WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Lung Association posted the following news release: * * * American Lung Association Launches Campaign to Help New England Residents Stay Healthy This Winter * Each winter, too many families across New England are impacted by respiratory diseases like the flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The American Lung Association announced today the launch of a new educational campaign to help older adults in New England protec  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 9 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Secures Court Victory Preventing Trump Administration from Halting Federal Wind Energy Permitting * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 18 attorneys general on Monday won their lawsuit blocking the Trump Administration's unlawful order to freeze all federal permitting of wind energy projects, the latest legal victory against T  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration has issued a notice informing the public that the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) has submitted a petition to amend an existing waiver. This proposed amendment relates to regulations governing the hours of service for railroad employees. The ASLRRA specifically seeks to add six railroads to the list of participants already covered by the original waiver. This waive  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Enforces Clean Water Act to Protect Massachusetts Waters * BOSTON, MASS. (Dec. 9, 2025) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has signed a consent agreement and final order (CAFO) with E.L. Harvey & Sons, Inc., Trojan Recycling, Inc., Nauset Disposal Holdings, Inc., and Arrowhead Environmental Partners LLC, resolving EPA's claims against the companies for Clean Water Act (CWA) stormw  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, HELP Committee Democrats Call for Secretary Kennedy to Testify Before Committee * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, along with all the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Democratic senators, called on Chairman Bill Cassidy to immediately hold an oversight hearing with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. "Since a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 [Category: Medical] -- The American Society of Hematology posted the following news release: * * * Novel Agent Ianalumab Added to Standard Therapy Extends Time to Treatment Failure in Patients with Previously Treated Immune Thrombocytopenia * LBA-2: Primary results from VAYHIT2, a randomized, double-blind, phase 3 trial of ianalumab plus eltrombopag versus placebo plus eltrombopag in patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) who failed first-line corticosteroid t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Dec. 9, 2025: * * * Sanders, HELP Committee Democrats Call on Cassidy to Have Secretary Kennedy Testify Before HELP Committee Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), along with all HELP Committee Democrats, today called on Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2025: * * * Senator Hassan Presses Corporate Owners of Mobile Home Communities for Answers on Affordability and Resident Living Conditions Today, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, pressed six corporate owners of manufactured housing communities for answers on affordability and living conditions  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * World-first base-edited gene therapy helps patients fight previously incurable blood cancer A groundbreaking new treatment using genome-edited immune cells, developed by scientists at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), has shown promising results in helping children and adults fight a rare and aggressive form of blood cancer. Using base-editing technology, the pioneering gene therapy   more

AURORA, Colorado, Dec. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Colorado School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * National Trial: Ketamine Raises Heart Risk, No Survival Advantage Over Etomidate in Emergency Intubation CU Anschutz researchers help lead largest U.S. randomized trial highlighting ketamine's cardiovascular risks while guiding emergency and critical care practice * A nationwide study by researchers at CU Anschutz, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and four oth  more

CALLAGHAN, Australia, Dec. 9 -- The University of Newcastle issued the following news: * * * HMRI celebrates excellence in research and innovation at 2025 awards Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) recognised the outstanding achievements of its research community at the 2025 HMRI Awards, held at Newcastle City Hall on Friday evening. The annual event brought together researchers, clinicians, partners and supporters to acknowledge exceptional contributions to transforming the health and   more

RARITAN, New Jersey, Dec. 10 -- Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Unprecedented results from the Phase 3 MajesTEC-3 study support TECVAYLI(R) plus DARZALEX FASPRO(R) as a potential standard of care as early as second line for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma TECVAYLI(R) and DARZALEX FASPRO(R) combination led to a statistically significant progression-free survival and overall survival advantage compared to standard treatment aft  more