HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 20 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Leads Brief Fighting Unlawful Defunding of Planned Parenthood * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong, along with California Attorney General Rob Bonta and New York Attorney General Letitia James, today led a coalition of 21 attorneys general filing an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit supporting Planned Par  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 20 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Blood Test Guides Post-Surgical Immunotherapy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer * The Dana-Farber-co-led phase 3 IMvigor011 trial results show that periodic ctDNA screening after surgery can help guide a decision to begin adjuvant immunotherapy. Patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer who test positive for circulating tumor (ct)DNA after surgery to remov  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 20 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown professor emerita Dr. Maureen Phipps elected to the National Academy of Medicine * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- The National Academy of Medicine has elected Dr. Maureen Phipps, a professor emerita of obstetrics and gynecology at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, a member of its 2025 class. Phipps is one of 100 new members invited to join this year's class, which the ac  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 20 [Category: BizHospital] -- Cedars-Sinai, a nonprofit academic healthcare organization, posted the following news: * * * Drug Combo Cuts Risk of Death in Advanced Prostate Cancer by 40% * Men whose prostate cancer returns after surgery or radiation therapy may now benefit from a new drug combination shown in clinical trials to cut the risk of death by more than 40%. Stephen Freedland, MD The combination therapy, which adds a drug called enzalutamide to com  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * Fed Flags Rising Economic Anxiety as Consumers Pull Back, Businesses Stall * # Last week, the Federal Reserve released the October 2025 Beige Book which gives an up-to-date look at the economy--including jobs, consumer spending, and inflation--across all 12 Federal Reserve Districts. A consistent trend across the country is that risin  more

TORONTO, Ontario, Oct. 20 [Category: TravelBiz] -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts posted the following news release: * * * From Private Feasts to Culinary Celebrations: Savour Thanksgiving in Boston with Four Seasons One Dalton * This Thanksgiving, Four Seasons Hotel One Dalton Street, Boston invites guests, locals, and visitors to enjoy the holiday with four distinct culinary experiences. Whether celebrating at the Hotel or bringing the flavours of Four Seasons home, One Dalton offers a wi  more

LONDON, England, Oct. 21 -- GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline), a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * GSK's Shingrix new prefilled syringe presentation receives positive CHMP opinion * Prefilled syringe offers a convenient ready-to-use administration option to healthcare professionals * Marketing authorisation in EU expected in December 2025 * Shingles affects approximately 1.7 million people in Europe each year/1 * GSK plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) today announced that   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 21 -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Retinal Implant Restores Central Vision in Patients with Advanced AMD, Study Co-Led by Pitt Investigator Shows A wireless retinal implant can restore central vision in patients with advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to clinical trial results published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Advanced atrophic AMD, also known as geographic atro  more

LONDON, England, Oct. 20 (TNSjou) -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * Pioneering eye device restores reading vision to blind eyes After being treated with an electronic eye implant paired with augmented-reality glasses, people with sight loss have recovered reading vision, reports a trial involving a UCL and Moorfields clinical researcher. The results of the European clinical trial, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, showed 84% of participants wer  more