WASHINGTON, July 21 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Calls on Maryland to Reverse 'Biased, Racist, and Exclusionary' Social Studies Revisions Erasing Palestine * The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) to reverse recent "biased, racist and exclus  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, July 21 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Ewbank celebrates delivering 45 years of technical expertise * In 1977, Ken Ewbank joined the Navy and learned his trade as an electronics technician. Once he was ready for an assignment, instead of the ocean, his first orders sent him to a lake. Naval Weapons Center China Lake. And then out to Laurel Mountain to maintain a long-range radar. Ewbank spent two years at China Lak  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 21 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * HSA nurses rally citing concerns for patient safety * RNs say HSA's three South Florida hospitals are short on staff and supplies Nurses from three Healthcare Systems of America (HSA) hospitals in Florida -- Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah, Coral Gables Hospital in Coral Gables, and Florida Medical Center in Lauderdale Lakes -- are holding a joint rally on Wednesday,   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Kirkland Advises Point Broadband on Inaugural Securitization * Kirkland & Ellis advised Point Broadband, a regional internet and network services provider that builds and operates fiber optic and fixed wireless networks serving the wholesale and consumer markets, on its inaugural asset backed securitization bond offering totaling $725,100,000 in secured notes, compr  more

COLUMBIA, Maryland, July 22 -- The Foundation Fighting Blindness issued the following news: * * * Ocugen Launches Phase 2/3 Clinical Trial for Stargardt Disease Gene-Modifier Therapy The therapy delivers copies of the RORA gene to address multiple disease pathways. * The biotechnology company Ocugen has dosed the first patient in its Phase 2/3 GARDian3 clinical trial for OCU410ST, an emerging gene-modifier therapy for people with Stargardt disease caused by mutations in the gene ABCA4. Acc  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed), Columbia, Maryland, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services advocating for improved health information technology in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings. PALTmed represents medical directors, physicians, and other practitioners in various PALTC environments, including skilled nursing facilities, assisted living, and home care. The association emphasize  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, July 22 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Senate Committee Shields NOAA Bay Restoration Work From White House Budget Cuts Proposal Would Fund Oyster Restoration, Menhaden Science, and Environmental Education * The Senate Appropriations Committee defended essential Chesapeake Bay restoration and education programs from the Trump administration's budget ax in the fiscal year 2026 spending plan for the National Oceanic and Atmospheri  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, July 22 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following news: * * * Uniformed Services University Student and Alumni Support Indo-Pacific Humanitarian Mission Tonga Mission Stop Highlights USU's Role in Strengthening Health Systems and Operational Readiness as Part of the Annual Pacific Partnership Mission By Sharon Holland Three members of the Uniformed Services University's (USU) Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing (GSN)--representing its students, fa  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, McClain Delaney Encourage Western Maryland Farmers to Seek USDA Recovery Assistance in Wake of Severe Flash Flooding * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (all D-Md.) encouraged farmers in Allegany, Garrett, and Washington Counties to seek resources now available to them through the U.S. De  more