BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 10 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Cell-Free DNA Could Detect Adverse Events from Immunotherapy * A noninvasive blood test to detect genetic material shed by tumors may help clinicians identify adverse events related to treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitor drugs, investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have found. In a Dec. 11 letter to the editor of the New England Journal of Medicine, the researchers descr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 10 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * CLF Appeals Federal Approval of Manchester Wastewater Permit Agency fails to account for forever chemical limits, harm to communities * (Concord, NH) - Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) is appealing the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) issuance of a permit that allows the Manchester Wastewater Treatment Facility to continue discharging toxic PFAS chemicals, also known as "forev  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Dec. 10 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * Etomidate proves more effective for sedative use in patient intubations * Intubations are a common medical practice in which doctors insert a tube into the trachea to hold the airway open for patients who cannot breathe effectively due to illness or trauma-related injuries. Results in a recent multisite trial, in which the University of Alabama at Birmingham was a trial site, revealed doctors may want   more

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, Dec. 10 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Mayo Clinic researchers find new hope for toughest myeloma through off-the-shelf immunotherapy * ROCHESTER, Minn. A new Mayo Clinic study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has uncovered that an off-the-shelf, dual-antibody therapy can generate deep and durable responses in extramedullary multiple myeloma one of the most aggressive and treatment-resistant forms of t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * South Carolina Businessman who Operated Bowling Entertainment Business in Massachusetts Charged with $1.2 Million Covid Relief Fraud * BOSTON - A South Carolina businessman has been charged today in federal court in Worcester with COVID relief fraud. David Breen, 54, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., was charged by an Information with one count of theft of gov  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Small Business Administration posted the following news release: * * * South Carolina Businessman who Operated Bowling Entertainment Business in Massachusetts Charged with $1.2 Million COVID Relief Fraud A South Carolina businessman has been charged today in federal court in Worcester with COVID relief fraud. David Breen, 54, of Mount Pleasant, S.C., was charged by an Information with one count of theft of government property, for allegedly misappropriating COVID-  more

STORRS, Connecticut, Dec. 11 -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news: * * * UConn's Native Plants and Pollinators Conference Draws Strong External Engagement The fifth biannual Native Plants and Pollinators Conference brought together professionals and enthusiasts from across Connecticut By Jessica McBride, PhD The fifth biannual Native Plants and Pollinators Conference brought together professionals and enthusiasts from across Connecticut on November 13, 2025, at the Uni  more