BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Launches Nationwide Push to Remove Ineligible Medicaid Enrollees, Uphold Citizenship Requirements * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today launched an oversight initiative to ensure that enrollees in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or have a sat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard, partners responding to explosion aboard vessel in Baltimore Harbor * BALTIMORE -- The Coast Guard and local partners are responding to reports of an explosion aboard the 751-foot merchant vessel W-Sapphire in Baltimore Harbor, Monday. Responders from Coast Guard Sector Maryland - National Capital Region were dispatched to the area to assist. No injuries have bee  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Harris Applauds USDA Decision to End Solar Mandates on Farmland * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) applauds U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins for ending the use of taxpayer dollars to fund solar projects on farmable land and for banning solar panels made by foreign adversaries in USDA-funded projects. Announced yesterday, the new policy addresses the  more

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Aug. 19 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Guest Editorial: A Reality Check * By R. Corey Waller, MD, MS, FACEP, DFASAM This guest editorial is part two of a two-part series on drug testing. In addiction medicine, we use controlled substances to treat patients who have an addiction to controlled substances. This is arguably the highest-risk outpatient treatment that exists for medical provi  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 20 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * How 30 years of NOAA research led to one very accurate and timely tsunami forecast The science behind NOAA's tsunami forecast system * When an 8.8 magnitude megathrust earthquake ripped along more than 360 miles of a subduction zone fault 85 miles offshore of Kamchatka, Russia, on July 29, 2025, scientists and emergency response officials had every reason to fear a major   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * JVP Baltimore, CAIR Urge Baltimore Schools, City Officials to Reject ADL as 'Credible Org' Amid Federal Investigation * Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) Baltimore and the Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) are calling on Baltimore City Public Schools and state officials to end all reliance on the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) as a cred  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation emphasizing critical priorities for the upcoming surface transportation reauthorization. MDOT's five modal administrations, including aviation, ports, motor vehicles, highways, and transit, call for a coordinated approach to enhance the state's transportation infrastructure. MDOT's plans hinge on securing stable and predictable federal funding an  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * New crewed-uncrewed tech put to the test at NAWCAD's 2025 Thunderdome * Thunderdome, an annual event hosted by Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (UX) 24 and NAWCAD's Webster Outlying Field, brought together government and industry leaders to demonstrate and evaluate emerging Counter Uncrewed Systems (C-UxS) technologies July 21-24 in St. Inigoes, Maryland. This experimentation ex  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 19 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * News Tips: Basic Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine Study mRNA Technology to Develop Promising Treatments Amid federal research cuts, experts are available to discuss their promising research avenues on mRNA technology * Harnessing the power of mRNA, a naturally occurring molecule that tells the body how to make a protein, experts in the field of basic science (also known as fundamental resear  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 20 (TNSrep) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service issued the following news: * * * NOAA/British Geological Survey Release 2025 World Magnetic Model Report NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and the British Geological Survey have released their joint Technical Report (https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/world-magnetic-model-receives-upgrade) for the 2025 World Ma  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 19 [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: * * * TWS joins UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration * The Wildlife Society is taking a significant step to expand its global conservation impact by becoming a supporting partner of an international collaboration to  more

ADELPHI, Maryland, Aug. 20 -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news: * * * From Food to Housing, Single Stop Links Students to a Menu of Resources When University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) says it meets students where they are, it is thinking about more than geography. As evidence, the university is connecting students to financial, food, housing and health care resources--all in one place. The university's partnership with Single Stop, a nonprofit organi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Update: Coast Guard, partner agencies respond to vessel explosion in Baltimore Harbor * BALTIMORE -- Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region personnel and partner agencies continue to respond to the explosion aboard the W-Sapphire in the Baltimore Harbor, Tuesday. As a precaution, the Patapsco River has been closed to all vessel traffic between position coordinat  more