WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Health Access California and the California LGBTQ Health and Human Services Network are calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to withdraw their public comment letter concerning a proposed amendment that seeks to prohibit hospitals from offering certain gender-affirming care for minors. The organizations argue that this proposed rule would restrict critical access to healthcare services, potentially endangering the well-being of affected youths and their f  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Kidney Cancer Study Finds Belzutifan Plus Pembrolizumab Post-Surgery Helps Patients at High Risk for Relapse Stay Cancer-Free Longer * Dana-Farber Cancer Institute presents phase 3 LITESPARK-022 data at the 2026 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium Patients with a common form of kidney cancer called clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) who have a high risk  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Making History: U.S. Marines with 12th LCT Execute the First Overhead Live-Fire Range in Okinawa * OKINAWA, Japan -U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, executed the first overhead live-fire range at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 28, 2026, enhancing combat readiness and small-unit lethality within the First Island Chain.   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 28 [Category: Political] -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center posted the following news: * * * Our Hope for a New Middle East * Right now, our hearts are with the Iranian people. We stand with the Iranian people and with the Persian community in the United States, many of whom know firsthand the cost of standing up for freedom. A regime does not define a people; their courage does. For too long, they have lived under repression, unable to live freely and choose their   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Santa Cruz Community Health Centers has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services expressing strong opposition to a proposed rule that aims to prohibit hospitals participating in Medicare and Medicaid from providing certain gender-affirming medical care to individuals under the age of 18. The organization is urging the agency to withdraw this rule, citing potential harm to vulnerable youth and broader implications for the healthcar  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The City of Santa Monica has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), voicing strong opposition to proposed rules that would restrict gender-affirming healthcare for transgender, gender diverse, and intersex (TGI) youth. The city argues that these restrictions are harmful, unlawful, and directly conflict with local policies designed to protect TGI youth and their access to necessary healthcare services. Santa Monica, a city   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The City Council of Solana Beach, California, has submitted a resolution as a public comment to the U.S. Department of the Interior expressing opposition to offshore oil and gas drilling along the California coastline. This resolution reflects the city's dedication to preserving its ocean waters and coastal habitats, which support a diverse range of wildlife including marine mammals, birds, and fish. In the resolution, the Solana Beach City Council unanimously emphasizes   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12640) on Feb. 26, 2026, by Asian trade and finance specialist Karen M. Sutter and international trade and finance specialist Michael D. Sutherland. Here are excerpts: * * * TikTok and China's Digital Platforms: Issues for Congress Congress and U.S. policymakers at the federal and state levels have taken steps to address their national security-related concerns about the exten  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12473) on Feb. 26, 2026, by Karen M. Sutter, Asian trade and finance specialist and Kelley M. Sayler, advanced technology and global security specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S.-China Competition in Emerging Technologies: LiDAR The governments of the United States and the People's Republic of China (PRC or China) have both identified strategic and emerging technologies a  more

BERKELEY, California, Feb. 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Berkeley campus issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2026: * * * We may be underestimating the true carbon cost of northern wildfires A study led by a UC Berkeley researcher reconstructed emissions from Swedish wildfires and found that current climate estimates are failing to fully account for carbon released from smoldering organic soils. By Kara Manke Wildfires in the northern boreal forests of Alaska, Canada,  more