WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The American Brain Coalition, Maple Grove, Minnesota, has expressed strong support for the ongoing Medical Device User Fee Amendments (MDUFA) process in a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The organization emphasizes the importance of patient advocacy and collaboration in advancing innovation within the realm of neurotechnology and medical devices aimed at improving the lives of those affected by brain disorders. In the letter submitted  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Coalition of Minnesota Gun Safety Groups Urge Governor Walz to Call a Special Session Immediately to Ban Weapons of War * Calls for State Ban on Assault Weapons Comes After Two Children Killed and 18 More Wounded on Third Day Back to School at Annunciation Catholic School MINNEAPOLIS -- Today, a coalition of gun violence prevention groups released the following statements calling  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * DNC Chair Ken Martin Statement on Labor Day Arrow * On Labor Day, Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin released the following statement: "This Labor Day, I'm calling on the entire Democratic Party to double down on the fight for working people -- and that means standing shoulder to shoulder with workers, who built this country and the middle class. "This fight is personal to me. I   more

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, Sept. 1 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * New genetic biomarker flags aggressive brain tumors * ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Clinicians typically classify meningiomas -- the most common type of brain tumor -- into three grades, ranging from slow-growing to aggressive. But a new multi-institutional study suggests that appearances may be deceiving. If a tumor shows activity in a gene called telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT)  more

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, Sept. 1 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Shorter, less intense radiation-chemo regimen effective for HPV-linked oropharyngeal cancer, Mayo study shows * ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A Mayo Clinic study finds that a shortened, less intense course of radiation and chemotherapy after minimally invasive surgery for HPV-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (HPV+OPSCC) results in less toxicity, substantially lowering the rat  more