SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 6 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Anaheim nurses to hold one-day strike for patient safety * Nurses at West Anaheim Medical Center (WAMC) in Anaheim, California will hold a one-day strike on Tuesday, August 12 to protest management's refusal to address their repeated concerns about nurse turnover, which is impacting the quality of patient care, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CN  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 7 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Lockheed Martin posted the following news release: * * * First Next-Gen GEO-Based Missile Warning Satellite Successfully Completes Environmental Testing, On Track for Delivery to Space Force Next-Gen OPIR Will Enhance Global Surveillance and Early Warning of Missile Threats * Sunnyvale, Calif., Aug. 6, 2025 - The first of a new, more capable, more survivable missile warning satellite, designed by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) for today's   more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Aug. 7 -- Inova, a healthcare provider, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * Gilchrist and Inova partner to bring expert hospice care to Northern Virginia Fairfax, VA - Inova, Northern Virginia's premier nonprofit healthcare system, and Gilchrist, Maryland's leading nonprofit provider of geriatric, palliative, and hospice care, today announced a strategic joint venture to expand compassionate, integrated hospice care into Northern Virginia. Patient care   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Experiments Add to Evidence of Links Between Amyloid Deposits in Brain and Bone Marrow Tests advance understanding of how buildup of amyloid proteins may drive or contribute to age-associated bone loss and Alzheimer's disease in aging mice * A recent study led by a team of researchers at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine examining aging mice has provided what is believed to  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 6 [Category: BizConsumer Services] -- Whole Foods Market issued the following news release: * * * New Whole Foods Market in Reston, Virginia, Now Open Reston, Va. (Aug 6, 2025) - Today, Whole Foods Market opened a new 46,711-square-foot store, located at 1861 Fountain Drive in Reston, Va. The new location replaces the longstanding Reston store (11660 Plaza America Drive), which has served the community since 1996. The new store's product assortment features more than 400 l  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences issued the following news: * * * An Organ-on-a-Chip Model of ALS Will Help Uncover Early Disease Characteristics and Find Potential Therapies A neurodegenerative disorder known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) causes paralysis and is usually fatal within two to five years. Motor neurons (MNs) send signals from the brai  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 6 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following statement: * * * NNU statement on RFK Jr. slashing mRNA vaccine research * The nation's largest union of registered nurses provided the following statement in response to the Department of Health and Human Services, headed by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., slashing nearly $500 million in mRNA vaccine research: RFK Jr.'s decision to slash mRNA vaccine investments - using deceptive claims that   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 6 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following statement: * * * NNU statement responding to VA collective bargaining agreement termination * The nation's largest union of registered nurses provided this statement in response to the announcement to terminate collective bargaining agreements for many VA bargaining-unit employees, including some 16,000 nurses represented by National Nurses United at 23 facilities. President Trump continues wagi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * Palestine Legal, CAIR Announce Historic $100K Settlement from U of Maryland for Unlawfully Suppressing Pro-Palestinian Student Speech * Civil rights organization Palestine Legal and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today announced a historic $100,000 settlement agreement for their client, University of Maryland Students for Justice in Palestine (UM  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Targets Invasive Species, Announces Next Steps to Clear the Chesapeake from Harmful Catfish * (Washington, D.C., August 6, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture is making $6 million in grant funding available for seafood processors to expand operations, transform the food supply chain and create new and better  more

WOODLAWN, Maryland, Aug. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Social Security Administration Inspector General issued a 18-page audit report (No. 012306) on June 26, 2025, entitled "Individuals Who Elect to Receive Retirement Benefits After Age 70." Here are excerpts: * * * To: Frank Bisignano, Commissioner From: Michelle L. Anderson, Assistant Inspector General for Audit Subject: Individuals Who Elect to Receive Retirement Benefits After Age 70 The attached final report presents the results of the Office o  more

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Aug. 6 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for August 5th, 2025 * This Week in the ASAM Weekly Guest Editorial: Reconceptualizing Recovery: Findings from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health by Emily Pasman, PhD, LMSW With helpful feedback from Tess K. Drazdowski, PhD, Rebecca J. Evans-Polce, PhD, Ty S. Schepis, PhD, Curtiss W. Engstrom, MS, Vita V. McCabe, MD, and S  more

TOWSON, Maryland, Aug. 7 -- The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities issued the following news on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * University of Cincinnati joins CUMU We are excited to welcome the University of Cincinnati to CUMU! The University of Cincinnati, founded in 1819, offers students a balance of educational excellence and real-world experience. UC is a public research university with an enrollment of over 53,000 students and is ranked No. 4 in the nation for co-ops and internships by  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 7 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following research news: * * * USU Researchers Focus on Family Readiness and Environmental Extremes on Day Two of MHSRS 2025 Researchers from the Uniformed Services University present new findings on the mental health of military families and the physiological challenges of warfighter readiness in extreme environments. Uniformed Services University (USU) researchers, on the second day of the 2025 Military Health Syste  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Launch of USDA Programs to Address Invasive Blue Catfish * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) announcement that it will make $6 million available from the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP) for seafood companies to expand processing of invasive blue catfish from th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Urges U.S. Diplomatic Efforts with Israel to Protect Religious Freedom of Christians in Holy Land * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) wrote to U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee calling for renewed U.S. engagement to protect Christian communities in Israel and resolve disputes between the Government of Israel and Israel's Christian institutions to strengthen the protec  more

TOWSON, Maryland, Aug. 7 -- The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities issued the following news on Aug. 5, 2025: * * * Widener University joins CUMU We are so pleased to welcome Widener University to CUMU! Widener University is a private, metropolitan university founded in 1821 in Chester, PA, twenty minutes from downtown Philadelphia, with law schools in Harrisburg, PA and Wilmington, DE. Widener is known for investing in the personal and professional success of every student -- u  more