JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base Andrews (316th Wing) issued the following news: * * * 'Mission Strong' summit unites leaders to strengthen Maryland's military community By Patrick Griffith, 316th Wing Public Affairs The Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families held a "Mission Strong" summit at Andrews Aug. 8, 2025, to bring together military leaders, state officials, and community partners to focus on enhancing the support network for servi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), Silver Spring, Maryland, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) urging the agency to officially designate seven pangolin species as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. This initiative comes as pangolins face severe threats from illegal poaching and trafficking, with the AZA highlighting the critical conservation efforts needed to protect these unique mammals. In its letter, AZ  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Aug. 12 [Category: Science] -- The Biophysical Society issued the following news release: * * * Biophysical Society Announces the Results of its 2025 Elections * ROCKVILLE, MD - Enrique M. De La Cruz has been elected President-elect of the Biophysical Society (BPS). He will assume the office of President-elect at the 2026 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California. De La Cruz is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale Unive  more

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Aug. 12 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Claims for Medicare's Bundled Payment for Office-Based SUD Treatment Initiation Services Drop 37% in 2024 * This blog is part of ASAM's 'Recovery Readout' series, which breaks down the latest data and trends impacting addiction medicine and practice management. Data in Focus Over 6.8 million Medicare beneficiaries had a substance use disorder (SUD)  more

GERMANTOWN, Maryland, Aug. 12 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Amentum, a provider of technical and engineering services, issued the following news release: * * * Employee Spotlight: Meet Angel Lohnes * Amentum is shining a spotlight on the talented individuals who represent both the foundation and future of Amentum, celebrating long-tenured and rising talent who are helping us advance the future together. What is your role at Amentum? I support various HR functions such as employee relatio  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 12 (TNSjou) -- The American Gastroenterological Association issued the following news: * * * Expert guidance: Blood tests for colorectal cancer screening Blood tests are best considered for patients who decline other established screening methods. * Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most diagnosed cancer among men and women and remains the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. Screening is the most effective way to reduce the burden o  more

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Aug. 12 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Guest Editorial: One of These Things Is Not Like the Others * Stephen A. Martin, MD, EdM, FAAFP, FASAM This guest editorial is part one of a two-part series on drug testing. Over the past decade, addiction practice in America has been slowly evolving from an abstinence-based to a low-threshold model. For opioid use disorder (OUD), low-threshold mod  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 12 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Big Gains in Type 1 Diabetes Glucose-Control Management in Recent Years Researchers credit wider use of continuous glucose monitoring and insulin delivery devices * A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found big increases in the use of continuous glucose monitoring and insulin delivery devices by child  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 13 -- Morgan State University issued the following news release: * * * Morgan State University Collaborates with Amazon-Machine Learning University to Bring AI and Machine Learning Education to the Classroom Collaboration Aims to Enhance Instruction, Research, and Empower Faculty by Integrating Cutting-Edge Technology and Strategies * Building on its ongoing efforts to enrich the campus learning environment through the integration of artificial intelligence (AI), M  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Awards Second Human Health, Performance Contract NASA has selected KBR Wyle Services, LLC of Fulton, Maryland, to provide services to the Human Health and Performance Directorate at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston, which focuses on astronaut health, occupational health, and research that could help mitigate health risks for future human spaceflight missions. The Human Health and Performance Contract 2 is a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * NSWC Indian Head Division Employees Recognized at Command Honorary Awards Ceremony * INDIAN HEAD, Md. -- Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) recognized individuals and teams who made significant contributions to the command's mission during the annual Honorary Awards ceremony hosted at College of Southern Maryland's Velocity Center in Indian Head, Maryland, August 6. "We have high  more