Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Sunday August 31, 2025 ( 2 items ) |
Boston University School of Public Health: Standard Tests Alone Not Sufficient to Predict TB in Immunocompromised Individuals
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 30 (TNSjou) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news:
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Standard Tests Alone Not Sufficient to Predict TB in Immunocompromised Individuals
A new study found that the QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus test, currently the standard method of choice for doctors who want to determine whether someone has TB infection or disease, is unreliable in detecting the disease in people with weakened immune systems.
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While tuberculosis (TB) is no longe
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Senator Markey Slams Trump Administration for Job-Killing Attack on Offshore Wind Projects
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Senator Markey Slams Trump Administration for Job-Killing Attack on Offshore Wind Projects
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Boston (August 29, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after the Trump administration declared it will unlawfully withdraw and terminate $679 mi
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