BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 27 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * A 19-Year Fight Against Prostate Cancer Brings Man to Johns Hopkins Medicine Dean Pepol is no stranger to prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the second-leading type of cancer death in American men, and Pepol has experienced multiple family members being diagnosed with the disease during his lifetime, including his own father. This heightened awareness of the disease led Pepol to get regular physi  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Aug. 27 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation posted the following news release on Aug. 26, 2025: * * * Baltimore Oyster Partnership Expands Restoration With 5-Million Oyster Goal Volunteers and community partners kick off 13th season with ceremonial cage drop and the new Electric Spat Mobile * Today, the Baltimore Oyster Partnership, a joint initiative between the Waterfront Partnership's Healthy Harbor Initiative and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), kicked off its 13th  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: * * * Future of readiness: AFMS, partners explore innovative technologies In a simulated drone-attack scenario at Fort Detrick, Maryland, medics moved quickly - recording vital signs, injuries, and treatments on a tablet before transferring the data with a single scan. The process took seconds, but the implications were far-reaching. In a real mission, that same patient information  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 26 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * National Nurses United hosts town hall demanding protections for Social Security * Nurses with National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU) will host a town hall meeting in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday, Aug. 28, to discuss strategies to protect Social Security, including the passage of the Social Security Expansion Act to guarantee a dignified retirement  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 27 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Lockheed Martin posted the following news release: * * * Spike NLOS Down Selected for M-LRPSM Competition, Proved Out Capability in Successful Demo Orlando, Fla., August 26, 2025 - The U.S. Army down selected Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Spike Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) system capability for the Mobile-Long Range Precision Strike Missile (M-LRPSM) Directed Requirement competition, awarding the company the first phase of the contract to de  more

ADELPHI, Maryland, Aug. 27 -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news: * * * UMGC Awards Full Scholarships to Caregivers of Wounded, Ill or Injured Military Servicemembers University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) has awarded Pillars of Strength scholarships to seven caregivers of wounded, ill or injured veterans--including, for the first time, the mother of a wounded servicemember. The 2025 scholarships enable the caregivers of wounded veterans to complete UMGC   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release: * * * VA guarantees 29 millionth home loan * WASHINGTON -- The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today it has guaranteed its 29 millionth home loan since the program was created in 1944, thanks in part to a 19% increase in VA home loan processing this year compared to the same time in 2024. On Aug. 5, the 29 millionth loan was guaranteed for a $235,000 home in Maryland purchased by a Na  more