Association issued the following statement on April 29, 2025: * * * NMA Statement on Congressional Policymakers' Proposals to Slash Medicaid - Two New Proposals Could Result In Thousands of Avoidable Deaths NMA Statement on Congressional Policymakers' Proposals to Slash Medicaid Two New Proposals Could Result In Thousands of Avoidable Deaths Republican lawmakers are considering two new proposals to decrease federal matching funds tha  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 30 -- The Solid Waste Association of North America issued the following news release: * * * Paving the Path to Higher Recyclability: New Task Force Aims to Improve Strategic Packaging Recyclability Silver Spring, MD - The Packaging Recyclability Advancement Task Force was launched to improve recyclability of packaging formats as a co-effort between the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), GreenBlue, the U.S. Plastics Pact, The Recycling Partnership,  more