CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Dec. 8 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the commentary by Bradley Stein, senior physician policy researcher and Rachel K. Landis, policy researcher at the nonprofit, nonpartisan at RAND Corp.: * * * Guest Editorial -- Medicaid Unwinding May Have Substantially Disrupted Buprenorphine Treatment * The opioid crisis remains one of the most pressing public health emergencies facing the United States. A 2023 KFF poll found that nea  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Issues New State Guidance on Transformative Medicaid Reforms * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is providing additional guidance outlining how states should implement landmark community engagement requirements created by the Working Families Tax Cut (WFTC) legislation (Public Law 119-21). The reformsamong th  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * FRCE celebrates 20 years of environmental stewardship * Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently reached a milestone, marking 20 consecutive years of participation in the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Environmental Stewardship Initiative and demonstrating a long-standing commitment to environmental conservation and protection efforts. Secretary of the No  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission has determined to review a portion of an initial determination finding that five companies violated section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 through the importation and sale of urine splash guards. The investigation stems from a complaint filed by Kids By Parents Inc., Potomac, Maryland. The complaint alleges that the importation and sale of splash guards infringed upon two U.S. Patents. The accused products were imported by Maomaoh  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 9 -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs issued the following news: * * * Climate Change Is an Information Crisis; Public Health Already Knows How to Fight Those Tools in the public health playbook have helped save lives during epidemics. They can also help save lives in the climate crisis. By Debora B. Freitas Lopez As world leaders met recently in Brazil for COP30, conversation in the hallways focused as much on carbon markets as on the one forc  more

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Dec. 8 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * LASAM Comments on Proposal to Incorporate ASAM Criteria into Medicaid * On November 26, the Louisiana Society of Addiction Medicine (LASAM) sent a comment letter to agency stakeholders at Louisiana Medicaid, providing feedback on a proposal to implement the 4 th Edition of The ASAM Criteria. In the letter, LASAM commended the agency for recognizing th  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Dec. 9 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Lockheed Martin posted the following news release: * * * Lockheed Martin and Hadrian Collaborate to Advance Manufacturing Capabilities GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, Dec. 8, 2025 - Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Hadrian have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to accelerate the pace and value of advanced American manufacturing at Lockheed Martin, building a more resilient and scalable industrial base. The Big Picture Under this agreem  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Mfume, Van Hollen Introduce Legislation to Designate the Museum of the Blind People's Movement as a National Museum * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) announced their joint introduction of legislation to designate the new Museum of the Blind People's Movement in Baltimore as the official National Museum of the Blind People's Move  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 9 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following statement on Dec. 8, 2025: * * * Oceantic Statement: Judge Declares Wind Executive Memorandum Unlawful in State-Led Federal Lawsuit Moments ago, a Boston District Court judge ruled in favor of 17 states (and the District of Columbia), including the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of New York, declaring section two of the January 20 "Wind Order" unlawful, and t  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Dec. 8 [Category: Health Care] -- Humanity and Inclusion issued the following news release: * * * One Year After Regime Shift, Syria's Returnees Face Ruins, Hunger, and Deadly Contamination * SYRIA As Syria approaches the first anniversary of the Al-Assad regime change on December 8, more than one million people have returned to their homes after spending years living in displaced camps or abroad. They found destroyed villages, poverty, and extensive contamination by  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Merkley: Trump Administration Weaponizing U.S. Park Police to Further Its Authoritarianism * Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) the top Democrat overseeing funding for the National Park Service and U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in sounding the alarm over President Trump's proposed plans to turn the U.S.  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 9 -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news: * * * Conference visit elevates research, degree value Harshitha Gajula has long loved solving problems and understanding the "why" behind people's actions. Her passion drove her to pursue her first degree in forensic science and onward to The University of Baltimore for a master's degree in Cyber Forensics. She spent her graduate studies researching an illicit drug called medetomidine that has been found  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Dec. 9 -- The University of Maryland School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Making cannabis use safer SPH online master's student, health department and local barbers spread tools, educate on cannabis safety in Maryland * Charles "Peewee" Hall III pauses, a pair of buzzing clippers in one hand, his other tilting his customer's head to the correct angle. "It's just a good idea," he shrugs. "I want to make sure the youth, the adults and especially t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Mfume Introduce Legislation to Designate the Museum of the Blind People's Movement as a National Museum * Last week, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.-07) announced their joint introduction of legislation to designate the new Museum of the Blind People's Movement in Baltimore as the official National Museum of the Blind People's Movement. Once   more